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Advisors: How Can You Use Influencer Marketing?

Added on July 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Influencer marketing is the art of using paid endorsements from people who have attracted sizable and loyal audiences online. In a recent Digiday article about the real cost of influencer marketing, it stated that the going rate for an influencer recommendation was $1000 for every 100,000 Instagram followers they have. YouTube star Pewdie Pie, with his 50 million followers, earns a staggering $15 million dollars a year with endorsements and ad revenue. This is all to prove the point: influencer marketing is a very real thing.

Median RIA firm had 25% operating margins in 2016: Schwab

Added on July 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The median registered investment advisory firm had operating margins of 25% in 2016 and assets under management of $593 million, according to the latest RIA Benchmarking Study from Charles Schwab.

Do's and Don'ts of Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook for Advisors

Added on June 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: To be or not to be on social media: That isn’t the question. Today, it’s a must for financial advisors to have a digital presence, and that doesn’t mean just putting up a website and hoping prospects will find it.

What Fee Compression? Advisor Fees Show Little or No Decline

Added on June 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Reports of fee compression among financial advisors are overblown, according to new analysis from Envestnet, whose software helps financial advisors manage client accounts and enhance their practices.

Summer reading suggestions from top members of the financial advice industry

Added on May 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: It's that time of the year again! With summer's official start less than a month away, InvestmentNews has prepared a reading list for advisers comprised of recommendations from some of your top peers and experts. We asked for both professional and fun reads, with some insights into what makes these books so special.

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