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Should Your Support Staff Meet with Clients?

Added on October 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: I recently attended an event where they were talking about how to deal with support staff and younger advisors. The leader talked about how you should never consider your staff to be “just servicing,” and how you need to get them involved directly with clients and bring them into your meetings. ​

How to Turn Your Clients Into Marketing Partners

Added on October 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Simply put, the vast majority of marketing advice is for the general public — to get people interested in products sold, not professional services businesses delivering special care and tasks to potential clients. Plus, there’s a lot of “misinformation” out there about how advisory firms “truly” grow and gain additional market share and clients.

My Story: Looking to be Someone's Subadvisor or Succession Plan

Added on October 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: I've been running my own practice for roughly five years. It has been built from scratch using a phone and forming relationships with CPA's. I did Investment Banking and Ag Banking before I started my own firm. I am looking for someone that needs a subadvisor or succession plan. I have a very aggressive work ethic but never had a mentor to give direction on building a book of business.

Wealth Management M&A Deals Still on Track to Top 200 in 2019: Echelon

Added on October 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The U.S. wealth management M&A market remained relatively robust in the third quarter “despite continued capital markets uncertainty,” with the 49 completed deals falling just slightly shy of the 52 transactions finalized in the second quarter, according to the Q3 2019 RIA M&A Deal Report released Tuesday by Echelon Partners.

Advisor Viewpoints on Compliance and Regulation

Added on October 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Cybersecurity threats increasingly haunt registered investment advisory firms, topping the list of concerns among staff members and principals in charge of compliance, according to the results of our 2019 regulatory and compliance readers survey.

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