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Indie Firms Face Stiff Marketing Headwinds

Added on April 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The advantages of owning an independent financial-advice firm — like more freedom and a shot at more money — don’t always extend to marketing.

 

Build Your Own Firm or Join Another?

Added on April 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Advisors set on leaving their firms but unsure whether to start their own practice or join an existing RIA need to answer just three questions to determine their optimal choice, writes Norb Vonnegut, a former advisor, in the Wall Street Journal.

Diversity: Equal Opportunity or Equal Recognition?

Added on April 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: All firms, even smaller financial advisory firms, must make an effort to hire and promote people who reflect the greater community. Without a conscious effort to introduce new leadership views, we risk being close-minded to both needs and opportunities. We also deprive ourselves of the chance to be the employer of choice in our markets.

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Blog

Added on April 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The more challenging task is figuring out how to create a successful blog that people actually read and how to make an existing blog more efficient in terms of converting leads into sales.

Fiduciary Rule to Be Announced Wednesday, Sources Confirm

Added on April 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: After years of anticipation, the Labor Department will release its fiduciary rule on Wednesday, sources confirmed Friday.

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