Added on August 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: oth boutique and major wealth management firms say they've successfully recruited both independent and empolyee advisors over the past few weeks. Lebenthal Wealth Advisors of New York said early Monday that it added a team of advisors to its operations. The Goldstein-Patterson Group managed more than $600 million in client assets at BNY Mellon, specializing in clients within the sports and entertainment industries. GPG founders Brendan A. Goldstein and William F. Patterson, formerly private bankers, have joined Lebenthal as managing directors.
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Summary: Most people don’t make very good decisions about their own financial assets, as studies of the human brain have found. A new white paper from First Clearing and Cannon Financial Institute looks at some of the basic principles of neuroeconomics, the study of how people make financial decisions, and how advisors can use those principles to improve client service and communication.
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Summary: Social media and other online communication may be top of mind for financial advisers, but many find there is no substitute for old-fashioned, in-person client events.
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Summary: As the breakaway movement continues to gain momentum with wirehouse advisors moving into the independent space, the product and service solutions available are becoming more diverse and sophisticated. Compliance, marketing, and technology are well established and are on the top of most advisors’ checklist. However, insurance is still often viewed as an afterthought for many breakaways who often take a figure it out as I go approach.
Added on August 2014 in M&A Issues
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Sumary: The four biggest U.S. brokerage firms are facing an exodus of employees who are finding they can make more money and save on taxes by taking their clients and starting an independent firm before they retire.
