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Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark |
The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Bernie Clark |
A Record Year For RIAs Discipline both on the expense and client care sides has created sound business practices for an evolving RIA industry.  |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Bernie Clark |
The RIA Universe Advisors should look not just at their own internal business practices but also at the changes and trends occurring across the RIA field.  |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Maya Ivanova |
Listen Up Financial advisory firms are demonstrating their ability to weather the tough times of the last few years. But to continue their profitability in the future, they need to make client service a priority.  |
Registered Rep. September 30, 2009 David A. Geracioti |
Do Retail Financial Advisors Have an "Unhealthy Focus?" The Financial Times suggests the way financial products and services are sold need to be completely overhauled.  |
Financial Advisor July 2010 Bernie Clark |
Gunning For Growth RIA firms estimate that they'll see 15% revenue growth this year. An emphasis on efficiency will free principals to go after new business again.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2012 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Elite Advisors' Best Practices: What Makes for a Successful Planner How do the best financial planners become successful? Developing a vision and a plan for your business takes focus, collaboration and consistency. And it s how the best performers enhance their success.  |
Registered Rep. July 5, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Schwab Finds RIAs Posted Record 2010 Revenue, AUM Average profits surged 45 percent last year among registered investment advisors surveyed, but don't look for a repeat of this year.  |
Registered Rep. August 25, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Better Economic Times Ahead? Your Clients Don't Think So. Advisors seem more optimistic about the economy than their own clients, according to a recent survey.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Who's Planning? A study by Boston-based AiteGroup found that only 18% of independent advisors make financial planning the center of their practice.  |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Maya Ivanova |
A Victim of Success? A recent survey of registered investment advisors reports that while advisors recognize that marketing is a key component of their business, few devote enough time to this vital activity.  |
Registered Rep. December 7, 2011 Philip Palaveev |
The Say on Pay: Registered Rep.'s 2011 Compensation Survey Financial advisors continue to expand their practices, work with more clients and receive ample compensation for their efforts.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 John J. Bowen |
The Best in the Business Financial advisors can learn much from studying the business practices of their most successful peers.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Gabriel Garcia |
Divide and Conquer As the needs of clients expand and profitability contracts, advisors can use segmentation to improve their service strategy.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 John J. Bowen Jr. |
Success on Purpose The right practice framework is essential to reaching success in the financial advisory industry, and the most important aspects of this framework fit into seven categories.  |
Registered Rep. October 30, 2015 |
The State of Independence: Intelligent Advisor The survey covers over 360 registered investment advisors.  |
Financial Advisor March 2006 Tracey Longo |
The Three Es Here are three ways to create an Efficient, Effective & Expedient financial advisory firm.  |
Registered Rep. October 8, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
Breakaway Advisors Moving More to Existing RIAs More advisors are looking to leave the wirehouses and brokerages by joining an existing registered investment advisory firm, rather than starting their own.  |
Registered Rep. August 4, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
The Top 10 States With the Most RIAs It's not surprising that the top states for registered investment advisors coincide with major financial markets.  |
Registered Rep. October 31, 2014 |
Advisor Views on Alternatives While 70 percent of advisors recommend some form of alternative products to their clients, it's a select group.  |
Registered Rep. March 2, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
Rep as Portfolio Manager Wirehouse and national firms are the most likely to offer advisor-directed platforms, followed by the bank and independent broker/dealer channels.  |
Investment Advisor April 2008 Lewis Schiff |
Like Client, Like Advisor New research reveals the personality traits and practices that help advisors become millionaires themselves.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Stephanie Bogan |
It's Raining, It's Pouring! Regardless of challenging market conditions, and in some ways furthered by them, experts believe the planning profession has yet to see its heyday.  |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Grove & Prince |
Raising The Bar On Value-Added Services There is an unequaled opportunity for growth when financial advisors leverage the expertise and resources of financial institutions and partner with their product providers.  |
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Taking Care of Business A survey this year by REP./Wealth Management.com shows how RIA attitudes differ from those among advisors in other channels.  |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Maya Ivanova |
War Room How the most successful advisory firms are mitigating risk on two fronts: for their clients, and for their own businesses.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
