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Explore the latest industry news and advice that can help financial advisors build and grow successful practices.
Caveat Emptor: 14 Ways to Check Out Your Vendors
By Harry LewAre you doing enough due diligence to avoid buying defective or fraudulent products or services?
August 07, 2012
Industry Leaders on Practice Management: Sales and MarketingWe convened with four industry experts in June to hash out the results of our groundbreaking Pursuing Practice Excellence study. In this transcript, their insights on what works, and doesn't, on advisor sales and marketing support.
August 07, 2012
Advisors: How Time Windows Will Change Your LifeThe discipline of following "time windows" has worked so well in my business that I highly recommend them to all my clients, especially those suffering from the traditional challenge faced by advisors of having way too much to do and too little time to do it.
August 07, 2012
New York Regulator Threatens to Suspend Standard Chartered Over Iran DealingsThe New York Department of Financial Services has warned the British bank Standard Chartered that it could be suspended from doing business in the state over charges that it violated money-laundering laws in dealings with institutions in Iran that are subject to U.S. economic sanctions.
August 07, 2012
Industry Leaders on Practice Management: Differentiation and CoachingWe convened with four industry experts in June to hash out the results of our groundbreaking Pursuing Practice Excellence study. In this segment, how to make your firm stand out among the competition and what coaching can bring to a successful practice.
August 06, 2012
Death, Delusional Clients and Other Hard Lessons From a Breakaway BrokerHow a friends death led a wirehouse broker to go independent; lessons learned from a difficult, delusional clientthese are just a few of the stories veteran advisor Bob Collins tells...
August 03, 2012
Tibergien on Advisor M&A Trends: Expect More DealsCommenting on findings of Pershing Real Deals report on advisor M&A, Pershing Advisor Solutions CEO sees a re-emergence of strategic buyers and suggests the RIA business may evolve to resemble the accounting industry.
August 02, 2012
International Advisor Roundtable Explores Products, Pricing and Practice ManagementAn international group of advisors sat down earlier this summer to discuss their similarities and differences regarding government regulations, products and successful practice management tools.