Going Independent

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  What’s an RIA’s Ideal Model? (Hint: It’s About the Money)

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  For RIAs, getting into M&A as well as advisor recruiting may be tough, but it may be the only way for them to survive, the Alliance for RIAs says.

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  Advisors More Likely to Switch Firms With Family’s Approval

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  Memo to recruiters: A focus on the financial advantages of switching firms may ultimately be less effective than demonstrating how a move might improve the advisor’s work-life balance.

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  Why Women Select, Retain or Reject an Advisor

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  The money I spent on a financial advisor was "the best investment I ever made," says one panelist.

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  CFP Board’s CE Plan Rattles FPA Retreat Attendees

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2013

  The CFP Board, which is currently tasked with setting the standards and regulating CFP CE providers, would become a provider itself if the plan were approved.

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  The Elevator Speech That’s Sure to Fail: New Genworth Practice Management Book

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2013

  Consider two financial planners, both of whom specialize in working with doctors, making their 'elevator speeches' at a cocktail party after a medical conference. Which pitch works best?

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  Trust Co. of America Aligns With RIA in a Box to Help Breakaway Brokers

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  The alliance will help breakaway brokers in Trust Co.’s Advisor Pathways program decide whether they want go independent, join an existing RIA firm, or sell their practice and exit the market.

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  RIAs to Hold 25% of All Client Assets in 2014: Cerulli

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  The number of RIAs is fast approaching 30,000, the research firm finds.

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  Challenges of a Growing Practice: Managing Portfolios

  By Mike Patton  |  April 29, 2013

  Whether you outsource money management or not, at least segment your client base.

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  LPL Q1 Earnings Rise on Strong Hybrid-RIA, Other Growth

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Net new assets across its different platforms hit $3 billion in early 2013.

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  Shh! Virtual Recruitment Market Lets Advisors Shop Anonymously for New Firms

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Companies that have signed on to the Advisor Center include Cetera Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, Pershing Advisor Solutions and TD Ameritrade Institutional.