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Summary: Customer referrals, financial and non-financial events for clients and their friends, a visible media presence and involvement in community affairs are the best bets, experienced practitioners say.
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Summary: Every day we are faced with choices in our careers that will affect us over the long term. Should I volunteer for that new project? Should I ask for a raise? Should I take a sabbatical? Should I say yes to overtime? But sometimes we miss the biggest choices that will cause us to look back on our careers 20 years from now with pride and contentment — or regret.
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Summary: I recently worked with an adviser whose firm has been expanding its ownership for the past 10 years. He summed up his succession planning process this way, “Succession planning should be about doing what's best for the clients, the business and protecting all of your constituencies.” In other words, succession planning is about taking care of your firm’s future.
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Summary: I am asked countless times a week by smart and curious advisors about how the economics of going independent compare to the present value of taking a check from a wirehouse or other major brokerage firm (today maxing at 175% cash up front). Figuring that the question is a valid one and that it is on so many people’s minds, here is my answer.
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Summary: CFP Board Center for Financial Planning has launched a campaign to attract younger and more diverse individuals to the industry. Called I am a CFP Pro, the campaign is accessible online and features a diverse group of young people telling their stories about how and why they joined the profession and invites others to do the same.
