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Summary: Whether we like it or not, every one of us has built-in internal biases. One of the most basic is linked to answering the following question: “Are you an average financial advisor?”
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Summary: While technology helps with practice efficiency and profitability, advisers acknowledge that clients are the prime beneficiaries of technology improvements. In Oranj's 2018 research report, Digital DNA 2.0, advisers say improved client-facing services and interactions, as well as more efficient and impactful reporting, are the top benefits they seek when evaluating technology.
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Summary: Social media helps firms and advisors distinguish their brand, provide quick customer service, gain competitive intelligence, and stay ahead of trends, according to research conducted by Smarsh, a financial archiving firm. In fact, the amount of advisors reporting a gain in business through social media reached 92% in 2018, up from 49% in 2013, according to Putnam Investments. In the same time period, personal and business use of social media by advisors increased 10 basis points from 73% to 83%.
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Summary: In a financial planning industry constantly chastised for not taking succession planning seriously enough, Michael Chasnoff might be considered an anomaly: He's 12 years into a 22-year succession plan.
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Summary: Investors want more engaging and mobile-friendly communications with actionable advice from their advisors, according to a survey released Friday by Broadridge Financial Solutions, which provides advisor marketing among other services.
