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Summary: One surprise in our most recent Financial Planning Tech Survey was offset by another: Advisors' use of financial planning technology has dropped, according to the latest data. But some formerly fringe tools are getting more widespread adoption.
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Summary: My humble beginnings growing up on a farm near Tekamah, Neb., gave me many gifts, the biggest being the gifts of perspective and work ethic. As I release my fifth book, Proven in the Trenches: 11 Principles to Maximize Advisor Value and Transform Your Firm’s Future,
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Summary: As with other segments of our society and economy, COVID-19 is changing the independent advisor business. To determine how — and how much — in early March, our firm launched an ongoing survey to track behavioral changes in the industry within advisory firms in response to the pandemic.
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Summary: “What’s the biggest challenge facing financial advisors today? The stock market? The economy? The threat of war in the Middle East? Managing client portfolios in the new investing environment? Based on over 20 years of experience consulting with advisors, I’d have to say ‘none of the above.’”
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Summary: It’s not uncommon for the compliance function within most RIAs and broker-dealers to get overshadowed by the organization’s core investment activities. This is not to say the area isn’t vitally important, but it’s also true that those outside of compliance rarely understand all that goes into the day-to-day of most chief compliance officers. Unlike other ancillary functions, however, when it comes to compliance, what executives don’t know can hurt them.
