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Competition For Talent And The Rising Shortage Of Next-Generation Financial Advisors

From Nerd's Eye View
Added on September 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: With the average age of a financial advisor over 50 and nearly 1/3rd of all financial advisors projected to retire in the next 10 years, there is a rapidly rising demand for next-generation talent to replace them. And the demand is only further amplified by the ongoing shift of the advisory industry from commission-based compensation to (recurring) AUM fees, which for the first time make it viable for advisory firms to hire a deep bench of Support and Service advisors to retain existing clients without any need to be responsible (or successful) at finding their own new clients.

Why Your Advisory Practice Shouldn't Be Your ATM

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on September 2018 in Plan for the Future
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THIS Is Why Succession Planning Is A Must

From FA Magazine
Added on September 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: The fact that they have a new home and continued financial advice is a testament to pre-planning, according to the principals in both firms.It also shows the importance of having a succession plan in place, even while firms are successful and the partners are healthy, and of revisiting that plan regularly.

Step-By-Step Guide To Hiring A Great Client Service Associate

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Added on September 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: In this guest post, practice management consultant Teresa Riccobuono of Simply Organized shares the most important factors for successfully hiring a great administrative employee, including developing not only an effective job description and also a functional job posting (which is not the same thing and can help save a tremendous amount of time)

Managing an Uncommunicative Team

From Advisor Perspectives
Added on September 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: My team shuts their doors all day long. I’m a very social person and as leader of the firm I want to engage and have discussions about what’s working and what’s not. Even if I have impromptu meetings to discuss things, they will rarely participate unless directly asked for their opinion.

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