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Registered Rep. July 11, 2011 Diana Britton	BCG: RIA Channel Poses Opportunity, Challenge for Asset Managers Given its size and growth, the registered investment advisor channel is a critical market for asset management firms who want to grow, but the fragmentation of the RIA market also poses a challenge for asset managers.
Registered Rep. July 16, 2014 Diana Britton	Asset Management Growth Belies Systemic Decline in Revenue The global asset management industry had a pretty good 2013, with record assets under management and profits soaring 17 percent over 2012, a new Boston Consulting Group report shows.
Registered Rep. September 13, 2012 Diana Britton	The Newest Threat to Asset Managers: The Wirehouses Global asset management revenue remains on the same downward trend since 2007, but there's a new threat to their profitability -- the wirehouses.
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien	White Paper While the asset management industry remains highly profitable overall, five key challenges are putting pressure on firms.
Registered Rep. May 31, 2011 Charles Paikert	Wealth Management Business Booming, but Pricing Practices Questioned Questions arise from a widely anticipated new study from The Boston Consulting Group released yesterday.
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 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.
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	Growing RIAs A new study from Fidelity Investments found that registered investment advisory firms have grown their assets under management an average of 55% over the past three years.
Financial Advisor April 2005 David L. Lawrence	Linking Client Profitability To Client Acquisition Goals The kind of financial advisory practice you operate will determine the type of client you seek.
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 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.
Financial Advisor November 2007 Tracey Longo	Is Your Price Right? A select group of advisors are significantly increasing their planning fees. Here's the lowdown on unbundling and how your pricing helps or hurts your firm.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell	M & A: Who's Buying? Forget the dearth of capital afflicting the rest of the financial industry: RIA firms have access to plenty of money for mergers and acquisitions.
Registered Rep. June 9, 2014 Megan Leonhardt	Costs Weigh Down U.S. Wealth Business U.S. and Canadian brokerages continued to have the most cost-intensive wealth management model, leading to relatively flat profit levels.
Registered Rep. June 15, 2015 Ryan W. Neal	Markets Push Rise In Wealth; New Money Is Scarce North America is still the largest and most developed wealth market in the world, with wealth growing 5.6 percent in 2014.
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?
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Investing in Investors There's big business out there for asset managers, and big profits for people investing in asset managers.
Investment Advisor January 2008 Andrew Lucas	The Private Equity Solution Private equity can provide benefits for your clients and it can add a new dimension to your practice. Before you direct clients into a private equity fund, a pooled asset fund with other advisors or direct investment should be considered.
Registered Rep. June 21, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Boston Private Builds A Better Balance Sheet Is Boston Private Financial Holdings making a comeback? After a string of unsuccessful RIA acquisitions, soured loans at its private bank division, and a drawdown of $154 million in federal TARP aid, the RIA consolidator's outlook was glum.
Registered Rep. March 31, 2015 Anne Field	Compensation Alternatives For advisors targeting younger clients, an AUM-based fee doesn't make much sense, and increasingly high-net-worth clients suspect they are not getting their money's worth.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Goldstein & Rosenbush	Hedge Fund Fees: The Pressure Builds As hedge fund performance weakens, some investors are seeking ways to cut expenses.
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Carl Resnick	ETFs: The Ideal Asset Allocation Tool? True diversification has become the primary focus of smart advisors. To the benefit of these advisors and their clients, a wide range of well-built exchange-traded funds has emerged to represent just about every asset class available.
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.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Sham Gad	An Introduction to Asset Management Some pointers to help you choose the right path for your investments.
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Financial Advisor July 2006 Dorothy Hinchcliff	Climbing A Stairway To Heaven As boomers age and spend their savings, financial advisors will need to adapt their practices.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Don't Fear Your Fees RIAs are loathe to increase rates, believing it alienates clients. But industry insiders say advisors have more juice than they suspect. Here's how to get a raise.
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Investment Advisor June 2010	The Seed Investors' Hedge Fund Opportunity The next generation of hedge fund managers is much more process-driven and institutionally minded than pre-crisis managers.
Registered Rep. January 8, 2010 Halah Touryalai	A Hedge Fund Resurgence There is legislation in Congress that would require hedge funds to make greater disclosures about the details of their operations. The increased regulation coupled with a recent uptick in hedge fund performance will likely entice some advisors to put their clients back into hedge funds.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Selling Alpha? BAD MOVE. Talon Asset Management announces it is selling about two-thirds of its business to global investment manager BNY Mellon.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	Hedge Funds Continue To Mushroom While the sector is experiencing growing pains and a high mortality rate, the major challenge hedge funds face today is building capacity to meet growing demand for higher returns from institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
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Investment Advisor November 2007 M. Ivanova & L. Klash	Small Is Beautiful One-size practice management doesn't fit all, as the most profitable firms know well. Many smaller firms can, and do, enjoy a great deal of success without reaching the lofty AUM goals that have become the industry standard.
Financial Advisor March 2005 Cohen & Overgard	So Many Hedge Funds ... So Little Time Similar to concerns about the myriad of mutual fund choices, investors face a similar dilemma about how to choose a successful hedge fund. Thus, selecting a hedge fund can be a daunting task, but not an impossible one for the educated investor.
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Andy Hyltin	Why Go Global in Choosing Real Estate for Client Portfolios? Deciding to invest in international REITs is easier said than done.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Alan Lavine	Alternate Ways To Hedge Portfolios Should you put your well-heeled clients into unregistered or registered hedge funds? Or is it better to select a mutual fund that uses hedge-fund tactics and is managed by a registered investment company?
Registered Rep. October 30, 2015	The State of Independence: ETF Plays Advisors' knowledge of exchange traded funds is lacking.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Savita Iyer	Transatlantic Teachers Hedge funds are big news in the U.S., but old news in Europe. What can we learn from Europe's approach to hedge funds?
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Suzanne McGee	The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds?
Registered Rep. August 25, 2008	What Is Your Practice Worth? Plenty--If You Are Fee-Based Considering selling all or part of your book? Buyers don't seem to care about a business model, they are only interested in the present and future revenue streams.
Financial Advisor June 2012 Jim McConville	Advisor Groups Renew Challenge To Finra's SRO Cost Estimates A coalition of financial advisor industry groups last month resumed its assault on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's cost estimates for creating a self-regulatory organization to review investment advisors.
Registered Rep. August 7, 2014 Megan Leonhardt	Ten Charts That Explain What Advisors Think of Hedge Funds Overwhelmingly, advisors consider hedge funds an alternative investment, increasingly a generic catch-all term for anything that is not a mainstream liquid security.
Registered Rep. August 25, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Women Investors Want More From Advisors, Report Finds A new survey by Boston Consulting Group that addressed the global wealth of women found a common complaint -- although women's cut of global wealth is growing, the service they get from financial advisors is not equal to that offered to men.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	The Fair Value Pricing Gap Narrows 90% of U.S. asset managers are now using third-party pricing vendors to value foreign equities, and with the continued focus on valuation as a primary risk area, the gaps between large and small asset managers have narrowed.
Registered Rep. September 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	RIA Interest in Financial Planning Grows, Industry Data Suggests Financial planning activities are playing a growing role in the service offerings of registered investment advisors.
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