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Be prepared to justify your fees
From InvestmentNews
Added on May 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: A financial adviser should never get caught off guard — or show surprise or resentment — when a client raises a question about fees. After all, surveys have shown that financial advisory fees are widely misunderstood. A 2011 study by Cerulli Associates Inc. found that 33% of investors did not know how they paid for investment advice, and 31% said they thought the advice they got was free.
6 Entrepreneurship Tips for RIAs
From Financial Planning
Added on May 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Some RIAs are intentional entrepreneurs and some are accidental ones, as one Los Angeles financial advisor puts it. But both types may need help developing the skills required to build a growing firm. Jonathan Foster, founder of Angeles Wealth Management, calls himself one of the former: He started out in the wirehouse sector, shifted to a series of roles at eTrade, Carson Wealth Management and other RIAs before founding his practice in late 2011.
The Dynamics of Saying "I'm Sorry" to Clients
From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on April 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: People make mistakes. And when the mistake maker is a financial advisor, and the error affects a client, experts say a clear and unambiguous apology is called for. The rewards are easy: client loyalty and trust that goes on for years to come,” writes Xenos. “Also, it helps you as an advisor clear your conscience and feel truer with the relationship.
The 2014 IA 25 Special Report
From Think Advisor
Added on April 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: 12th year of the IA 25, annual list of the most influential people in and around the advisor industry. All the editors of the Investment Advisor Group—of Investment Advisor and Research magazines and ThinkAdvisor.com—weighed in over several months to choose individuals who in our judgment have been influential, are influential and likely in the future will influence the markets; how advisors invest and plan retirement for clients; and who will affect the regulatory and legislative environment in which advisors operate.
Financial Planning's Future: CPAs?
From Financial Planning
Added on April 2014 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: There are tried-and-true battle plans as firms labor to recruit planners into their ranks: poach from rival firms, lure brokers away from the wirehouses, train new graduates to become CFPs, etc.But as HD Vest President and CEO Roger Ochs sees it, the practice of essentially trading advisors with other firms is a zero-sum game. Instead, HD Vest - which believes that a tax return is a "road map" that can help a professional build a comprehensive financial plan - seeks to fulfill its growth strategy by turning CPAs into CFP/CPAs.
