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Summary: The night before a conference where I was scheduled to speak, I found myself in a crowded bar just south of Greenwich Village. The organizers had arranged a VIP reception, and — having just moved to New York — I figured I should attend. Indeed, I had good conversations with four interesting people whom I’ll probably keep in touch with. But when I walked out the door an hour later, I was thrilled with my revelation: I’m never doing that again.
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Summary: InvestmentNews surveyed 377 advisers on their experiences attracting and working with women clients. These are highlights.
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Summary: Social media and other online communication may be top of mind for financial advisers, but many find there is no substitute for old-fashioned, in-person client events.
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Summary: McKinsey & Company most recent report on retail asset management is, of course, aimed at helping product providers up their game. But its findings also shed light on the financial-advice business — specifically, where growth is expected to be strongest over the next several years.McKinsey says the wirehouses will capture only 2% of those assets, compared with 28% for RIAs and 21% for independent broker-dealers.
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Summary: The big Wall Street brokerages like the boost in steady revenue that comes from having more client money in fee-based accounts, but there is an added benefit: broker productivity rises, too.
