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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.

Voices It's time to rethink advisory industry career progression

From Financial Planning
Added on July 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Keeping talented young recruits in place means creating the right balance of learning with realistic expectations for the timing of career advancement.

Making the future of financial advice as effortless as Uber will be no easy ride

From InvestmentNews
Added on July 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary:What does the financial advice firm of the future look like? For many industry leaders, it's making financial planning and investment management as easy as shopping on Amazon, ordering a ride on Uber or streaming a movie on Netflix.

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