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7 conferences taking advisers beyond financial services

Added on September 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: When it comes to budgeting conference travel, financial advisers are increasingly thinking outside the box of the standard industry gatherings by venturing into areas that might seem way beyond the realm of financial services.

Advisors Need to Up Their Game on Client Reporting: SS&C

Added on September 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: As online investing platforms raise the bar for the type and quality of information clients expect, a survey by SS&C Technologies Holdings found that many asset managers may be falling short.

Developing technology with advisors at heart

Added on September 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: They are young and committed to the technology they've spent years and their own money developing. But unlike some other fintech entrepreneurs, they have no ambition to upend wealth management.

The Breakaway 3.0 Theory

Added on September 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: It has been over 20 years since we saw the true emergence of the breakaway movement — teams of advisors leaving large firms to go independent. By our accounts, the first wave of breakaways, or the early adopters, emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, leaving wirehouses to start their own businesses. This was a time of relatively fewer dedicated resources for teams breaking away –there were a few specialized lawyers, some consulting firms and, naturally, the custodians.

The Only 5 Questions Your Website Needs to Answer

Added on August 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: I invite you to review your firm’s website through the eyes of that next client you would like to attract.  Ask yourself, “Is the focus on us, or on the person with whom I want to engage?”  Too often when I evaluate financial advisors’ websites, the story is all “About Us” right from the first word.  You can forget about the S&P 500 charts, market summaries, calculators, and weather forecasts (really?!), too..

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