Blogs

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  Stop Denying Investor Rights: End Forced Abitration Now

  By Heath Abshure, NASAA President  |  May 16, 2013

  For too long, investors have been forced to "take it or leave it" by mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses. The time is now for this denial of investor rights to end, which is why NASAA supports the Arbitration Fairness Act.

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  Want a More Profitable Firm? Let Employees Work From Home

  By Angie Herbers  |  May 15, 2013

  Our research shows that firms that offer more flexibility to employees are more productive and profitable and the employees are happier, as are clients.

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  Advisors May Be Crazy, Like a Fox

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  What the research suggests about advisors’ change of attitude toward building client portfolios: Can we see PTSD symptoms from the Great Recession, or is it merely a matter or risk management?

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  Is Schwab’s Arbitration Win Really a Loss?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  There's much backlash in Washington over Schwab's successful rebuttal of a FINRA challenge to its expanded mandatory arbitration clause.

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  Warning: Micromanagement Doesn’t Build Successful Firms

  By Angie Herbers  |  May 8, 2013

  You hired them, you trained them and you coach them. Let employees do their job.

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  How to Take the ‘Gamble’ Out of Retirement Planning

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  May 6, 2013

  The financial services industry has plenty of reasons to look at 12(b)-1 fees—especially when it comes to the need for client-friendly arrangements.

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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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  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?

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  Remind Clients of the Non-Market Returns You Provide: 7 Examples

  By Andrew Rice, Money Management Services  |  May 4, 2013

  Beyond the returns on their portfolios, chances are good that you’ve provided plenty of non-market returns for your clients. You may want to remind them of this value you provide; here are seven examples.

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  Is Your Content Marketing Reaching the Right Prospects?

  By Kirk J. Hulett, MS, Securities America Financial  |  May 2, 2013

  How do you measure whether your content is generating leads, and the right leads? Google Analytics can help, but there are more ways to tell whether you're getting a good ROI on your content marketing.