From SEI Advisor Network
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Summary: My job gets me out of the office on a regular basis, visiting strategic partners and attending conferences. One of the things I love is meeting the people in our industry. Advisors on the whole are entrepreneurs and as such, have to have big personalities and the drive to survive. Therefore, those who service and advise them have to be the same. In today’s blog post, I have a discussion with a man who clearly fits this description: Michael Kitces.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: For the second of a series of special reports on the Crossroads the financial advice business is facing, InvestmentNews asked the industry's top practice management experts one question: How will running a financial advisory practice be different in five to 10 years?
From wealthmanagement.com
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Summary: An overwhelming majority (80 percent) of firms said gaining new clients through business and existing client referrals was their top strategy to spur growth this year, according to the more than 1,100 advisory firms that participated in Schwab’s 2014 RIA Benchmarking Study
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Robo-advisers and real advisers each have what the other wants. Robo-advisers, for all their bluster about empowering do-it-yourself investors with high-tech portfolio management wizardry, will ultimately morph to advice-giving firms with cool technology. Real advisers, the flesh and blood professionals who meet eye-to-eye with clients to give investment and non-investment advice, covet the slick interfaces and operational efficiency afforded by the robo-advisers.
From Think Advisor
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Summary: Registered investment advisors reported record growth and profitability, according to the 2014 RIA Benchmarking Study by Schwab Advisor Services.Profits were highest since the study's inception in 2006.