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Investment Advisor April 2006 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: Is Bigger Really Better? Before you rewrite your strategic plan based on Moss Adams's new research, think about why you became an independent advisor in the first place.
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Investment Advisor September 2005 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: The Price of Everything... If you're not adding profit into what each financial advisory client costs, you're losing money. Advisors who use a combination of performance fees tied to assets and a retainer tied to more complex planning are able to consistently demonstrate their value.
Financial Advisor September 2008 Rebecca Pomering	Picking A CPA Mate The concept of financial advisors partnering with CPAs is not a new one. But if the strategic fit isn't good and if the partnership has not been forged with deliberate, thoughtful planning, the results won't be merely disappointing, but disastrous.
Registered Rep. March 29, 2006 John Churchill	Narrow Your Focus to Get Bigger Clients Financial advisors need to pick a segment and learn all it takes to serve them, from building a network of other professionals with similar expertise to getting involved in programs and events that cater to them -- basically building the practice around them.
Financial Advisor November 2008 John Knowlton	A Bigger Challenge A reasonable case can be made that the greatest challenge facing the financial advisory profession will be to attract, develop and retain qualified staff.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Amy Leavitt	Don't Sell, Help In clients' minds, your fees are a leading indicator of the value they will realize from your services. Communicate clearly the value of your services to potential clients to make certain they understand the value they will realize for their fee. One tool to do this with is pricing.
Financial Advisor January 2007 Tracey Longo	Amazing Relationships While the great service experiences financial advisors are delivering will vary depending on a firm's principles and its client base, what they share is the ability to provide meaningful communication and client-centric assistance in a timely fashion.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Kristen French	The Wealth Management Quest Are you really a wealth manager? Do you know what the phrase really means? It pays to know, because a new compensation report shows only 8% of advisors -- across all business channels -- actually fit the bill.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable.
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Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill	More, More, More Faced with growing competition from other advice providers and fewer inherent advantages in the way of products and platform capabilities, wirehouse brokers will feel pressure to do more fee-based business and to make wealthier clients a bigger part of their practice.
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