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

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

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.

Someone tried to hack my Social Security account

Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Several InvestmentNews readers have asked me to weigh in on whether the recent Equifax data breach, which affected an estimated 143 million Americans, could compromise online Social Security accounts.

SEC 'Pushing' for Fiduciary Rule, Clayton Says

Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told Senate lawmakers Tuesday that harmonizing a fiduciary rule with the Labor Department is a top priority for him and laid out four steps the agency plans to take on such a harmonized rule.

Breakaway broker deals a drag on M&A activity in third quarter

Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: A recent slowdown in the pace of reps leaving brokerage firms is seen as largely responsible for the sudden dip in merger and acquisition activity in the advisory space, according to the latest report from DeVoe & Co.

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