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Summary: For nearly eight years, Unified Trust’s fiduciary investment advisor Billy Lanter has been teaching financial literacy to school-aged children through the nonprofit organization Junior Achievement.
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Summary: Transaction volume for mergers and acquisitions of independent advisory firms in 2015 reached a 10-year high of 84 deals, up 56% from 2014 and 127% from 2006, according to Charles Schwab Advisor Services Deal Data report.
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Summary: Ask an industry vet about his or her compliance department and you will hear many colorful euphemisms used as definitions. “Business Prevention Unit.” “Department of No.” Humor aside, it is this thinking that immediately disintermediates a fairly sophisticated group that could be a significant resource in asset and revenue generation
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Summary: While a small following may seem like a weakness, it’s actually quite the opposite. In fact, it’s a pot of gold right beneath our noses. Here are four reasons why.
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Summary: A power shift is under way in our industry. Baby boomer and next-gen advisers are like seismic plates shifting underground, with one group poised to become more powerful as the other slowly fades. This change may not happen without a volcanic eruption, however.
