From Advisor Perspectives
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Summary: Partnership conflict is inevitable. It is important to be proactive when you feel tension. Here are some ways to make your partnership stronger, more resilient and better able to conquer the challenges of building a successful practice.
From Wall Street Journal Online
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Summary: To financial advisers Stephanie Guerin and Kelly Hokanson, less means more. When the duo launched their firm, The Planned Approach, some 12 years ago in Prairie Village, Kan., they were in intense growth mode from day one. “We took anyone who breathed as clients,” Ms. Guerin says.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: A simple strategic plan can help you stay focused and influence where your business ends up. This roadmap can also facilitate accountability: Give your staff members responsibility for implementing it, and evaluate them on their success. Here are a few insights from leading advisors on setting strategic priorities, keeping initiatives on track, and getting staff engaged in the process.
From Think Advisor
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Summary: A panel comprising four members of Pershing’s advisor-focused brain trust took to a New York stage Monday afternoon in a Discover 2014 session that addressed a wide range of topics, from the shrinking broker-dealer ranks to robo-advisors to which advisors (and their partners) will thrive next year and beyond.
From CNBC
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Summary: Financial advisors often see the small-business owner demographic as a desirable place to position themselves, yet many are unprepared for the various challenges and issues that present themselves when working with families who own successful businesses.