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Registered Rep. June 18, 2014 Matt Oechsli |
Building a Multigenerational Wealth Management Team The most common exit strategy for a veteran advisor getting ready to retire is to sell his or her book according to the guidelines established either by their firm or industry valuations standards.  |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Joni Youngwirth |
The Replacements The pros and cons of choosing an internal successor.  |
Registered Rep. December 25, 2012 Matt Oechsli |
Getting Out of the Veteran Slump Many veteran advisors are stuck in the past. But here are some ways to get out of the slump and start building out a real twenty first century financial practice.  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Joni Youngwirth |
When To Prune One can find good reasons to cut clients and good reasons not to. Advisors who do are typically happy they took action.  |
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Megan Leonhardt |
(No) Experience Necessary When it comes to being a financial advisor, the more experience -- the more years you have on you -- the better, right? Not quite. A new study shows that firms should be cautious when bringing aboard advisors heavy on experience.  |
Investment Advisor June 2010 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: American Standard Comp tables based on surveys of advisory firms won't help you find the right salary range for your firm if those firms are over- or underpaying.  |
Registered Rep. January 28, 2014 Matt Oechsli |
Where Have All the Role Models Gone? Why aren't financial advisors immersed in the power of role models? Why aren't they infatuated with the elite advisors and trying to model everything about them? I'm not sure I have an answer.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Joni Youngwirth |
Calling All Advisors Over the past five years, advisors recruiting advisors has become an increasingly hot topic. Why?  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse Advisor, advise thyself! A recent survey finds that most advisors did not understand the market value of their business or have a succession plan.  |
Investment Advisor June 2010 Angela Herbers |
From Senior to Partner A description of a smooth transition from senior advisor to partner.  |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Angela Herbers |
Operation Ownership One of the major failings of the independent advisory industry has been the reluctance of advisors with established practices to extend ownership to junior professionals who helped them attain their success.  |
Registered Rep. November 22, 2010 Charles Paikert |
Fewer Small Accounts Mean More Production For Advisors: Study What's more, firms that more aggressively reduced small household concentrations among their advisors added approximately $45,000 per advisor in production.  |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Avoid the Boiler Room Some financial advisors know more about sales than they do about investing. Finding good financial advice is tough. Investors with little or no knowledge about their finances are extremely vulnerable to disreputable professionals.  |
Registered Rep. December 4, 2014 Diana Britton |
Investors Prefer Holistic Advice, CFP Board Says Contrary to the prevailing belief in this industry that it pays to focus on a niche market, investors actually prefer to work with an advisor who can discuss all areas of their life.  |
Registered Rep. March 30, 2011 Matt Matrisian |
Bridging the Succession-Planning Gap Too many advisors need help planning their financial futures. Today, only about 18 percent of independent advisors have a well-defined business succession plan that is ready to implement.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin |
Advisor Pulse The happiest financial advisors really do put their clients first, asserts the first study of advisor satisfaction.  |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Figures Don't Lie Finding the compensation benchmarks you need may take work.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2013 Matt Oechsli |
Are You an Elite Advisor? The Oechsli Institute recently conducted its annual advisor survey to discover just that. The research shows what today's affluent clients expect from a financial advisor and what advisors are doing to meet these expectations.  |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Sherri Scordo |
Indepedent Broker-Dealers/Financial Advisor's 2007 Snapshot of Leading Firms Advantage Capital Corporation... AIG Financial Advisors... American General Securities, Inc... etc.  |
Registered Rep. March 2, 2010 |
Check Out RegisteredRep.com's Newly Revamped Advisor Forums Want to "socialize" with other financial advisors? Discuss how to sell your book? Have a question about marketing yourself to high-net-worth investors? These and many more topics are being discussed right now on RegisteredRep.com's Advisor Forums.  |
Financial Advisor October 2010 Michael Patrick Jacobs |
Investors Demand More This advisor provides highlights of what he's found clients today are looking for when they seek advice.  |
AskMen.com December 9, 2001 Rashmikant Patel |
Trusting Your Advisor Many of us are looking back at our investments over the last couple of years, and blaming our advisors for the less than stellar performance. It all comes down to one issue: do you trust your financial advisor?  |
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. November 21, 2014 Anne Field |
