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Not shy, new planner jumps in with both feet

Added on December 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Treavor Dodsworth, 23, hasn't been shy about taking on as many new responsibilities as he can at NorthWest Financial Services Inc. In less than three months, Mr. Dodsworth has tackled a variety of new tasks at the Indianapolis-based firm, whose services include charitable-giving advice and estate planning.

RIA Channel Should See Healthy Asset Growth By 2018

Added on December 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The global analytics firm expects RIAs and dually registered advisors combined will comprise 27.9 percent of total intermediated retail investor assets and 24.6 percent of advisor headcount by year-end 2018. As of year-end 2013 they made up 19.8 percent of total asset.

How Advisors Can Secure Financing

Added on December 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Here’s how not to impress a banker if you’re a financial advisor seeking capital to build your business:Don’t say your plan is to acquire another advisory firm whose clients are paying a 1% asset management fee and you’ll now double your revenue by charging them the 2% fee you’re charging your clients.

Developing Growth Plans for 2015

Added on December 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Every year we talk about formalizing our client referral process, increasing our market presence and setting other growth-related goals. But we start January 1 without real plans in place. What can we do this December to ensure we are successful with our resolutions?

The MarketCounsel Summit gets the RIA business out of its shell

Added on December 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary:  No more sneaking around. That was the out-loud message delivered by Brian Hamburger as he welcomed 500 advisors and the like to the annual MarketCounsel Summit in Las Vegas this week.

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