Las Vegas: “I’ve listened to a few of your webinars on social prospecting,” started Shawn, a new advisor at a recent conference. “The concepts make sense and they are all solid ideas, my problem is that I’ve only been at this for a year and some...
A widely regarded executive at one of the largest registered investment advisors in the country has jumped ship to start her own practice with another, much larger RIA. Lori Van Dusen, formerly executive director at Convergent Wealth Advisors in...
At least two national ad campaigns have been launched this year promoting segments of the financial advisory business, but don’t look for leaders in the broadly diverse industry to collaborate on a unifying campaign a la “Got Milk?” anytime soon...
As the market volatility that re-emerged this past August continues, advisors in your branch are likely feeling the kind of pain and anxiety they did at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. (In August, amazingly, we found that many clients...
The brokerage business is dead. With commission rates hovering around zero, making a living by buying and selling securities on behalf of customers is a thing of the past. Some brokers are reinventing themselves as investment advisers within...
Chicago—“Our firm keeps telling us to bring in more affluent clients, they’ve created all these new wealth management tools. But there’s a disconnect between the realities that I’ve got to do, day to day, and the support I’ve got,” Joe groaned...
