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Charles Schwab's IMPACT 2014 conference descended upon the Colorado Convention Center in Denver this week. While plenty of face-to-face networking took place during this year's event, many also took to Twitter to share their real-time reactions. We tracked the social buzz from Day 1 through to the Friday conclusion.
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Summary: How do you become a $1 billion firm? In 2009, there were 300 independent advisory firms that had $1 billion in assets under management, according to the Alliance for Registered Investment Advisors. Today that number is past 700 and appears to be accelerating. Yet independent firms that have been successful in the past may face new pressure from large firms with sophisticated capabilities.
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Summary: More advisors are writing out their succession plans; 44 percent of RIAs indicated they have a documented plan, up from 31 percent last year, according to WealthManagement.com’s 2014 AdvisorBenchmarking RIA Trend Report, a survey of about 400 RIAs
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Summary: Socially responsible investing, often called SRI, refers to "investments or investment strategies that seek to generate a financial return and positive environmental and social benefits," according to the Calvert Foundation, a community development financial institution.
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Summary: The coalition, made up of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, says there are insufficient regulations for financial planners and members of the public are the ones being hurt because of it.
