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Summary: As another year ends and a new one begins, it’s hard not to reflect on achievements and shortcomings—all the things that one has accomplished over the past year, and those we wish had been done before year-end. This marker of time leads inevitably to “resolutions” for the year ahead.
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Summary: Across the globe, people from all walks of life will be making resolutions on New Year’s Eve, aiming, as they do every year, to have another stab at doing better in the areas they’ve lagged. For financial advisors, the end of one year and the beginning of another is an excellent time to get their clients to commit to making at least one sound financial decision.
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Summary: Passion or goal commitment? Or maybe they are inextricably linked. Elite advisors, or top performers in any profession, set high goals for themselves because they are passionate about their work. These ambitious goals are challenging and force them to continually strive to improve; whether it’s in the operating room, the concert hall, Madison Square Garden, or the corner office—the professional passion of elite performers forces them into a perpetual growth mode. Here’s how you can challenge yourself in 2014.
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Summary: Financial advisers have found that by focusing on professionals in a particular industry, they become specialists in what those professionals need in terms of financial planning — and learn to speak their language. Marketing, in turn, becomes much more targeted and effective
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Summary: Increasing the number of referrals they receive from current clients is the No. 1 goal for 2014 for financial advisors, according to a survey by SEI released Monday. SEI, a global provider of asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions for institutional and personal wealth management based in Oaks, Pa., found that 85 percent of advisors polled want to increase their referrals next year.