For Advisors, a Client-Centered Shift More advisors are shifting toward a broader approach and away from investment management.  |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Custodians Duel Over New Services Competition in the fee-based advisory field and the pressure to grow assets and operations is not only forcing changes upon advisors, but also the custodians who serve them.  |
Investment Advisor June 2010 John Sullivan |
Grow and Learn A poll recently conducted by the SEI Advisor Network found that the top priority for advisors in 2010 is to "create new initiatives to increase sales and grow business."  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Deborah Doyle McWhinney |
Independents' Day As investment advisors become more popular and profitable, they must find new ways to keep ahead of the competition.  |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj |
Five Questions With Amy Strong Joining Financial Research Corp. as a research analyst in 2007, she examines the state of the industry and marketing effectiveness.  |
Registered Rep. June 2, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: The Slowly Disappearing Commission Moving from a commission-based business to one based on fees, advocates argue, removes conflicts and puts advisors on the same side of the table as their clients.  |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Custodians Are Knocking More custody players have been clamoring for the business of registered investment advisors, and that trend will continue this year, say two well-known research firms for financial institutions and investment managers.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Going for Growth As RIAs gear up to grow their practices this year, they are doing more than scooping up unhappy wirehouse clients. They have identified three major strategies: increase spending on marketing, more technology, and improve client service.  |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Chris Radford |
Practice Management: What The Survey Doesn't Say Because there are no surefire business plans for success, it takes a unique combination for each financial advisor to find the "x-factor" -- that intangible number in every business opportunity that equals ultimate success.  |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: The Price of Everything... If you're not adding profit into what each financial advisory client costs, you're losing money. Advisors who use a combination of performance fees tied to assets and a retainer tied to more complex planning are able to consistently demonstrate their value.  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark |
The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 James L. Poer |
Smooth Operator Many investment advisors are missing the possibility of growing their businesses, increasing client face time and saving on staffing costs. All it takes is a forward shift in how they employ technology.  |
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Lorie Konish |
Five Questions with Matt Matrisian The director of practice management at Genworth Financial offers advisors tips on avoiding common blind spots.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Working Smarter The new Rydex benchmarking survey reveals the habits of highly successful advisors.  |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Adam Moseley & Wade Spencer |
New Day, New Tools With budgets tighter than ever these days, many advisory firms have found it difficult to pursue new technology initiatives and make new purchases.  |
Financial Advisor February 2012 |
Social Media Losing Some Appeal With Financial Advisors Despite the hype about the benefits social media can bring to financial advisors, most advisors don't find it very useful in their businesses.  |
Registered Rep. January 25, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
LPL's New RIA Platform Rakes in Assets Since launching the platform in October 2008 through the end of 2009, the firm gathered $7.3 billion in assets.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
5 Success Tips From High-Performing Advisors A new study of high-earning advisors offers 5 clear success tips.  |
Registered Rep. February 25, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Advisors' Profit Margins Suffer in 2010 Wealth managers will find profits more elusive in 2010, and most are reconsidering their game plans accordingly.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin |
How Are You Doing? If you were to take a step back right now and ask yourself how well your financial advisory practice was meeting your objectives, what would your answer be? What are the successful ones doing right? Consider the following questions.  |
Registered Rep. June 29, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Schwab Cuts Some Fees for 2009 In an effort to ease the financial pain of its registered investment advisors, Charles Schwab has announced a series of initiatives that will save them money.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Borrow From the Best One of the best ways to learn what it takes to succeed in our business is to look at the best practices of elite financial advisors who are enjoying tremendous success in the marketplace.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 David A. Geracioti |
To Increase Revenue Increase Time Spent With Clients Clients are happier when financial advisors pay close attention to them, and new research suggests that this can manifest itself in more business.  |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 John J. Bowen Jr. |
Better Than Average Making a New Year's resolution to improve your practice? A new survey lets you benchmark your performance against the broader advisory community.  |