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Best Practices From Consulting Experts

Added on March 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The point of going to a conference is to pick up some tips and contacts that can help an attendee become more successful. To help with that type of networking, TD Ameritrade Institutional offered a business consulting lounge in a high-traffic area for its conference.  The over 3,000 attendees were encouraged to stop by at their leisure to learn industry trends and best practices.  Topics included social media, client acquisition, professional development, human capital and risk management.

Demand For Female Financial Leaders Largely Ignored

Added on March 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary:  clear majority of Americans prefer executives with a more collaborative and creative leadership style, and seven out of 10 associate these leadership styles with women, according to a new study by Pershing. 

A NextGen Wake-Up Call

Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Advisors who continue to work with clients the same way they always have are not going to be as successful in the future. If advisors want to win more next-generation (NextGen) clients, they need to adopt the technology that is shaping how society demands communications and services.  

You have found your first CPA partner … Now what?

Added on March 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Now that you've made the decision to form a revenue-sharing relationship with an accountant, attorney, a P&C firm, or a bank/credit union professional partner, you are undoubtedly thinking about the first steps you should take in establishing this new relationship.

A 32-year-old Kansas advisor -- at all upheaval costs -- followed his mentor to Mariner Wealth Advisors

Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Losing clients and leaving money on the table are risks that more young advisors are willing to take, especially with social media as a viable workaround to the non-solicitation straitjacket. When Justin Richter left a bank last year to join a different one in the same city, he went through the process of gradually moving his clients over and building up a new book of business.

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