From Think Advisor
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Summary: In early June, I was on a panel with two advisors at the Pershing Insite Conference in Orlando discussing how independent advisors can differentiate themselves from their competitors. My co-panelists were excellent and insightful, and I was struck by the fact that in the advisory industry the need for differentiation has become greater than ever before.
From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: The key for financial advisors to understand their clients is to understand themselves first, guest-blogger John Pierce writes in InvestmentNews. And to attract and impress clients, adds The Wall Street Journal’s guest-columnist Vince Esposito, getting known as a thought leader can help tremendously.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: During a Financial Planning webinar addressing audit readiness, Brian Hamburger, founder and president of MarketCounsel, a leading business and regulatory compliance firm, and Robert Molinari, vice president of compliance at Commonwealth Financial Network, laid out some best practices for preparing for regulatory audits
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Let's face it: robo-adviser technology is here to stay. As full-service financial advisers, we will have to ramp up our communication strategies and combine them with first-class services and distinctive products to ensure that we will not only survive, but also thrive, as automated platforms amass a greater market share in the coming years. And in no uncertain terms, it means beating the robots at their own game.
From Think Advisor
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Summary: Registered investment advisors are increasingly implementing cybersecurity policies as the number of cyber breaches against their firms jumps, according to a just-released poll by the Investment Adviser Association and ACA Compliance Group.
