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An RIA firm's last-minute pivot after near collapse

From Financial Planning
Added on March 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The past couple of years have been the hardest of my life. My three-year-old solo-RIA almost ground to a halt through client attrition, and only with a complete rebrand with lots of help from fellow advisers and a CPA, is it starting to come back to life. I’ve questioned whether I can effectively run a business and if my emotions, finances and marriage can withstand the struggles of trying to build one.

Specialty Firm Plans Expansion with Dynasty's Help

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on March 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Crescent Wealth Management, a 15-year-old life-insurance consultancy in Atlanta, recently added investment advice to its toolkit through Dynasty Financial Partners, an infrastructure outsourcer to private-client RIAs.

8 changes required on adviser form ADV updates

From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summmary: [SLIDESHOW] Advice firms filing their form ADVs after Oct. 1 will need to change certain items to meet new requirements adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission last summer. The additional data will help the SEC focus on examining firms more often that present the greatest risks, said Bridget Farrell, senior counsel in the SEC's division of investment management. She reviewed these items at the Investment Adviser Association Compliance Conference in Washington, D.C.

To Motivate Employees, Show Them How They're Helping Customers

From Harvard Buisness Review
Added on March 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Think back to your first day on the job. If you’re like most people, you felt excited and were eager to get down to work. But, based on the results of field research I recently conducted, I am willing to guess that just a few months later that excitement dissipated and you began to feel dissatisfaction, even boredom, with some aspects of your job. You’ve probably witnessed a similar trend among the employees you’ve hired and managed as well.

Voices Use these digital tools to figure out what to say to clients

From Financial Planning
Added on March 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Greg has been a financial adviser for 22 years, and he’s a good one. He has an established, but still growing, book of business. He appreciates automation — his clients love the new client portal his firm rolled out a few years ago, his portfolio rebalancing workflow is mostly automated, and fully paperless account opening and asset transfers are right around the corner.

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