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Can Only the Biggest Firms Serve the Biggest Clients?

Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: It might surprise you to hear that it is often the most productive and successful wirehouse advisors – usually those who service the highest net worth clients – who feel the most “stuck”. It is their belief that the wealthier and more discerning the client base, the more wed those clients are to the big name firms; that is, the wirehouses.

RIAs without a succession plan should take these steps immediately

Added on February 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: For financial advisers, developing a serious and specific business succession plan is not easy. But what's more difficult is the challenge clients face if their adviser doesn't have one.

Kitces: Fiduciary rule not yet delayed after all

Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Once President Trump won the election, it was widely believed it would be a matter of time before he issued an executive order to delay April’s rollout of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule. Yet, the final version of the memorandum that the president signed on Friday did not match the originally circulated draft and it did not actually include a provision to delay the regulation after all, despite wide reporting to the contrary.

Financial advisor now among the toughest jobs to fill

Added on February 2017 in Join an RIA
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Summary: That's where a financial advisor often comes in. Those with certification can provide a range of financial advice from budgeting to estate planning. (You also don't have to be a millionaire to afford one.) There may be an even greater impetus to find a qualified professional now with the fate of the Department of Labor's investor protection rule in limbo.

 

Decisions in 3 key areas separate top-performing firms from masses

Added on February 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Elite advisory firms distinguish themselves in many nuanced ways. But there appear to be three big areas in which the top-performing advisory firms (leading firms) have made the right decisions that helped them truly stand out: human capital management, technology implementation and profitable pricing.

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