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Voices Are firms doing enough to keep top talent?

Added on July 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: In my conversations with advisors and firm owners over the past year, I’ve heard a repeated lament: There is too much competition for top talent. Rivals are snapping up the strongest candidates, offering more money or more flexibility. Sometimes firms lose out because they are too slow to make an offer.

Advisor Price Pressure—Work Smarter, not Harder

Added on July 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: These days, wealth management clients are doing much more work today than they used to. Additionally, there’s a lot of price pressure, thanks to technology. The key for today’s advisors is to work smarter, rather than working harder—especially when providing value to high-net-worth clients.

Voices Should you close your planning practice to new clients?

Added on July 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Life seldom takes you where you expect. Since 2008, Life Planning Partners has grown to four advisors and an office manager with a part-time administrative assistant. We now serve 95 client families: Our niche is the millionaire-next-door DIYer who recognizes that their finances have become too complicated to do well on their own.

How to Be a Great Financial Advisor

Added on July 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Working as a financial advisor is one of the highest ranked business careers according to a recent U.S. News & World report, advisors rating it highly for job satisfaction and prospects. As a financial advisor you can make a real difference to your clients’ lives, making this a rewarding profession to aim for.

Gaining the Technological Edge in Independence

Added on July 2019 in Form an RIA
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Summary: [Podcast] One of the top concerns we hear from advisors considering independence is, “How can an independent firm possibly compete on a technology level with the wirehouses?”

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