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Making a habit out of CRM best practices will help your business
NEWS OPINION JUN 29, 2018
Making a habit out of CRM best practices will help your business

Use your customer relationship management software to both segment and document clients more efficiently.

By Rick Williamson
2 factors will make or break your company, says Charles Koch
NEWS OPINION JUN 21, 2018
2 factors will make or break your company, says Charles Koch

Billionaire CEO cites the importance of an innovative mindset and a strong company culture

By Ron Carson
When your client dies, who gets their airline miles?
NEWS OPINION JUN 19, 2018
When your client dies, who gets their airline miles?

Now that a new law provides executors with access to digital assets, estate planning needs to include such assets

By Amy Florian
NEWS OPINION JUN 18, 2018
Going independent: Which business model is right for you?

Wealth managers making the transition need to pick the model that's appropriate to their needs and best serves their clients.

By Ben Harrison
NEWS OPINION JUN 16, 2018
A more expansive future requires multiple pricing models

Charging fees based on assets under management is OK, but the modern financial advice business is starting to cut varied paths toward different pricing models that might be better both for clients and the overall industry.

By crain-api
NEWS OPINION JUN 12, 2018
Always be closing? The end of selling

Financial advisers should be explaining how they can help clients, rather than pushing products on them.

By Joe Duran
NEWS OPINION JUN 08, 2018
Why saying goodbye to your clients and business is hard

Advisers should consider the challenges they may face when retiring, as many find this transition to be harder than they anticipated

By Joni Youngwirth
Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross
NEWS OPINION JUN 07, 2018
Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross

The factors Magellan's manager uses to beat the index can be accessed more cheaply via ETFs.

By Nir Kaissar
401(k) advisers, is your value proposition even valuable?
NEWS OPINION JUN 06, 2018
401(k) advisers, is your value proposition even valuable?

Investment expertise is no longer viewed as a coveted service — these days, it's just table stakes.

By Aaron Pottichen
NEWS OPINION JUN 02, 2018
IPO filing could usher in new era of legitimacy for RIAs

It seems only natural that IPOs will be the next step.

By crain-api
NEWS OPINION MAY 29, 2018
TV show paints bleak picture of financial planners

The lead character in the series 'Ozark' is reinforcing Americans' negative view of advisers.

By Dan Candura
NEWS OPINION MAY 29, 2018
Advisers: Technology alone won't transform your business

New tools and platforms should be used to facilitate deeper, more meaningful interactions with your clients.

By Abby Schneiderman
The end of the Goldilocks credit markets?
NEWS OPINION MAY 21, 2018
The end of the Goldilocks credit markets?

Going forward, the fixed-income environment may favor more sophisticated active approaches, such as flexible 'best ideas' strategies.

By Gautam Khanna
NEWS OPINION MAY 19, 2018
Financial schemes against seniors are most often committed by people closest to them

Advisers can — and should — take steps to discourage elder financial fraud.

By crain-api
NEWS OPINION MAY 19, 2018
Why we must create a more diverse and sustainable financial planning profession

CEO explains how, why a firm should commit to conscious inclusion.

By Marguerita Cheng
NEWS OPINION MAY 10, 2018
Harnessing RIA M&A strategies for growth

As deal-making picks up, acquiring RIAs need a proven client service model, an efficient operations infrastructure and access to additional planning and investing resources

By Matt Sonnen
NEWS OPINION MAY 03, 2018
3 insights on the Financial Engines-Edelman combination and how it might affect you

The combined company is likely to become a nationally dominant firm.

By Joe Duran
NEWS OPINION MAY 02, 2018
The Super Bowl, advice and the markets

What do these three items have in common? A lot, actually.

By Jim DeCarlo
NEWS OPINION APR 30, 2018
Ask the Ethicist: CFP professional wonders about possible part-time gig

Solo practitioner wonders if he can still describe his practice as a fee-only if he takes on financial planning work from a friend who earns some commissions.

By Dan Candura
NEWS OPINION APR 17, 2018
Using smart beta in an outcomes-oriented portfolio

Before incorporating strategic beta products in a client's portfolio, advisers must understand the challenges at hand and the desired outcome

By Mannik S. Dhillon