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Summary: What will happen in the financial services industry in 2014 in the world of compliance? What trends will predominate as financial advisors seek to meet regulatory requirements, and which issues will come to the fore? Furthermore, what issues that have been key compliance mandates in the past will continue to dominate the discussion?
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Summary: The WealthManagement.com list of the Ten Best Business Books, now in its second year, recognizes the most useful business books for financial professionals. Over 25,000 business books were published in 2013. WealthManagement.com editors got together and think that readers who check out the following books will be well rewarded. As always, we tried for a mix of the high-profile, the hidden gems, and we threw in a financial thriller for fun. In each case, a key takeaway is offered.
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Summary: Trend emerges of 20-something advisers taking on meaningful work sooner. Increasingly, firms are treating the traditional apprentice-type model training as more of a reciprocal relationship. And they are seeking the input of young and would-be advisers in a number of different ways.
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Summary: A next-gen group of advisors takes on the difficult task of identifying their practices in 2025. The group discussed the individual rep model, how client relationships will be characterized, technology and the systems that will need to be developed (at both the advisor and client levels), as well as a number of other issues.
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Summary: The future is uncertain in a lot of ways, but the industry is already in flux. There are some ways that advisors can prepare for what’s coming to achieve their business goals and serve their clients well. The future always presents challenges, but also opportunities for those who are prepared. In the future, that is, today, four major trends are affecting your clients and your businesses.
