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Financial Planning May 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
Where the Clients Are For financial planners, client referrals are the chief source of qualified prospects, right? Maybe not, according to the latest research. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
One of a Kind As investment advice becomes a commodity, it's getting harder for financial planners to differentiate themselves. Here's how to do it. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Laurie Lennox |
Know Your Team To be successful in the high-net-worth market, financial advisers must know their limitations and establish alliances with a network of qualified professionals to address client needs outside the expertise or abilities of the "quarterback." |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
Behind the Buzz Many advisors are "wealth managers" in name only. Here's how to implement the business model in your practice. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
Just Ask! Capturing more of your clients' assets is one of the most effective ways to grow your financial planning practice. Here's how to do it. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 John J. Bowen |
Six C's of Client Loyalty As a financial planner, by demonstrating your character, chemistry, care and competence, and doing business within a cost-effective, consultative framework, you'll build serious client loyalty-and reap its rewards. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Barr & May |
Service, Please! Aging baby boomers have new wealth -- and new advice needs. Is your financial planning business model flexible enough to keep you in the game? |
Financial Advisor July 2006 Grove & Prince |
Accountants As Wealth Managers Accountants offering wealth management can be double-edged swords -- simultaneously delivering tremendous opportunities and thorny challenges to the firms and professionals they work with each and every day. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Beck & Tibergien |
Is Your Price Right? A groundbreaking new study shows why it may be time for financial advisers to raise their fees. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 John J. Bowen Jr. |
Beyond Investments Your affluent clients want help protecting, enhancing, transferring and donating their wealth. Are you ready to meet their needs? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 John J. Bowen |
Advanced Planning Basics Here's an overview of what it means to offer advanced planning -- and how best to provide those services to your clients. |
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2007 Melanie Rodier |
For Wealth Managers, Specialization Trumps Generalization Wealth managers who use a consultative approach and foster close relationships control twice the level of client assets and command three times the annual income of more-traditional financial advisers, according to a study. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 John J Bowen |
Getting an Edge For many financial advisors, the choice to offer wealth management services isn't easy. They wonder if wealth management is really worth it. The answer is yes. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Russ Alan Prince |
Being Advanced Before advisors can provide advanced-planning services they must first understand the process; this article aims to outline the basics. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 John J Bowen Jr |
Wide-Angle Lens Too many advisors focus almost exclusively on their clients' investments and ignore a number of other important areas. |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Grove & Prince |
Wealth Management And Advanced Planning Advanced planning is an essential part of the wealth management model, because it can result in more revenue and a deeper understanding of the affluent client |
Registered Rep. July 12, 2011 Kristen French |
SEC Raises Performance Fee Threshold for Investment Advisers; CFA Backs Off Opposition to SRO Under an SEC order issued today, it will require considerably more wealth or assets for an investor to qualify to pay an investment adviser performance fees. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 John J. Bowen |
Driven by Vision Affluent investors want to work with financial advisers, and the ones who are delivering real value to their clients are starting to make good net incomes again. Do you have a mental picture of what your financial planning business will look like five years down the road? |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 John J. Bowen |
Up Close and Personal "Know your client" isn't just industry jargon. Research shows that client-centered financial advisers get more business. |
U.S. Banker November 2009 Steve Garmhausen |
Changing Course to Speed Growth What does it take to build a top-notch wealth management organization? In the case of PeoplesBank of York, Pa., it took a bold decision to dismantle a successful in-house program and turn its investment sales over to a group of outsiders. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
Women of Wealth Financial advisors can use their knowledge of affluent women to create a unique value proposition, and put themselves in a tremendous position to serve a group that's been too long ignored -- and capture more business than ever before. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
2010: Get Big or Fade Away Forget how you're running your financial advisory practice now. Change is coming. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 John J. Bowen |
Narrow It Down Serve one affluent niche market--and serve it well--and you'll be better positioned to build your financial planning business. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 John J. Bowen |
