From Think Advisor
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Summary: Findings from the 2014 Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study, released Wednesday, showed that many firms recognized the need to improve their marketing and business development capabilities.
From CNBC
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Summary: Succession planning isn't just about advisors realizing value for the businesses they've built. It's about protecting and ensuring that clients' needs are met and that the practice can remain an ongoing business after its founder has retired or passed away.
From wealthmanagement.com
Added on December 2014 in Other Ideas
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Summary: Every year around this time, asset managers and investment analysts put out their forecasts for the next year.A common theme among them? Divergence—among global economies, among central bank policy responses and market performance.Here are the top 10 takeaways from this year's outlook reports
From InvestmentNews
Added on December 2014 in Other Ideas
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Summary: There are a lot of figures that get thrown around about attracting new clients in the advisory industry. One that we frequently hear at InvestmentNews Research is that approximately 70% of a typical advisory firm's new business is referral-driven.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: Janice Hobbs remembers with mixed emotions when Barron's named her as one of its top-ranked financial advisors in 2008. It was great news, but it also meant that she had to speak before a large audience at the awards ceremony
