Added on October 2013 in Join an RIA
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Summary: InvestmentNews will be following six recent graduates as they join the financial planning business. In several updates throughout the year, there will be updates on what they will be doing at their jobs, what their expectations are, and if they will be able to develop the types of skills they will need for the future.
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Summary: Wirehouse financial advisors will relate to these 9 common fears when considering breaking away to the independent channel.
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Summary: Attorney Patrick Burns warns advisors to adhere to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting. He provides 7 steps to follow and tells the cautionary tale of a couple of Merrill brokers who were served with a temporary restraining order. They were caught on video taking files from their office the weekend before their departure.
Added on February 2012 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Kent Smetters, a Wharton Professor, has created a platform for advisors to be able to scale their practice while serving the underserved Middle America. Veritat is a platform that does the client scheduling, collection of client information, creation of the personalized plans and the portfolio management. The advisor must approve and can slightly alter before it is presented to the client.
Added on February 2012 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Three out of four wirehouse advisors would take action if a recruiter called them about the prospect of joining an RIA, according to a study released today by The Charles Schwab Corp. Of those surveyed, 67% of wirehouse advisors worry about job security and report that added responsibilities make it hard to meet clients’ needs. Moreover, 51% said they find the idea of becoming an RIA appealing. “
