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By Bill GoodI've just finished reading a wonderful book. It's really helped me pull together my thinking on "best practices." Before I tell you about it, let's...
May 01, 2010
The Fast Track: A Marriage of InconvenienceOne of my advisor clients had a problem. Her part-time accountant was very diligent, rigidly paying all the firm's bills on time, and everyone in...
May 01, 2010
Formulas for Success: The Dispensable Leader"The graveyards are full of indispensable men."--General Charles DeGaulle At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, we are an industry facing a crisis of leadership....
May 01, 2010
Raymond James Makes Leadership Transition: Reilly Becomes CEO; James Remains ChairmanRaymond James Financial hosted its National Conference for Professional Development April 26-29 in Nashville, Tenn., just before Paul Reilly moved into the CEO slot. Reilly became...
May 01, 2010
50 Top Women in Wealth Management for 2010Selected by an advisory board of distinguished women involved in the wealth management business, the list of the 50 Top Women in Wealth Management...
April 30, 2010
How free advice can cost your businessRecently, I was spotted in an audience by a CEO who is familiar with my work and knows that some of what
April 30, 2010
Rethinking referrals: When seminars don't workFor advisors looking to transform the new business process, professional partnerships are the future and a solution to seminar stalemate.
April 30, 2010
Four ways to create "raving fans" and build your businessMake no mistake, clients are your biggest asset.