From Reuters
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Summary: Social media and other online communication may be top of mind for financial advisers, but many find there is no substitute for old-fashioned, in-person client events.
From wealthmanagement.com
Added on August 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: As the breakaway movement continues to gain momentum with wirehouse advisors moving into the independent space, the product and service solutions available are becoming more diverse and sophisticated. Compliance, marketing, and technology are well established and are on the top of most advisors’ checklist. However, insurance is still often viewed as an afterthought for many breakaways who often take a figure it out as I go approach.
From Business Insider
Added on August 2014 in M&A Issues
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Sumary: The four biggest U.S. brokerage firms are facing an exodus of employees who are finding they can make more money and save on taxes by taking their clients and starting an independent firm before they retire.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Financial advisers are changing their systems and procedures to protect clients and their own firms from the rising incidence of cybersecurity breaches. Advisers are taking such steps as verifying money requests, being more careful about passwords, banning client data from laptops and conducting annual cybersecurity audits to make sure they are protected from online criminals
From SEI Advisor Network
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Summary: What would you change about your business? For many of you, it is all about marketing and new business development. In fact, according to a survey by Cerulli*, the average advisor only spends 15.7% of his or her time on new client acquisition. In Rick Henn’s SEI's Practically Speaking guest post, he outlines five simple things that advisors can implement with their marketing plans. Please enjoy Rick’s post.
