Happy Friday, readers! There are a lot of elements to ensuring success in the financial advisory profession, but at the core is quality client service. You can have the best growth rate in the industry and the most effective sales staffers out there, but if you aren’t retaining existing clients, it will all be for naught. Collected below is a series of articles on the topic of ensuring quality client service. We hope you will share some of what you read with a client or colleague.
As the population ages, experts believe more companies will offer this voluntary benefit. Advisers who are educated about long-term care insurance can increase awareness for retirement plan sponsors and participants.
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Retirement plan advisers do more than help shape their retired clients’ finances; they can and indeed must play a part in making sure their clients are treated equitably.
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According to new John Hancock research, financial stress has a major impact on organizations, costing more than an estimated $1,900 per year, per employee.
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Amid this activity, independent shops seeking to remain solo continue to affiliate with entities such as GRP Advisor Alliance and Resources Investment Advisors LLC. These firms offer scalable back-office support and access to many of the client-facing solutions a CAPTRUST can bring to bear.
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A newly issued Field Assistance Bulletin provides that investment advice fiduciaries now have until January 31, 2022, to comply with the impartial conduct standards in the fiduciary prohibited transaction exemption announced at the end of 2020.
TIAA appoints chief brand and demand generation officer; BDO USA adds Lowery Asset Consulting; Morgan Stanley Investment Management bolsters sales leadership team; and more.
