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Schwab Top Advisor Panel: What Decades of Experience Can Tell Us About Thriving in the Future

From Belay Advisors
Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: [Podcast] Two leading financial advisors have been through it all and on today’s podcast, we come to you live from Schwab Impact 2017.  We discuss what they’ve learned, share their insights on how to be successful going forward, and get the perspective from a Schwab executive on supporting and building excellent RIA firms.

Advisors Have Much to Learn from Amazon's Successes

From Barron's Advisor Center
Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Wealth advisors should look to Amazon’s proven stronghold in the retail space as a model for building stronger customer relationships.

To survive and succeed, advisors will have to disrupt

From CNBC
Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: When it comes to the much-ballyhooed business of disruption, if you can't beat them, join them — and do a little disrupting of your own. That was the message to financial advisors unsettled by the rise of robo-advisors and other industry disruptors from speaker and writer Julie Littlechild, speaking at Charles Schwab's IMPACT 2017 confab in Chicago.

Top 3 Tips to Improve Your Website and Better Communicate Your Value

From WealthManagement.com
Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: As an advisor, your website is one of the most important tools in your arsenal when it comes to growing your business. Word-of-mouth and personal referrals are certainly a great start for bringing in new clients, but no matter what, anyone interested in your business will likely visit your website as part of the vetting process

Financial advice industry must give 'soft skills' the credit they deserve

From InvestmentNews
Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary:      Almost halfof Americans say the most difficult topic to discuss with others is personal finance; they would rather discuss death, politics or religion. This social taboo against talking openly and honestly with loved ones contributes to 50% of first marriages ending in divorce, 70% of families failing to successfully pass down wealth to future generations and 69% of parents feeling more comfortable talking with their teens about sex than investing.

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