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Summary: Odds are that by now you know of Meltdown and Spectre. Why? Because once again a cybersecurity issue has reached the mainstream press – an event happening more and more often as we become an increasingly tech-reliant world. For the advisor, cybersecurity is becoming more of a distraction taking you away from giving financial advice and making your clients’ lives better.
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Summary: Finra launched a helpline for small-firm members on Monday to answer "general and routine" compliance questions.
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Summary: The beginning of the year is usually a busy time for wealth management firms and the investors they serve. As part of the year-ahead planning that wealth managers and registered investment advisors undergo, they typically evaluate relationships with all of their external service providers.This is a smart tactic for ensuring their businesses are well-positioned to operate efficiently and securely and comply with evolving regulations going forward.
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Summary:We’ve always been taught to be closing, you know the ‘proverbial ABC, always be closing,’ but your concept of the mini-close got my attention,” remarked Jared as a prelude to his question during a Q&A, “Most, if not all, of us would agree that the closing techniques we’ve been taught don’t work on people with money—but how much different is your suggestion?
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Summary: The last couple of years have seen fintech upstarts forge successful partnerships with incumbent financial institutions to better the industry from the inside out. But it wasn't always this way.
