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Summary: While many financial advisors would prefer to have someone within their practice take over upon retirement, not enough are prepared for the internal succession planning process, Kelli Cruz, the founder of Cruz Consulting Group told advisors here during a presentation on Monday at IMCA's Consultants Conference.
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Summary: To advance your business to a higher level of success, there is one step you must take: Create strategic alliances with other professionals who serve the affluent. There's simply no better strategy; these referral alliances can help you make huge strides in terms of revenues, profits, business valuation and even overall enjoyment of your career.
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Summary: Fidelity Investments’ “Couples Retirement Study” finds that approximately four in 10 working couples (38%) disagree about the lifestyle they expect to lead in retirement. In addition, the study shows more than half (51%) of couples admit to arguing either frequently or occasionally about money, with 38% of those couples never resolving things in a mutually agreeable way.
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Summary: RIAs are feeling good and looking to grow, according to a report released at the end of January by TD Ameritrade. The Advisor Index Study found advisors are more optimistic about the economy than they have been in the past five years.
Added on February 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Brokers who break away from wirehouses often do so because they’re tired of handing 60% to 70% of their hard-earned revenues over to their employer. But advisors who have taken the plunge into independence say they generally have to wait quite a while before breaking even, let alone turning a profit. Many face unexpected costs when setting up shop for themselves, and even those who partner with hybrid RIAs make sacrifices in the early days, experts say.
