From ThinkAdvisor
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Summary: In the independent advisory industry, the “it” in “if you build it” is the firm of your dreams. And the “they” in “they will come” are the clients. The hope is that if you build a great firm, clients will be flocking to your ballpark.
From FA Magazine
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Summary: RIAs are increasingly aware that electronic communication with clients, custodians and vendors needs to be locked down. Whether they are taking the right steps to encrypt data is another story.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: The Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers program recognizes financial advisory firms that empower their employees to grow professionally and provide clients with the best possible investment and financial planning advice. InvestmentNews recognized 50 companies in 2018 as deserving of this honor, highlighting outstanding human resources practices and policies. View the complete list of firms.
From WealthManagement
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Summary: [Podcast] Before independence was in vogue, Dorie Fain of &Wealth left the comfort and familiarity of a big-name firm—plus significant chips on the table—to build her own RIA. Fain shares how she banked on her client relationships, instead of “believing the hype” that she needed a big brand name behind her.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Less than a year after starting her financial planning practice in Oklahoma City in 2015, Amy Hubble was faced with a dilemma. She had been accepted to the University of Georgia to work on her doctorate in financial planning and consumer economics. But the school was 1,000 miles away, and if she decided to pursue her Ph.D., she would have to move. But that would mean giving up her practice and abandoning her clients just as she was getting started.