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Demand For Female Financial Leaders Largely Ignored

From Financial Advisor
Added on March 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary:  clear majority of Americans prefer executives with a more collaborative and creative leadership style, and seven out of 10 associate these leadership styles with women, according to a new study by Pershing. 

A NextGen Wake-Up Call

From Byrnes Consulting
Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Advisors who continue to work with clients the same way they always have are not going to be as successful in the future. If advisors want to win more next-generation (NextGen) clients, they need to adopt the technology that is shaping how society demands communications and services.  

You have found your first CPA partner … Now what?

From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Now that you've made the decision to form a revenue-sharing relationship with an accountant, attorney, a P&C firm, or a bank/credit union professional partner, you are undoubtedly thinking about the first steps you should take in establishing this new relationship.

A 32-year-old Kansas advisor -- at all upheaval costs -- followed his mentor to Mariner Wealth Advisors

From RIABiz
Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Losing clients and leaving money on the table are risks that more young advisors are willing to take, especially with social media as a viable workaround to the non-solicitation straitjacket. When Justin Richter left a bank last year to join a different one in the same city, he went through the process of gradually moving his clients over and building up a new book of business.

Prepare early for regulatory exams

From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Why should an ad-viser spend time preparing for a regulatory exam? Only about 60% of SEC-registered investment advisory firms have undergone a compliance examination. Congress blusters about holding the Securities and Exchange Commission accountable to do more but simultaneously denies funding necessary to make that practical.

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