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Stagnant RIA Growth Demands Pricing Change

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on December 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: When advisors told Fidelity that its next RIA benchmarking study should focus on pricing strategies, they wanted the findings to show that “everything’s fine; they could continue down a path of inertia,” recalled David Canter.

Advisers may not feel it yet, but downward fee pressure is coming

From InvestmentNews
Added on December 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Financial advisers might not feel the increased pressure on fees this year, or next, but it is coming, according to the 2016 Fidelity RIA Benchmarking study.

Readying for 2017: 6 Predictions Following a Year of Volatility

From Diamond Consultants
Added on December 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: To say that the past 12 months have been an eventful time in the news is surely an understatement by anyone’s standards. From the most unpredictable and contentious presidential election, continued war in the Middle East and an ongoing refugee crisis, to a momentous World Series win for the Chicago Cubs, President Obama making the historic trip to the island nation of Cuba, and so much more, it was quite a year on the world stage.

ScottradeĀ® Advisor Services Clearing Paths for Advisors with New Tech Agreements

From Business Wire
Added on December 2016 in Thought Leadership
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 Summary: Scottrade® Advisor Services now has agreements with two leading industry solutions providers to help RIAs run their day-to-day routines. Scottrade signed agreements with Morningstar, Inc. and Orion Advisor Services, LLC (“Orion”) to offer their services at a discount.    

RIAs rank technology spending as top priority amid competition from robo-platforms: Scottrade survey

From InvestmentNews
Added on December 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: A new survey from Scottrade Advisor Services shows that RIAs are ranking technology spending as a top priority, replacing business growth as last year's top priority.

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