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Charles Schwab to launch free 'robo'-adviser next quarter

Added on October 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Launching its own online advice platform, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. is aiming to make low-cost, web-based advice even cheaper in the latest development in the quickly evolving business, but some industry watchers say it could rankle advisers who custody assets with the firm.

Succession: Can You Give Up Control?

Added on October 2014 in Plan for the Future
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Summary:  Even with a succession plan in place, some executives may still have a difficult time giving up the reins.

Big Banks Are Losing Ground To An Emerging Force Of Unknown Firms

Added on October 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: The financial crisis did curious things to Wall Street. Firms were gone overnight, once-powerful CEOs were never heard from again, and a whole new regime of power reorganized itself from the chaos.
 

Looking Backward: A Recent Retiree Reflects on Succession Planning

Added on October 2014 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Richard Sawyer, founder and past president of Norton Financial Services, a firm based in the greater Portland, Maine area, had worked in the financial services industry for more than two decades when a brush with cancer made him start seriously thinking about his retirement.

Coaches Corner: Nixing the Top 4 Excuses for Not Building Systems

Added on October 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Your time is your most valuable asset as an advisor. Yet as a coach to advisors, I’ve observed how so many of you abuse the time you have by reinventing the wheel over and over again. Doing so only leads to eating up more of your time and effort. It also leads to one glaring realization: the need for systems and processes in everything you do.

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