Tag: Practice management

Nearly 70% of advisers expect the independent model to offer more earnings potential than any other business model over the next 18 months, a Fidelity Investments survey found.

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of advisers say their greatest pitfall in communicating with clients is lack of frequency, according to an SEI Advisor Network poll.   

John Hancock’s practice management platform, Build4Success, will now include a third-party valuation and coaching services for its top 250 advisers.

The answer to this question will vary from adviser to adviser, but no matter whom you ask, it is hardly ever a matter of “yes” or “no.”   

Eight in ten advisers at broker/dealers and insurance companies say the idea of being an independent registered investment adviser (RIA) is appealing, according to a Schwab survey. 

PLANSPONSOR has named the winners of the 2011 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser and Retirement Plan Adviser Team of the Year awards.

In a Webinar discussing the power of real-time marketing on social media platforms, authors of a new book asked the financial industry–why are we so behind? 

Half (51%) of advisers agree that having a fiduciary standard is an “extremely” or “very” big differentiator when attracting new clients, according to ByAllAccounts, Inc., an account aggregation...

RidgeWorth Investments is introducing five monthly podcasts that will offer asset class updates and information for investment professionals. 

With the growing level of scrutiny surrounding qualified retirement plan fees, the value an adviser adds to a plan needs to be clearly defined.  

Fidelity Investments is making a tool available to advisers that helps them prospect more than 1.5 million retirement plans.

The Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) acquired the Defined Contribution Plan (DCP) Suite of Studies, conducted by Warren Cormier. 

Lincoln Financial Network, the retail distribution division of Lincoln Financial Group, has expanded its Office of Practice Management (OPM) services.  

Client-facing professionals (brokers, advisers, agents, and bankers) are the most trusted source of information in the financial services industry, according to a recent survey.  

A report from Charles Schwab evaluates the pros and cons of combining a traditional brokerage business and fee-based advisory business.

About half of nearly 1,300 advisers surveyed by Curian Capital surveyed feel time management and efficiency will be their biggest challenge in 2011. 

Small-business owners are slowly starting to realize that they can’t handle retirement planning on their own, according toE. Thomas Foster Jr., Vice President and National Spokesperson of The Hartford's...

Commonfund appointed Rick Nelson as Chief Investment Officer of Commonfund Group and CEO of Commonfund Asset Management Company, effective February 1, 2011.

Sheridan Road Financial, an investment advisory firm for middle-market corporate retirement plans, has opened an office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   

How to differentiate your business from the masses.