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Summary: Specifics of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) program, called the "Never-Before Examined Initiative" and aimed at targeting unexamined advisors that have been registered with the SEC for three or more years, come just over a month after the agency announced that this issue would be an examination priority in 2014.
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Summary: The biggest reason why most wealth management firms have no viable succession plan is because of what it means personally for their owners. It’s a passage that marks the end of one phase of life and forces owners to recognize their own mortality. And who even wants to contemplate that?
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Summary: As the world of financial advice continues to grow and evolve, advisory firms are increasingly going through a series of consistent stages in the growth of their firm.
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Summary: The most successful financial advisers take their time picking up new technology, focus on the "client experience" and deemphasize back-office trades, according to a new study from Fidelity Investments.
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Summary: At its heart, an advisory firm is a people business: The value delivered is driven almost entirely by its members. Just as advisors would look for the most appropriate assets to deliver on a client's investment objective, firm owners need to understand that the way you staff and motivate your practice will drive your firm's performance.