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What Does the Future of Wealth Management Look Like? Ask Your Clients

Added on January 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Wealth managers don’t have a choice of whether or not to innovate. Investors want and will eventually come to expect it. The future won’t be determined by robo-advisors, or even traditional wealth managers, but by the clients themselves.

RIA Leaders 2016: Where Are the Top Firms?

Added on January 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Financial Planning annually ranks the largest, truly independent RIAs in the United States – but where do they fall on the map? Click through to see a breakdown of the top 150 firms by region.

Which channels are yielding the most new client assets for RIAs?

Added on January 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Independent financial advisers are increasingly finding clients from a range of investor pools, not just snagging most away from big-name brokerages. In some cases, they are even stealing them away from firms that look a lot like themselves.

16 for '16: Top RIA Trends'

Added on January 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Over the past few months, I’ve met with more than two dozen advisory firms and attended a number of key industry conferences. After writing down some insights I gleaned from those conversations, as well as some of the critical themes I’ve been thinking about throughout the year, I've compiled a list of the 16 trends that I expect we’ll see in 2016.

Adviser goals for the year ahead

Added on January 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Financial advisers are targeting growth in 2016, with many seeking to boost assets and clients in the new year by using a variety of strategies, including better tech, hiring the right talent and improving marketing. Other planners aim to rev-up client service during a year with lots of expected market volatility. And then there’s the adviser who aspires to fire his worst clients! Do your resolutions for the year ahead match any of these advisers’ top goals?

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