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Proposed SEC Rule Would Make Business Continuity And Transition Plan A Fiduciary Obligation

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: While there are many risks to starting a business, one of the greatest is the potential for a low-probability but high-impact “business disruption”, from the unexpected death of a key employee, to a cyber-attack or a natural disaster like a hurricane.

Tech-tardy advisers, prepare for a late-adopter penalty

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Financial advisers need to step up their technology game or face losing some current clients, as well as the opportunity to serve entire new customer segments, fintech experts said.

What the Proposed SEC Rule on Continuity Planning Means for Your RIA

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Business continuity and disaster planning has been a focus of the Securities and Exchange Commission in its examinations of Registered Investment Advisors in recent years, following the impact of disasters such as Hurricane Sandy on advisors in the affected region, as well as increased concern over cybersecurity risks.

Succession Planning Needs More Than a Handshake

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Because a founder’s attachment to their practice has an emotional component, it’s possible they will want stay past when they said they would retire, according to the Journal. That’s why it’s important to lay out in writing an actual timeline for their departure, Vanessa Oligino, director of business performance solutions at TD Ameritrade Institutional, tells the paper.

Advice In The Age Of Longevity

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Many writers, including me, have discussed the ways the U.S. will be affected by people living longer lives. The big question for the developed economies is how these changing demographics will affect their social safety nets and reduce productivity when there are many more older people. But how will the changes affect the RIA business? I rarely hear this question. Yet demographics will affect the ways RIAs offer service and the tools they use. 

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