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How To Identify & Invest In High-Upside Individuals

From The Alliance for RIAs (aRIA)
Added on October 2013 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Staffing, developing and investing in people is perhaps the most challenging aspect of any small business – a challenge that is exacerbated considerably if that small business is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). The impact of poor decisions is magnified, and the detrimental impact on margins, income and workload can be significant. This case study will examine how Beacon Pointe Advisors identified and overcame the hurdles we faced, on our way to building a $5.6 billion AUM advisory business (AUM as of 12/31/2012)

Challenges of a Growing Practice: Managing Portfolios

From Advisor One
Added on October 2013 in Manage Your Practice
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Summery: Client communication is an issue which is consistently at the top of client surveys. Maintaining regular communication with clients can also help foster trust and it tells them, "My advisor is looking out for me." And if you communicate based on your client segmentation, you’re giving your "A" clients "A" service.

Three RIA Adventures that Led to Dramatic Asset Growth

From RIABiz
Added on October 2013 in Other Ideas
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Summary: Three advisors shared their strategies to take advantage of opportunities for growth within their firms.They attributed much of their success to taking risks and trying something new, even if it wasn’t popularat the time. One  strategy was taking advantage of the opportunity to assist in forming non-profit retirement plans. Another advisor worked specifically with high-yield bonds

Year 1: Welcome to the Real World

From InvestmentNews
Added on October 2013 in Join an RIA
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Summary: InvestmentNews will be following six recent graduates as they join the financial planning business. In several updates throughout the year, there will be updates on what they will be doing at their jobs, what their expectations are, and if they will be able to develop the types of skills they will need for the future.

 

The Key Succession Issues for an Advisory Practice

From Advisor Perspectives
Added on October 2013 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Succession planning has moved to the top of the practice management priority list for tens of thousands of advisory firms.  As the average age of founder/advisors creeps ever closer to traditional retirement age, the profession is asking itself a lot of hard questions about how to keep these businesses alive – and take care of clients – after the founder retires.

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