Plug And Play? Matthew Westhoff and his partners have a successful practice and want to expand it by letting other advisors plug into their operation. How can they structure a competitive contract and attract qualified candidates?  |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock |
Talent Shortage Grips Firms As Financial Advisors Age After years of recruiting only established, top advisors in the so-called "war for talent" instead of hiring younger employees and training them, the industry is now facing a shortage.  |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse A new study reveals that while 95% of all financial advisors believe they've talked about fees with their clients, only 66% of customers say their advisor has initiated a fee discussion with them.  |
Registered Rep. July 6, 2009 |
Outright Greed? Or Mere Miscommunication? Managing client expectations may be the biggest problem for financial advisors.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld |
Person of Interest: Asking Clients for Feedback Few planners ask their customers to evaluate them. Julie Littlechild is on a mission to change that.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 John J Bowen Jr |
Time to Say Goodbye Today's most successful advisors recognize a simple but powerful fact of business: It's better to work with a small number of great clients than to serve a huge base of clients who are only mediocre.  |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Sherri Scordo |
Financial Advisor's 2007 Broker-Dealer Guide Top independent broker-dealers ranked by gross revenue: LPL... AIG Advisors Group... ING Advisors Network... etc.  |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Angela Herbers |
Don't Hire Yourself When hiring to grow their firm or adding a partner, most older (and typically entrepreneurial) advisors make the mistake of trying to hire younger advisors who are just like themselves.  |
Financial Advisor March 2006 Grove & Prince |
The Secrets Of Million-Dollar Producers Here is how the role client loyalty plays in both the sustainability of the client/advisor relationship through difficult market conditions and poor performance and the client's willingness to provide more assets and referrals to the advisor.  |
Investment Advisor February 2010 James J. Green |
Raising Your Game Ray Sclafani's coaches help advisors provide advice and guidance.  |
Registered Rep. January 22, 2015 Ryan W. Neal |
Advisor Industry Shrinks While Assets Continue to Grow A recent report by Cerulli Associates found that the industry shrank 1.9 percent to 287,119 advisors in 2013. Asset levels, however, are on the rise.  |
Registered Rep. January 5, 2011 Mindy Diamond |
Lining Up Your Pros And Cons The following is a list of some of the pain points advisors who want to leave their firm often describe.  |
Registered Rep. June 21, 2013 Mindy Diamond |
The Ghost Generation There's a shortage of younger advisors entering the field, and it's only going to get worse. Firms need to beef up their training programs and explore new sources of talent.  |
Financial Advisor November 2003 Blomfield & Hamil |
Who Puts Clients First? Client-centered financial advisors have an edge over ones focused on investments.  |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Glory Days Financial planners need to decide whether they want stardom or the benefits of a growing firm.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Kevin Barr |
Integration Ardor With careful analysis and discipline, financial advisors can take advantage of a host of technologies to make their businesses run more smoothly. And until that silver bullet appears, caveat emptor.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Client Loyalty The most common reason affluent investors leave their financial advisors is because their advisor does not answer their calls, according to a new report.  |
Registered Rep. November 30, 2011 Matt Oechsli |
It's Time for Inventory: Annual Client Re-Engineering Every businessperson should conduct inventory at least once a year. For advisors, this inventory is the client.  |
Financial Advisor July 2012 |
It's A Trust Thing People trust their financial advisor more than their primary doctor, according to a recent survey of investors by John Hancock Financial.  |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Rebecca Pomering |
How To Be A Good Boss Nourishing successful employees will help you business to succeed. Here are ten strategies to help you cultivate your employees.  |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Angela Herbers |
How to Poach Talent from Larger Firms The institutionalization of larger advisory firms gives smaller firms a tremendous recruiting advantage -- and opportunity.  |
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 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.  |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Where Credit Is Due As the financial crisis ebbs, advisory firms should be sure to take care of their employees.  |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Joni Youngwirth |
From Solo To Silo, From Ensemble To Enterprise Firms evolve for many reasons. What kind of firm is yours?  |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Angela Herbers |
One Small (Big) Step The advisory industry has taken a giant leap forward in the past year. Attendees at this year's FPA NexGen conference clearly have made progress at getting small pieces of equity in their firms.  |
Registered Rep. April 20, 2010 Kristen French |
Merrill Won't Seek Growth Through Top Tier Advisor Hires Merrill Lynch plans to grow primarily by investing in current advisors and hiring rookies, said Merrill Lynch president of Global Wealth and Investment Management Sallie Krawcheck on Tuesday.  |