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Financial Advisor Productivity Tips From Bill Gates

From IRIS
Added on July 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: [Podcast] Between serving clients, growing your business and your private life, it’s easy to have more tasks in your head than you feel you could ever handle.

Self-reliance is essential, but it could be your downfall

From InvestmentNews
Added on July 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: I started out as a commission-based salesperson at a national financial services firm. It was the best bad thing that ever happened to me. (I'll explain why in a moment.)

M&A Activity Among RIAs on Track to Achieve All-Time High This Year: TD Ameritrade

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on July 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The number of RIA mergers and acquisitions announced in the first six months of 2019 grew a whopping 82% from the same period last year, putting such transactions on track to achieve an all-time high this year, according to TD Ameritrade Institutional.

Developing Your Advisory Firm's New Hire Training Program With A Growth Mindset

From Nerd's Eye View
Added on July 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Back when the financial services industry was focused almost exclusively on product sales, the process of “training” new employees was relatively straightforward: either new hires were able to learn to sell enough to survive and build a book of business, or they didn’t… and moved on to do something else.

If you aren't asking tough questions, you aren't doing your job

From InvestmentNews
Added on July 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: As fiduciaries, it's our job to push clients to think about uncomfortable aspects of their lives. To name a few: discussions around retirement and death, providing feedback on spending, estate planning, gifting to family members — or saying no to adult children.

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