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Wealth managers, stop cutting those fees

Added on June 2018 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Wealth managers must stop offering clients unnecessary fee breaks and invest in advanced analytics to boost revenue because the industry faces a "complete transformation" in coming years, a study found.

Voices 5 steps to build a stronger firm

Added on June 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: As a professional sports fan, spring tends to be one of my favorite times of the year. Major League Baseball is just getting underway and all 30 teams seem to have a real shot at the postseason. After endless months of games in the NBA and NHL, the playoff rounds are finally under way.

Tibergien, Seivert Debate 5 Critical M&A Questions for Retiring Advisors

Added on June 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Advisors planning to retire have several critical choices to make if they want to cash out and have their business continue: They can sell their firm to an outside company or to one or more insiders who will stay on. They can get paid in cash or equity or a combination of the two.

A World Cup Guide for Financial Advisors

Added on June 2018 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Globally, there is no sport more popular than soccer, yet for many Americans it’s a sport that’s somewhere between curling and rugby, fun to watch but with enough strange rules and foreignness that it doesn’t really strike a chord. It might stand to reason that since the U.S. is not even in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, no one cares about the games starting Thursday.

Hybrids considering dumping Finra and working as RIAs exclusively

Added on June 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Fed up with what they say is the expense and headaches of operating under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., an increasing number of broker-dealers of substantial size that are also registered investment advisers — so-called hybrids — are considering moving to the RIA channel exclusively.

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