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Financial Advisor December 2004 David J. Drucker |
Reassigning Clients Offering replacement advisors doesn't have to be a dreaded event. Many advisors have found lots of ways to do it smoothly. Just borrow from their experience and you, too, should be able to devise a system that works for your firm. |
Financial Advisor November 2006 Tracey Longo |
Is The Price Right? When it comes to pricing, many financial advisors are nowhere near as efficient and profitable as they could be. |
Registered Rep. September 29, 2005 John Churchill |
Are You Charging Enough? With competition fierce -- and clients more informed than ever -- it's important to make sure that you are not selling yourself short. In fact, you may not be charging enough for your financial advisory services. |
Financial Advisor July 2008 Rebecca Pomering |
When Is The Price Right? To answer the question -- how much, or equally important, in what way should an advisor be charging -- one has to understand a number of things about an advisor's practice. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Bob Veres |
How to Fix the AUM Fee Model Advisors are trying a dizzying variety of compensation plans. Some have been a lot more successful than others. |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bruce W. Fraser |
How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process. |
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 Planning October 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Knowing Their Worth Many advisors are squeamish about taking anything other than a flat percentage fee for assets under management. |
Financial Advisor June 2005 David J. Drucker |
The Ethics Of Paying CPAs For Referrals Sure, financial advisors can pay CPAs for referrals, but is it right? |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell |
Earnings Rebound Financial advisors are making more money, putting more emphasis on education, and shifting their compensation schemes toward fees |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Lavine & Liberman |
Uncertain Future The Fidelity Executive Forum raises issues about where the money management industry is headed. |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Maya Ivanova |
A Victim of Success? A recent survey of registered investment advisors reports that while advisors recognize that marketing is a key component of their business, few devote enough time to this vital activity. |
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. November 1, 2006 Susan Konig |
A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules. |
Financial Advisor April 2007 David Lawrence |
RIM Shot Service pricing is not the sole issue for today's financial advisors to deal with. There are several issues unique to Retirement Income Management practices that require attention. |
Financial Advisor September 2004 Tracey Longo |
7 Sins Of Bad Business Planning Correcting these bad business practices might make your financial firm seem like heaven. |
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
Surviving The Plunge Amid falling assets and revenue, advisors try to positions themselves for the eventual upturn. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Scott Schutte |
Valuing Your Services Have financial planners themselves compromised the value of the service that is the foundation of nearly all client relationships: investment management? If so, what's the solution? |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
A Trend Confirmed? Advisory fees overtake commission revenue at Commonwealth. So what does this mean for the independent broker/dealer industry? Will other firms soon reach the point at which fee revenue dominates? |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 J. Scott Slater |
On Beyond AUM More advisors should look to drive additional revenue from charging separate fees for value-added services. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 David A. Geracioti |
Outgrowing the Series 7? Registered investment advisors must take the Series 65 exam. As the line between brokers and financial advisors blurs, what responsibilities do brokers that dispense advice and collect a fee based on assets have? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
The Thing You Can't Ignore (Anymore) Seven industry experts discuss the topic of financial advisory practice management. Success breeds competition, and the advisors who come out ahead will know how to run their practices like businesses. |
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. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Eric Schwartz |
B/D or RIA? The Case for the Flexible B/D How independent broker/dealers and advisors can thrive by leveraging the trends of the future. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Marc Freedman |
Word Games The public wants to hire financial planners who can visibly showcase an ongoing commitment to their words and promises. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 John J. Bowen Jr. |
Better Than Average Making a New Year's resolution to improve your practice? A new survey lets you benchmark your performance against the broader advisory community. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
The Evolving Practice Financial planning covers so many different strokes these days, for so many different types of folks, that it's difficult to generalize about the evolution of practice management. |
Investment Advisor April 2009 |
Soapbox: How to Restore Trust If we want advisors to act in the best interest of clients, there should be a compensation system that offers them incentives them to do so. |
Financial Advisor May 2011 Daniel Bernstein |
The Goldilocks Dilemma The greatest problem with client agreements today is the shortcut approach too many advisors take. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse Financial planners are working hard to meet the needs of their retiring clients. But according to a recent survey, they might be doing so at their own expense. |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Mary Rowland |
Resolutions For 2007 Ideas for 2007 that you may have neglected to put on your list: Bringing balance to your life... Becoming a better financial planner and a better person... etc. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
One Fee to Bind Them In 2009, broker-dealer Capital Analysts introduced a new flat-fee business model. So how's it going? |
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Marie Swift |
The Big Ask As the financial planning industry has evolved over the years, so have the relationships you enter into with clients. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession Whatever type of succession plan you create, you're really creating a growth plan, providing for continuity of the business and for clients. Advisors need to see it that way, instead of an end or an exit. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Jane Worthington |
Accounting for Compliance Instead of viewing compliance as a necessary evil, financial advisors should see it as a cost of doing business and learn how to quantify that cost. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse A new study reveals that while 95% of all financial advisors believe they've talked about fees with their clients, only 66% of customers say their advisor has initiated a fee discussion with them. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bill Bachrach |
A Huge Opportunity Why flat fees are going mainstream. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Scott Schutte |
Linking Life's Stages In many cases, you won't know whether the financial plans or strategies you have crafted for your clients are strong enough until they've been tested during their life stages. |
The Motley Fool June 12, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Are You Paying Your Pro the Wrong Way? How you pay for financial advice may matter more than how much you pay. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Maya Ivanova |
War Room How the most successful advisory firms are mitigating risk on two fronts: for their clients, and for their own businesses. |
Investment Advisor April 2008 Angela Herbers |
Opportunity Knocks The bear market can lead to great growth for advisors, or a big nightmare. |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Bill Bachrach |
Don't Undervalue Your Work Five ways advisors leave money on the table. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Reality Check A good exercise is to periodically examine the things we know to be true and explore why we think so. Here's a list of possible misconceptions financial advisors hold to be true: Client portfolios need international exposure... It doesn't matter what the other advisors do... etc. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Making Compliance Headway Four years after the passage of the SEC's "compliance program rule," advisors are still grappling with exactly what their annual review process should entail. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Patrick Sweeny |
How to Talk About Your Fees Clients deserve straight answers on the ways they pay for your services. |
The Motley Fool August 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Twice for Advice There's nothing inherently wrong with paying for financial advice. But there's a big difference between paying once for a good financial plan versus paying high fees year after year, through good times and bad. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Your Network of Experts Forging ties across disciplines can improve your client service and give your practice an edge over the competition. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Angela Herbers |
Words of Wisdom Keeping older professionals in the industry should be a priority. And if we don't do something to rectify this situation sooner rather than later, we face the prospect of watching the experience of a whole generation literally walk out the door. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2009 Bill Willis |
Staying the Course No More Wealth managers at the major firms are seeing a proliferation of practicable ideas in recent months, offering products that are a call to action for both their advisors and clients. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Deena Katz |
Great Expectations? Think British. New Rules to Apply there in 2013 New U.K. regulations will force advisors there to make big changes. You should consider following their lead. |