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5 steps to incorporating a robo into your firm

From InvestmentNews
Added on February 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: It's time for financial advisers to start figuring out how to integrate an online advice solution into their businesses because clients will increasingly expect financial services to be delivered this way.

Three Key Steps for Forging a Buy-Sell Agreement When Transitioning to Independence

From wealthmanagement.com
Added on February 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Recently, I had a disheartening conversation with a couple friends of an independent advisor who had tragically passed away unexpectedly. The advisor, a large producer with a lucrative book of business, had worked in the industry for decades and was an invaluable member of his firm.

4 big reasons financial advisers are better than robo-advisers

From InvestmentNews
Added on February 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The robo-adviser buzz is heavy in industry media, but I had to put in my two cents. It's true that robo-advisers can be competition, but, for the most part, we advisers still have it all over them. It's simply a question of communicating our value.

10 metrics every RIA should track

From InvestmentNews
Added on February 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Every financial adviser should hold themselves accountable to these 10 benchmarks, according to Paul West, managing director of business development for Peak Advisor Alliance at Carson Wealth Management Group, who presented last Friday at the TD Ameritrade Institutional LINC conference in San Diego.

Are Social-Media Contacts Fair Game for Breakaways?

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on February 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Advisors who take anything but the most basic client information from one employer to another can get themselves sued. But they may have a bit more leeway with contacts made through social-media outlets like LinkedIn, says The Wall Street Journal.

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