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Young Clients A Growth Opportunity For Advisors, Report Finds

Added on March 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Financial advisors should target younger clients because they will grow faster and give advisors a fundamentally sounder book of business, according to PriceMetrix, a practice management and data services company.

Want more clients? Use these social media strategies

Added on March 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: If you have good content, people will read it. But if you have great content, people will share it—and that's key if you want to exponentially grow your business. An effective social media strategy can single-handedly create a following of thousands—and a flow of prospective clients—in just a short period of time.

Pay models evolve beyond 1% of AUM

Added on March 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The fee-only advice industry that emerged as brokers deserted a commission-reliant business model is now evolving, with advisers working out the best way to get compensated for their services.

Throwing Money at Cybersecurity Not the Answer

Added on March 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: A lot of RIA firms have, in recent years, spent heavily on new technology to protect themselves against cyber attacks. But sometimes they use more money than sense, a panel of speakers at the Investment Adviser Association's compliance conference said.

RIAs Still Fear FINRA Oversight

Added on March 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Despite FINRA backing off a bid to become the regulator for registered investment advisors, some still fear the authority's scrutiny if the Securities and Exchange Commission moves forward with third-party examinations.

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