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Summary: If the financial advisors want to tap into a largely underserved market with nearly $5 trillion in investable assets, they need to rethink the way they interact with female clients, says Sallie Krawcheck.
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Summary: In a fast-pace world, financial advisers may need a little help with the daily to-do's that keep them away from working with clients or prospecting for new ones. There are apps for that.
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Summary: It is accepted wisdom that finding and focusing on a niche market is a good idea. Executing such a strategy is harder than it sounds, however. And if it isn't difficult, there's a reasonable chance you don't have a real niche strategy but a preference for certain types of clients (not that there's anything wrong with that).
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Summary: Financial advisers are addressing how best to invest in technology from a fresh perspective, according to the 2015 InvestmentNews Adviser Technology Study. A myopic concentration on costs and on the immediate impact on profits is giving way to client concerns and overall productivity.
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Summary: Common wisdom holds that the advice business is not scalable. While operating leverage may be easier to attain in other industries, such as manufacturing or software development, advisory firms can achieve scale once they reach a certain level of critical mass.