From Finacial Advisor
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Summary: Half of all financial advisors feel they are at least somewhat or completely in control of their businesses and their time, leaving the other half to feel varying degrees of being out of control, according to a new FPA study. Fifty-three percent of the advisors surveyed say they are not in control of their time and 49 percent say they are not in control of their businesses, according to the 2014 Time Management and Productivity Study conducted by the FPA Research and Practice Institute. The remainders in both cases are either somewhat or completely in control.
From Think Advisor
Added on April 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: What is the secret to success for advisory firms that decide to take the plunge? After all, a merger resembles a marriage of sorts, with many of the same challenges and few of the same benefits. Similar to partners in an ill-conceived marriage, many advisors expend more energy on the wedding than on the long-term relationship.
From wealthmanagement.com
Added on April 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: U.S. securities regulators have unveiled a road map that lays out how they plan to make sure Wall Street firms are prepared to detect and prevent cyber security attacks.The nine-page document, posted April 15, contains examples of the questions Securities and Exchange Commission examiners might ask brokerages and asset managers during inspections.
From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: Instead of “disrupting” flesh-and-blood financial advisors, so-called robo-advisors may end up helping them — even as they take business away from traditional vendors, according to Nerd’s Eye View.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: In order to be more transparent, financial advisors should strive to eliminate jargon when conversing with clients. Among the offenders cited: adding alpha, yield curves, basis points and efficient frontiers.We asked a few advisors to add the buzzwords that they thought confused clients -- and to offer us alternative phrasings where possible. Click through to see their list.
