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Voices I outsourced my marketing plan —here's what worked

Added on May 2018 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: As solo advisors, resources are scarce. There’s only so much time and money available. Often, we outsource tasks that don’t produce revenue to free up more time for tasks that do. I have spent the last 18 months outsourcing most of my marketing activities — with varying degrees of success.

 

Michael Kitces' #FASuccess Podcast: Diane MacPhee on the Challenges of Being a Solo Financial Advisor

Added on May 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The founder of DMAC Consulting tells Michael Kitces why the No. 1 element of success as an advisor is to find and get control of your own self confidence.

Focus Financial IPO could be a sell signal for RIAs

Added on May 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The move by Focus Financial Partners to raise $100 million through an initial public offering could be a cue to RIA owners that it may be time to sell.

Why advisory firm founders and successors can't get on the same page

Added on May 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: The bullish markets and aging baby boomers have fueled remarkable practice growth over the last decade. Since many advisers are also baby boomers, adding advisers to handle a growing client base or provide succession planning options is essential for the growth and continuity of their practices. But most of these advisers are not ready to retire, and some plan to die with their boots on.

New Cybersecurity Laws Provide Direction, and Hurdles, for Advisors

Added on May 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: As a report from Accenture laid out earlier this year, not only are financial services firms targeted by cybercrime more than any other sector, but breaches have actually tripled over the past five years. Technology has revolutionized this sector, but in doing so, it has opened financial advisors and other industry professionals to threats and liabilities in ways never before imagined. Potential consequences range from the unnerving to the catastrophic.

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