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Summary: The financial advice profession has often fallen short when it comes to serving young people, people of diverse backgrounds and low-net-worth households. That’s because one of the longtime draws of financial advice is earning above-average income by offering services to the wealthy. But younger advisors today see more than that—they see opportunities serving those groups who aren’t being served.
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Summary: Just because a firm has the ability to password-protect, encrypt or implement other security features to protect its data, doesn’t mean the firm is actually taking those steps. That’s the observation being shared by the SEC in its most recent risk alert, which covers safeguarding customer records and information in network storage.
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Summary: Most think of “breakaways” as those who leave the wirehouse world in search of greater freedom and flexibility and to create their own independent practices. It’s also common for these folks to focus initially on organic growth, then consider acquisitions down the road.
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Summary: In the fifth episode of The COO Roundtable, host Matt Sonnen was thrilled to sit down with Heather Fortner of SignatureFD and Lucas Winthrop of Winthrop Wealth Management. SignatureFD, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, currently manages approximately $3.5 billion in client assets with over 80 employees.
Added on April 2019 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Some independent broker/dealers, offices of supervisory jurisdiction (OSJs) and registered investment advisors market their advisors as “independent." But executives on the fee-only RIA side of the business say breakaway brokers are being sold a bill of goods when they join these models.
