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RIAs Increase Compliance Staff, Training
Added on July 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: RIA firms continue to increase their investment in compliance, boosting the number of dedicated staff and overall employee training, according to a recent survey. The number of RIA firms employing six or more employees focused on compliance jumped from 16 percent to 18 percent over the past year, according to the 2014 Investment Management Compliance Testing Survey.
How To Tell Clients Financial Advice Isn't Free
Added on July 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Financial advisors who transition from a commission-only business to a fee-based model are often stymied about how to explain their new fees without sending existing clients packing.
Focus On Growth
Added on July 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Based on figures from Financial Advisor’s 2014 RIA survey, the good times kept rolling along as total asset growth jumped more than 20% last year among the 529 companies we measured. That’s up slightly from the nearly 19% growth during 2012, seemingly confirming that the RIA space is in a nice groove.
Letting Go of Less-Than-Ideal Clients
Added on July 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Some advisors hold onto clients that they consciously know are bad for them instead of taking one bold step that could improve the quality of their business. The challenge of letting go is tough for some people especially if they see their business situation as not so great but are more afraid of the unknown. It’s been said that the unknown is where your professional potential lies and that choosing the discomfort of change will reveal to you a whole new world of possibilities.
The 5 Traits of Great Client Service People
Added on July 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The “key” to great client service is great client service people. I know this probably sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised at how many owner-advisors just don’t seem to get it. The reality is that no matter how great an advisor they are, the majority of every client’s contact with their firm will not be with them as the firm gets bigger: it will be with their employees. If those employees create a bad impression—are brash on the phone, are argumentative, don’t follow up, etc.—that’s how that client will see your firm.
