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Summary: Most financial advisors didn’t get into this profession to manage people or to run a business. They got into it because of their love for finance and investing, and a desire to help people on their own journeys to fulfillment. But one day (and many can say they’ve already experienced this) they find themselves running their own practice, managing a team of people and tackling various other quandaries unrelated to the core of what they envisioned.
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Summary: If you are an advisor running a practice that looks like an old Borders bookstore or an old Blockbuster video store, the answer is yes. However, if your practice is more like a Nordstrom department store with personalized service, you don’t have anything to worry about.
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Summary: The third quarter saw another round of more than $100 million invested into robo-advisers by savvy investors hoping to change the world of wealth management. The core premise of every digital solution is that individuals can get educated, act rationally and do the right thing all by themselves.
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Summary: In the advisor technology sphere, it used to be enough to look for evidence of change. What’s different now is the velocity of the action.From robo advisor technology to real-world tools that build on mobile platforms, and from risk assessment to financial planning software, changes are taking place that will shape the industry for years to come
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Summary: Few things are more frustrating than when the time you spend networking with prospective clients produces no results. But I will share some good news: A few simple steps to rethink your expectations and change your approach will dramatically improve the outcome from networking activity.