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Summary: Even if RIAs with less than $500 million in AUM aren’t ready to buy or sell, they should be assessing their M&A prospects, said Slater, vice president of practice management and consulting for Fidelity Clearing and Custody Solutions.
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Summary: A new report from Aite Group, Financial Planning at the Core: Current and Future Developments, finds that wealth management firms are embracing goals-based financial planning technology rather than the previous practice of separating goals-based and cash-flow planning software. Even firms that have heretofore focused on investment management for their high-net-worth clients are now embracing financial planning.
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Summary: Often when advisers meet with clients or prospects, they spend the majority of the time discussing portfolio construction, risk-adjusted rates of return and other minutiae that make the average person's eyes glaze over. Since technology has allowed much of that work to be automated and almost commoditized, advisers are likely much better off using meeting time getting to know their clients on a more personal level. Understanding what actually motivates the client can help advisers provide real and meaningful advice to help them meet their long-term personal and financial goals.
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Summary: Money, or lack there of, has typically been blamed for causing most sleepless nights for Americans, but a recent survey by Bankrate.com, found that the main stressor for 41% of all age groups was relationships.
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