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More Advisor Audits Needed—Only Not From SEC

From Think Advisor
Added on December 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The SEC’s examinations of independent advisors have become as rare as they are dreaded, thus adding potentially unfair pressure to the few who are scrutinized while disserving the public by letting most advisors go unaudited.

Mark Cuban, Even Chris Cox Condemn SEC as 'Rogue' Agency

From Think Advisor
Added on December 2014 in Other Ideas
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Summary: Can U.S. investors obtain justice? The discouraging answer is that if you’re a billionaire prepared to give up five years of your life waging a full-court defense, then justice might eventually prevail.

What Breakaways Get — and Don't Get — From Dynasty

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on December 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: If the movement of wealth-management assets to the RIA channel is akin to a gold rush, New York-based Dynasty Financial Partners wants to be its Levi Strauss — a company that got rich selling supplies to miners instead of staking its own claims.

5 Smart Strategies to Use in 2015

From Financial Planning
Added on December 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Each advisory practice is unique — you may have different strategic initiatives that are higher up on your list than the ones noted here. That said, I believe these five tactics could give you a competitive advantage, and help you win plenty of ideal new business in 2015.

You Can't Choose Your Relatives. Should They Be Your Clients?

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on December 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Reaching out to family members is a common strategy for advisors just starting in the business. Yet many say relatives can be tough customers. A close relationship by blood or marriage is a “good way to get your foot in the door, but it’s not a basis for continuing to work with somebody,” says David Schneider, principal of Schneider Wealth Strategies in New York.

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