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Amplifying female advisers' strengths to drive growth

Added on January 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: In order to help female professionals build rewarding careers in the financial advice industry, leaders in our space should understand that the model for success for female advisers looks different in some key ways than what we have seen before.

Five Planning Steps for a Smooth Succession

Added on January 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: One of the most common questions I hear from financial advisors who are on teams is about succession planning. Whether it’s the senior financial advisor (team leader) thinking of slowing down (or retiring), a junior financial advisor asking for a roadmap, or even a sole practitioner thinking of selling their practice—it’s become a serious industry issue.

TV Ads in Financial Services: What Works, What Doesn't

Added on January 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The biggest driver of digital advice over the next five years will be the conversion of clients from traditional brokerage relationships to robo-advisors. That’s what Cerulli Associates reports in its 2018 retail investor survey that found a whopping 59% of investors aware of not a single digital-advice platform of the 10 presented in the questionnaire.

5 easy social media resolutions for 2019

Added on January 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: I just read a story on social media about some guy who time-traveled here from 2030 to tell us what's going to happen this year.

Mercer Advisors Acquires a Bay Area RIA

Added on January 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: “M&A in wealth management is red hot — there is a frothiness out there,” Dave Barton, vice chairman of Mercer Advisors, said during a panel discussion at last month’s MarketCounsel Summit in Las Vegas.

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