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Summary: Today’s independent financial advisors wear many hats, from portfolio manager to behavioral coach to chief financial officer of their own businesses. But there’s another responsibility that has become increasingly critical in recent years—that of identity protector. With major security breaches and other smaller-scale hacks on the rise, advisors need to understand where they may be vulnerable and what steps they should take to close any open doors to their clients’ sensitive information. It’s a big job, and it’s hard to know where to begin.
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Summary: Most financial planners are understandably loath to crack open a client’s legal documents, considering them outside their area of expertise.But in every estate planning document there are a number of points that planners can identify to review with clients. Here's what they should look for...
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Summary: Big data may be a double-edged sword for advisers considering upgrading their marketing department.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: There has been a lot of talk that the DOL fiduciary rule will push advisors to merge or be acquired by larger firms. In fact, a few firms have started to advertise that they are looking for independent firms to come into their fold, promising scale and efficiencies –especially around compliance – that smaller firms (and individual advisors) can only dream about.
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Summary: To adapt a Charles Dickens quote from “A Tale of Two Cities,” “It is the best of times; it is the worst of times.” It is the best time to be in the financial planning business, and it is the worst time to be in the financial planning business. There is a revolution in the financial services industry; fortunately, there is no guillotine involved. As we review our practices in the light of transformation, is it the best of times?