Rx for Affluent Physicians Here's how financial advisors can approach the wealth management challenges of one attractive niche market. |
Financial Advisor February 2005 Grove & Prince |
Why This Business Is So Tough The first in a series of articles about the risks, rewards and challenges of being a wealth manager, as well as the ever-changing tools of the trade. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
How to Reach Million-Dollar Clients To move your practice onward and upward, you may need to reconfigure the way you do business. Here s how. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
Outsource It! As a financial advisor, if you want to focus on wealth management, consider outsourcing everything else to a turnkey asset management provider. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Kristen French |
The Referral Challenge TD Waterhouse is betting that a referral program modeled on Schwab's highly successful system will help it hold on to high-net-worth clients. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Katherine Vessenes |
Million-Dollar Method Ready for the big time? This quiz will show how you match up with your financial advisory peers. |
AFP eWire November 5, 2007 |
Financial Advisers Need More Philanthropic Training Many financial advisers admit they are not comfortable with their knowledge of charitable giving, according to new research. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Paramjit Mahli |
Are Value-Added Programs Working? Financial planners need an array of tools at their disposal to increase and manage their businesses more effectively, and their financial service providers have been promising to help. But are they delivering? |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 |
FP50: On the Cutting Edge Four broker-dealers have found success by creating their own unique business models. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Abigail La Croix |
5 Questions Joseph Spada of Family Wealth Institute offers retreats for the wealthy, a service that tries to balance financial success with other parts of life. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Hannah Shaw Grove |
Life Insurance And Wealth Management Helping client with life insurance is an important service of effective wealth managers. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 John J. Bowen |
The Right Ally Forming strategic alliances with the right professional advisors -- such as CPAs and attorneys -- is one of the best avenues for advisors to acquire additional high-net-worth investors. |
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Toddi Gutner |
Broker Or Adviser? Be forewarned: If yours is employed by a brokerage, your interests come second |
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. |
Financial Advisor April 2007 Grove & Prince |
Tune In To America's Core Wealthy Small business owners represent that greatest potential for growth and wealth in America. Historically, they have been a lucrative and complex client for financial advisors and will remain so. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Paramjit Mahli |
Adviser Pulse For financial planners to maintain and build strong relationships with ultra-high-net-worth investors, investment performance is crucial. |
Financial Advisor November 2006 Grove & Prince |
Wealth Protection For The Affluent Here are the things wealth managers must know to keep their wealthy clients feeling secure. |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Serving Mid-Tier Millionaires Mid-tier millionaires desperately want to reduce the complexity of managing their wealth and consolidate all of their financial needs under one roof. Can you help them? |
Wall Street & Technology May 31, 2007 Melanie Rodier |
Questar Asset Management Releases New Investor Advisor Platform The registered investment advisor released its new Wealth Designs platform through FundQuest, a provider of turnkey asset management solutions. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Jim Grote |
A Game Plan for Giving Helping financial advisory clients meet their philanthropic goals is the best way to extend the planning relationship across generations. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Paramjit Mahli |
Adviser Pulse Regulations take their toll on financial advisers. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 6, 2004 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Wealth Management Affluent investors typically overlook banks as a source for personal financial advice. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Jay Quinn |
Please Give Generously There are many benefits to clients when giving is incorporated into their overall financial plan, from reducing current income and estate taxes to helping to provide for retirement income. Here's what advisers need to know. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Russ Alan Prince |
Rep's Honor Here is how wealth management readily translates into additional assets under management for financial advisers and what they can do reach this target market. |
Investment Advisor July 2007 |
Birth of a Profession Does history repeat itself? A recounting of the RIA profession's origins by Schwab provides some contemporary food for thought. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
AssetMark, Genworth Tie the Knot Can a turnkey asset management firm find true happiness with an insurance company? |
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Bert Whitehead |
AUM Under Fire The financial adviser's quandary: how to construct an ethical fee arrangement. Until recently, charging clients a percentage of assets under management (AUM) was considered a legitimate fee-only option. But today this approach is having its moment of scrutiny. |