Guy Swain was a solo practitioner with a staff of two. He started thinking about a succession plan when his assistant moved out of town and he considered hiring a CFP to replace her

Columbia:  “Does any one firm have an advantage when it comes to working with the affluent?” asked Donald after my keynote.  Before I could respond, he threw in another question, “What do financial advisors need to know...

Trust levels up 12 percentage points from last year as HNW increase allocation in alternatives and foreign investments

LPL Financial has recruited a newly formed registered investment advisor, StreamSong Advisors in Grand Rapids, Mich., to its RIA custodian platform. The firm, founded by Thomas Braun, has $1.2 billion in assets under management. Since 2007, LPL...

How to avoid “go fever”

Despite years of industry hype about how social media can be a valuable marketing tool for advisors, especially among younger prospects, millennials don’t actually want to communicate with financial services firms on social networks. Only 0.03 pe...

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