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6 mistakes advisers make when onboarding new clients

Added on November 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Starting a new relationship with a client is harder than it looks. Whether it’s a philosophical difference or managing expectations, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right fit. Here are six interactions advisers said they learned from when bringing on new clients. 

The Four Ingredients of Great Customer Experience

Added on November 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Recently, a new client of mine said, “Just like everyone else I want to differentiate my business through the customer experiences I provide, but quite frankly I’ve tried a lot of things and am not seeing any sustained improvement.”

Avoiding management overload by delegating

Added on November 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Julia Carlson never had much trouble attracting clients to the advisory firm she launched in 2009. But when she started growing by about $40 million a year, she began to recognize the firm's lack of business structure was a potential calamity in the making.

Advocates hope reform of SEC advertising rule will ease advisers' use of social media

Added on November 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission's review of its advertising rule is raising hopes that it will result in easing investment advisers' use of social media.

 

Voices Protect yourself from a cyber attack — before it happens

Added on October 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The biggest threat to your firm’s security may be lurking in your inbox. Email is a primary means for RIA communication with clients, vendors, other third parties and within a firm. As a result, most data and security breaches happen through email, usually due to some combination of user error and gaps in cybersecurity protection. The potential risks are so great that the SEC has enacted privacy laws concerning the use, storage, transmission and handling of personal information.

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