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Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Katherine Heires |
The iPad's Cool Factor Despite the need for security considerations, many advisors who have tested the iPad are enthusiastic. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Larry Silver |
Get Closer to Clients Don't just hang your shingle in the local business district and expect prospective customers to come to you. |
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Megan Leonhardt |
(No) Experience Necessary When it comes to being a financial advisor, the more experience -- the more years you have on you -- the better, right? Not quite. A new study shows that firms should be cautious when bringing aboard advisors heavy on experience. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Anne Field |
Staying On Top of It While the market is reaching levels not seen in years, financial advisors have much to be wary about given the steady drumbeat of corporate scandals and complaints. |
Investment Advisor July 2006 Lauren Barack |
Contact Point CRM software makers are now combining clever programming with more robust software to offer advisors a more streamlined, smarter way to keep current clients happy and bring more clients into their financial family. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Efficiency: Hitting the Tech Target Some advisors are still balking at portfolio rebalancing tools and automated workflow technology that could make their practice more profitable. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Hot Topics M&A activity peaked in 2010... Advisors in touch... Untapped business serving retiring boomers... |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Trends in Client Communication The pressure for greater efficiency and convenience is propelling advisors to try new means of communication. Not surprisingly, most new channels appear with new technologies or updated applications of old techniques. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Dan Skiles |
The Technology Coach: Advisors: What Is Your Mobile Technology Strategy? How can your advisory firm leverage mobile devices and smart phones to conduct business and better serve clients? |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2013 Megan Leonhardt |
Ten Tips That Could Prevent Cyber Criminals from Hijacking Client Data As tablet ownership continues to grow -- doubling since 2011 -- and more than half of U.S. consumers owning a smartphone, according to a 2013 Forrester Research report, advisors need to be more vigilant about data security now more than ever. |
Investment Advisor January 2007 Lauren Barack |
The Gatekeepers Advisors want their portfolio management software to give investors access to data -- just not too much. |
On Wall Street March 19, 2013 Bill Willis |
Recruiter's Tour of Raymond James Morgan Keegan employees were required to make a home office visit after their firm was acquired by Raymond James. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Kodialam & Adolf |
Gold Medal You can deliver exceptional service throughout the client lifecycle. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2013 Matt Ackermann |
United Capital's Joe Duran: Imitating Starbucks The CEO of United Capital plans a nationwide network of planners with a consistent look and feel. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 |
Five Questions With Gurinder Ahluwalia The President/CEO of Genworth Financial Wealth Management talks about his company's goals and services. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Steve Moore |
Less Is More To become a wealth manager, you may want to start with fewer clients. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 David Lawrence |
The Mobile Advisor Revisited Advisors detail steps they are taking to make their practices more efficient. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 Lauren Barack |
Going Mobile To compete, broker/dealers are improving their technology platforms, with an eye on mobility. |
Financial Advisor June 2010 David Lawrence |
Solos Holding Their Own One-person advisory firms can stand out when they outsource and use technology effectively. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine |
The Unfaithful Client Cheating on a financial advisor is a known, but frowned-upon client practice. But new research says that it has been gaining traction among high-net-worth households since the market turmoil began in 2008, with many clients bolstering their stable of advisors. |
Investment Advisor June 2010 John Sullivan |
Grow and Learn A poll recently conducted by the SEI Advisor Network found that the top priority for advisors in 2010 is to "create new initiatives to increase sales and grow business." |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Joni Youngwirth |
When To Prune One can find good reasons to cut clients and good reasons not to. Advisors who do are typically happy they took action. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2013 Braswell & Konish |
Leaders: Ranking the Top Wirehouses and Regional Broker-Dealers This year, the leading wirehouse and regional wealth management firms took the steps necessary to ensure they reap rewards as markets hit new highs. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 John J. Bowen Jr. |
The Wow Factor Never underestimate the role that client service plays in your advisory business. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Lorie Konish |
