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Summary: The Department of Labor’s announcement of its long-awaited, long-debated fiduciary rule for retirement plan advice will be remembered as a milestone in the history of the industry. To put it simply, professional financial planners and advisors have achieved a victory, and the Wall Street and independent broker-dealer service models have been dealt a blow.
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Summary: The financial industry is in a tizzy as the Department of Labor released the long-anticipated final version of the new rules addressing conflicts of interest in retirement advice earlier today. Weighing in at over 1,000 pages, the collected documents that make up the new rules are imposing, to say the least. Here’s an overview of the broad strokes.
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Summary: Your budget doesn’t begin to compare with the megacorps, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re both competing for the same market share. In this crowded space, content creation will give you an edge.
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Summary: It’s not surprising that financial advisors are reluctant to face their own mortality, but you aren’t doing yourself—or your clients—any favors by putting off succession and continuity planning. If you find the idea of planning your retirement (succession) from the business too daunting right now, at the very least, you should get a continuity plan in place this year.
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Summary: Ask any marketing professional: How do you sponsor exceptional, powerful, effective marketing campaigns that deliver results? A quick response is to start with a viable niche.
