From Financial Planning
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Summary: Financial advisors are buzzing these days with long-needed discussions about fee structures and the way clients pay advisors for their services. But setting a fee structure is only half of the equation. The other half is the distribution of compensation throughout the firm, from support staff to ownership.
From IRIS
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Summary: Content marketing is defined as “any marketing that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire and retain customers.” For financial advisors, it can be a one of the most effective way to differentiate your firm and tell your story.
From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: Where does all the time go? For financial advisors who must divide their days between client meetings, following up with prospects, networking with peers, responding to e-mails and taking care of other crucial tasks, it can often feel as though there aren’t enough hours in the day.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: When Kate Holmes launched her financial advisory business two years ago, she planned on rarely, if ever, meeting with clients face-to-face. Still, she decided to rent a small office near her home outside Las Vegas because she didn't think she would appear legitimate to prospective clients without a physical location.
From CNBC
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Summary: One of the more enduring outcomes of the financial crisis has been the migration of advisors and assets from the investment sales model of the Wall Street wirehouses to the fiduciary model of fee-only RIAs. A small but growing model, these financial professionals believe if an advisor offers product options to clients, even where appropriate, that advisor may be conflicted, regardless of disclosures