From InvestmentNews
Added on December 2014 in Other Ideas
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When Debra Wetherby started her investment advisory firm in 1990, she was 32, just married and had less than $50,000 of capital.She plunged into an emerging industry of advisers who run their own businesses rather than operating inside big brokerages such as Morgan Stanley, which she'd left in 1988. With 10 clients betting on her, working without a salary and living on credit cards, she rented an office on San Francisco's Sansome Street and gave herself a deadline: make money in three years.Today Wetherby Asset Management , leases the entire eighth floor of a financial-district high-rise adorned with toga-wearing female statues dubbed the corporate goddesses.
From On Wall Street
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Summary: If you are an advisor running a practice that looks like an old Borders bookstore or an old Blockbuster video store, the answer is yes. However, if your practice is more like a Nordstrom department store with personalized service, you don’t have anything to worry about.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: The third quarter saw another round of more than $100 million invested into robo-advisers by savvy investors hoping to change the world of wealth management. The core premise of every digital solution is that individuals can get educated, act rationally and do the right thing all by themselves.
From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on December 2014 in Other Ideas
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Summary: A vast majority of advisors are predicting a good market next year and a large group say they are excited about the prospects, according to an SEI Quick Poll of 463 advisors released Wednesday.
From wealthmanagement.com
Added on December 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: One of the major themes in the independent financial advisory space in recent years has been the explosive growth of the hybrid Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm, a model in which advisors operate their own RIA firm for fee-based business, and simultaneously leverage a broker-dealer for commission-based products.
