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Why retired advisors can be sued

Why retired advisors can be sued

In part four of a six-part series, “Keeping your practice compliant,” Ellen Bessner, partner, Babin Bessner Spry LLP, and Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, discuss…

Adding value where robo-advisors can’t

Advisors can show their worth during volatile markets, and with complex financial planning needs

Meeting the robo-advisory challenge

Embrace technology, and make sure your clients understand your value

Partnering with a robo-advisor may be a natural fit

Advisors who develop such partnerships could find efficiency and scale in their businesses, which could help improve overall productivity

Working with robo-advisors

Digital wealth-management platforms are aiming to make life easier for traditional advisors

Three reasons to hire an office manager

Productivity and efficiency gains more than offset costs

The importance of meeting face to face

The importance of meeting face to face

In part three of a six-part series, “Keeping your practice compliant,” Ellen Bessner, partner, Babin Bessner Spry LLP, and Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, explain…

Demographic changes are impacting the retirement landscape

Four survival strategies for new advisors

Seek guidance and learn as much as you can

Demographic changes are impacting the retirement landscape

Four reasons to hire young advisors

They are tech-savvy and can retain assets held by young clients

Power of attorney: What advisors need to know

Power of attorney: What advisors need to know

In part two of a six-part series, “Keeping your practice compliant,” Ellen Bessner, partner, Babin Bessner Spry LLP, and Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, discuss…

Courting centres of influence

Courting centres of influence

Seek relationships with several types of COIs

IAP calls on regulators to eliminate embedded compensation

What is the lifetime value of your clients?

Simple calculations can give you insight into profitability

Change the insurance conversation with a capital wants analysis

Change the insurance conversation with a capital wants analysis

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, says a capital needs analysis can make prospects and clients feel pushed. He explains why a capital wants…

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • June 15, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 05:00

Stuck in a rut? These tips can help you get out

Find your way back to doing the things that made you successful in the first place

Five keys to retaining top clients

Go beyond the basics to reinforce your relationship

Three things to consider when selling your book

Three things to consider when selling your book

In part one of a six-part series, “Keeping your practice compliant,” Ellen Bessner, partner, Babin Bessner Spry LLP, and Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, discuss…

Preparing your practice for succession

Take the time to maximize the value of your business

Don’t go prospecting — prospect as you go

Don’t go prospecting — prospect as you go

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, explains prospecting is not a separate activity, but an endeavour you need to work at consistently for best…

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • June 8, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 16:30

How to increase your share of wallet

Managing a larger portion of your clients’ assets increases profitability and client loyalty

Working with grieving clients

Succession planning: Are you emotionally prepared?

Many advisors have difficulty accepting the inevitable

Why clients are tuning you out

Why clients are tuning you out

What’s on your “not-to-do” list?

What’s on your “not-to-do” list?

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, explains that a “not-to-do” list boosts your productivity by focusing your time on what is truly important for…

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • May 31, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 13:15
Stack your book with ideal clients

Stack your book with ideal clients

Identify the clients you like to work with and build your practice around them

IAP roundtable to discuss risk profiling and retail advice

Are your biases affecting your advice?

Forget what matters to you — focus on the client

Lessons from billionaires who’ve gone broke

Lessons from billionaires who’ve gone broke

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, gives tips on how to manage clients with very high risk tolerance, who may put…