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Fiduciary Rule's Cost for 9 Investment Advice Players: From IBDs to RIAs

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: By April 2017, investment advisory firms will have to be in compliance with the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule requiring them to adhere to a “best-interest standard” in advising their customers.

Digital Client Onboarding: A Key Step Toward Wealth Management Platform Growth

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The initial interaction between a financial advisor and client is crucial not only for building the trust and confidence needed to sustain that relationship, but also for the long-term health of the wealth management firm.

Advisors: How to Separate Yourself from the Competition

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Everyone is gifted, but most people need help ”unwrapping their gifts,” because those gifts sit dormant, buried under layers of self-doubt, fear of failure, and feeling like they really don’t have what it takes to make a lifelong career of financial advising.

The Critical Error This Industry Is Making

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Tim Welsh, president of Nexus Strategy, says the five mega trends impacting the advisory space are: the growth and evolution of the U.S. wealth market, the fiduciary standard, the evolution of digital advice, the aging of human advisors and the movement to independence

5 Robo-Advice Myths Busted

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Attempting to dispel the myths about robo-advice, Tom Kimberly, general manager of Betterment for Advisors, said the nascent robo-advice market is not “human vs. technology. One is not going to win and the other lose.”

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