Marketing & Technology

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  Advisors Mulling a Move Should Check the Elephant in the Room

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  Conversations about career transitions tend to focus on the advantages of making a move while ignoring the risks of moving, Cetera says.

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  Top Advisors Sound Off on Tech: NAPFA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  "How to service high-end clients over and above money management is something we’re constantly examining," said one advisor.

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  8 Practice Areas Where Advisors Can Save Big With Tech

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  Between 40% and 45% of revenue goes to overhead—a number that isn't changing with growth, but could with some help from technology.

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  Forget Freud: Women Know What They Want

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  At FPA Retreat 2013, Heather Ettinger provides the facts on women, and suggests how the majority of advisors’ potential clients want to be treated after a divorce or death of a spouse.

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  TDAI’s Healy: Engage in Demographic Stereotypes at Your Peril

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 6, 2013

  Gen X and Y will grow their wealth from $2 trillion to $28 trillion in the next eight years, Healy argued.

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  15 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: April

  By Katie Rass  |  May 6, 2013

  While gold plunged in April and Bitcoin took a wild ride, Sallie Krawcheck threw a punch in the battle of the sexes and Bill Gross opined on the pomp and pageantry of stock trading.

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  Kitces and Winterberg Describe the Future of Financial Planning

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2013

  At FPA Retreat, Michael Kitces and Bill Winterberg suggested that in the very near future—now?—planners won't be able to act like the Wizard of Oz. Better interaction and engagement with clients will mean better adoption.

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  ‘Time Saving Techniques’ That Add Value for Clients

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  May 5, 2013

  What can you do to save time if you don't want to put outsourcing burdens on your clients?

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  Envestnet Unveils ‘Intelligence’ Initiative at Advisor Summit

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2013

  “It’s not a product; it’s not a platform,” explained Bill Crager, Envestnet’s president. “It’s completely integrated technology that pulls together resources to provide on-demand information.”

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  Are Your ‘Time Saving Techniques’ Just Pushing Work Back to Clients?

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  May 4, 2013

  There is greater pressure than ever for financial planners to maintain high productivity levels, but at what cost?