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What Fast-Growing RIAs Have in Common, According to DFA

Added on June 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary:It's easy to "grow" as an advisory firm when equity markets are rising. But when you look at registered investment advisors that are truly growing organically—and not simply riding the wave of a bull market—some interesting attributes emerge, according to Dimensional Fund Advisors' most recent RIA benchmarking study. The asset management firm's study compared firms in the top quartile of growth rates with firms in the bottom quartile. 

Fact or Fiction? 5 RIA Business Myths, Investigated

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: During BNY Melon Pershing’s RIA Symposium in Chicago, Gabriel Garcia, managing director, Advisor Solutions for the firm presented some of the myths floating around the business, and whether they are true or not.

How advisors handle their most difficult conversations

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: As both an advisor and therapist, Susan Zimmerman thinks a lot about handling tough conversations with clients — and how to dissuade their fear of the unknown.

Clearing, Custody Firms Now Tied With Wirehouses for Market Share: Aite

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: 2018 was a very mixed year for the wealth management industry. Client assets fell 2.1% overall to $23.7 trillion — the largest decline in over a decade — due to the drop in the stock market, but the drop-off was uneven and the number of advisors rose less than 1%, according to a new report from Aite Group.

10 largest RIA aggregators focused on defined-contribution plans

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: We break down the data by firm, assets and advisers.

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