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Summary: As a leader, consultant, coach, and, most importantly, advisor, I dedicate a considerable portion of my time to envisioning, anticipating and planning for the future, especially at the beginning of the year. Yes, measuring success is about increasing revenue, gaining new assets, and achieving a work/life balance. But, it’s also about taking your past experiences and moving forward in a smarter way. Here are eight trends I saw among successful firms last year that advisors looking to grow should implement in 2014
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Summary: There’s no question that small-business owners benefit from sound wealth planning. But as advisors who serve entrepreneurs know, it’s a two-way street. Clients who launch and run companies frequently impart managerial wisdom that can improve a financial-advice practice. These clients often provide instruction without even meaning to, advisors say, serving either as role models or cautionary tales and offering lessons both practical and philosophical.
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Summary: Financial advisers who want to attract female clients must carefully craft a message designed for that particular woman's knowledge and interest level.
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Summary: New social media tools have made it possible for advisors to throw more effective events than ever before, practice management consultant Dan Klein told a packed room of advisors at the TD Ameritrade Institutional conference here on Friday morning. Rather than simply hoping clients would bring qualified prospects as guests, an advisor can research a supportive client's contacts on LinkedIn, and then suggest specific invitees.
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Summary: An Ohio adviser is using a formal incentive program to encourage her female clients to boost their financial education. Paula Chesser, an adviser with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Akron, Ohio, created a Savvy Women's Club that hosts eight workshops or seminars for her female clients on topics such as confronting risk in a portfolio and a “Guide to the Financial Markets.”