Will Advisors' Game Of Musical Chairs End Soon? The market crisis that began several years prompted a frantic game of musical chairs as firms and advisors sought their most competitive matches. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Financial Planning 2012 Tech Survey The readers of Financial Planning evaluate the software, hardware, mobile devices and advisory platforms that planners use most. |
Financial Advisor April 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
What Have You Done For Me Lately? Are advisor marketing tools and business development what they should be? |
Financial Advisor July 2011 David Lawrence |
The Mobile Advisor Is working without an office a viable business model? |
Registered Rep. August 9, 2010 Susan Konig |
How One BOM Retains Top FAs The dizzying industry turmoil of the last few years has induced wirehouses to offer their top producers some of the largest retention packages ever. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Lorie Konish |
Five Questions with Matt Matrisian The director of practice management at Genworth Financial offers advisors tips on avoiding common blind spots. |
Financial Advisor June 2008 Tracey Longo |
Swimming Upstream California investment advisor John Threlkeld has been working diligently to serve wealthier and wealthier investors, even purchasing two other advisors' practices and turning all but his top clients over to a junior planner. |
Financial Advisor April 2007 William Glasgall |
Why Marketing Works Over the years, many advisors, being analytical people at heart, have relegated marketing to a minor role behind crunching numbers for clients' financial plans and investment portfolios. Now, that attitude seems to be undergoing a long-needed change. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Leverage Independent broker-dealers are using technology to help their advisors prosper. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas. |
Financial Advisor March 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. |
Financial Advisor August 2005 Tracey Longo |
Independents Believe Bigger Is Better--And Cheaper Faced with higher costs, broker-dealers are targeting larger advisors. |
Registered Rep. May 24, 2013 Sallie Krawcheck |
Don't Fence Me In Women start businesses at twice the rate of men and predict a bright future for the wealth management industry. |
Registered Rep. January 28, 2014 Matt Oechsli |
Where Have All the Role Models Gone? Why aren't financial advisors immersed in the power of role models? Why aren't they infatuated with the elite advisors and trying to model everything about them? I'm not sure I have an answer. |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bill Bachrach |
Six Do's And Six Don'ts Of A Successful Practice Most financial advisors say they want to build a business that generates a sizable income and lets them live the life they want. Yet few advisors consistently do what it takes to create that kind of business. |
Registered Rep. February 26, 2015 Matt Oechsli |
The Marketing Budget of An Elite Financial Advisor For the general population of advisors, the question is how to mirror the relationship marketing activities of an elite financial advisor with only a fraction of the resources. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock |
Talent Shortage Grips Firms As Financial Advisors Age After years of recruiting only established, top advisors in the so-called "war for talent" instead of hiring younger employees and training them, the industry is now facing a shortage. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
More Than Equal A study of the role of the female financial advisor. The research compares female to male advisors and looks at the varying performance levels of women advisors. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 John J Bowen Jr |
Interesting Times This interesting financial environment offers unparalleled opportunities for advisors to grow their businesses and come out of the current mess stronger than ever. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2014 Mindy Diamond |
Culture: Hard to Define, Impossible to Ignore Advisors looking to compare and contrast their own firm to others, often see all similarly situated firms as one and the same. A firm's culture is the one thing that is not a commodity. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Anne Field |
Prodigious Heirs How can you make the most of inherited clients? Try the "drip" method. It's about persistently paying attention to all the details, like checking to see if all the account information is up to date and accurate. |
Registered Rep. January 5, 2011 Mindy Diamond |
Lining Up Your Pros And Cons The following is a list of some of the pain points advisors who want to leave their firm often describe. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Ray Sclafani |
Demystifying Referrals To build a client acquisition system, break the process down into nuggets. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Smartphone Smarts Smartphones will change the way advisors work, letting them enhance productivity and better serve clients. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Julie Littlechild |
Got a Minute? A big study finds that the best financial advisors are efficient in two different ways. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Client Loyalty The most common reason affluent investors leave their financial advisors is because their advisor does not answer their calls, according to a new report. |