How are traditional data tools adapting to this bold new era of BIg Data?
A little more than a year after Raymond James introduced its Goal Planning and Monitoring software powered by MoneyGuidePro to its advisers, the firm reports that the software has been used to create 50,000 financial plans.
As it pursues a series of broker-dealer acquisitions, RCS Capital Corp. has signed on with smart-data technology startup Vestorly in a digital-marketing deal designed to connect brokers with client prospects.
Less than 10% of advisers actually have a formal referral process that is proactive in nature, have documented steps that can be measured, and a process that is systematized to become a powerful growth engine. Timothy Welsh writes: This needs to change.
The content sharing platform offers advisers insight into potential clients based on their online activity.
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Most rely on client referrals for growth, but that doesn't diversify a client base.
Make no mistake &mdash; the focus of a technology company has relevance to advisory firms. Just think innovation.
Uneven recognition of same-sex marriage will make for a complicated tax year.
Nearly 80% of black and Hispanic respondents say such a move would better serve clients' needs.
Using the major social-media network for business doesn't have to be complicated.
Has LinkedIn changed recruiting at advisory firms? Openings that firms had previously hired third-party recruiters to fill are now routinely posted on LinkedIn, and large companies employ in-house recruiters who scour LinkedIn for candidates.
The story of how George Bailey and his Building and Loan touched and influenced the small town of Bedford Falls and beyond draws strong parallels to the modern-day adviser trying to do what is right for his or her clients while protecting them from the Mr. Potters of the world.
What were once considered extra features have now become as much of a must-have as the seat warmers on new cars.
At this week's T3 conference, digital disruption evoked both fear and complacency. The mere fact that you're human being isn't a sustainable competitive advantage. But that's not the whole story. Can robo-advisers be defeated, and should they be?
Making free but valuable content available to potential prospects is the key, panel says
The best way avoid a split is to have a longer "courtship."
