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Many FAs Aren't Ready for the New DOL Rule

Added on November 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule for retirement-account advisors, which takes effect in April next year, requires FAs to understand their books of business as never before.

The art and science of bringing advisers on board

Added on November 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Advisory firms that seek continuous growth will at some point have to bring new advisers on board, but how do they go about doing that?

Six tips for spending the perfect amount of time on your job search

Added on November 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: How much time should you spend searching for a job? Well, that depends. As simple a process as this sounds, there are variables depending on which financial sector you work in, your level of seniority and whether you’re on the market or gainfully employed. Here’s how to tell how you’re spending too much, or too little, time on searching for a new role.

LinkedIn + Facebook = Introductions²

Added on November 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Introductions are the most powerful form of word-of-mouth marketing. Our research on elite financial professionals and affluent investors continues to reinforce this fact. When one person intentionally introduces a service provider to someone they know, the credibility transfer speeds up the entire sales process.

DOL fiduciary rule FAQs emphasize dangerous compensation practices — including for RIAs

Added on November 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Most of the impact of a Labor Department regulation to raise investment advice standards for retirement accounts hits brokers, but investment advisers also have to comply with the measure — a point that was emphasized in agency guidance this week about the rule.

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