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Why Clients Fire Their Financial Advisors

Added on September 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: A  new study by Spectrem Group shows that 58% of high-net-worth investors have switched financial advisors within their lifetime, and 23% have done so within the past five years.

Help Junior Advisers Live Up to Your Expectations

Added on September 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Experienced advisers may have great expectations for the junior advisers they hire. They may hope that new associates will ease their workload, boost their firms’ assets and eventually become their successors.

Wealth Managers Falling Behind On Mobile Websites

Added on September 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The sixth annual ranking of wealth managers’ websites by MyPrivateBanking Research found that the number of firms without any mobile offering dropped to just 12 percent, but most were just condensed versions of the desktop website.

Why Stronger CPA Ties Boost Profits

Added on September 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Far too many financial advisors and accountants see each other as neighbors who visit every once in a while, when they should see the professions as siblings who take care of each other. Advisors plan for the client’s future, while accountants consult on the client’s past. Not only must these distinct fields work together for the client’s best interests, but doing so can also make both practices more profitable.

Advisors: If Only Managing Technology Were This Easy …

Added on September 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Merge your technology plan with your business plan – Many firms develop a plan or ideas to add value to their current business model, and then think about technology later in the process. Define upfront how technology should be used to support your ideas.

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