Nerd's Eye View

JULY 31, 2024

Even firms with robust compliance programs that do a good job following their required policies and procedures can struggle with examinations if they don't have the information that examiners will ask for readily available.

Compliance 182

Compliance Ethics Advertising Clients 182

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Financial advisors who pay third parties to solicit or refer prospective clients to generate new business have historically been subject to the SEC’s Cash Solicitation Rule. These requirements include ensuring that promoters are eligible to receive compensation for testimonials or endorsements (i.e.,

Compliance 187

Compliance Advertising Marketing Marketing 187

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

standarddeviationspod.com) Compliance Jason Zweig, "In 30 years of writing about the financial-advice industry, I never learned that advisers can provide less-comprehensive disclosures than stockbrokers." wsj.com) Advisers are scrambling to get into compliance with new advertising rules. thinkadvisor.com).

Compliance 276

Compliance Wealth Management Advertising Financial Advice 276

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2024

The study also identified attributes of "top performing" firms across a range of metrics, finding that they are more likely than other firms to have a clear ideal client persona, client value proposition, and marketing plan.

Financial Planner 240

Financial Planner Retirement Communication Financial Advisor 240

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Financial advisors have a fiduciary obligation to act in their clients' best interests, and at the same time are prohibited by state and SEC rules from making misleading statements or omissions about their advisory business.

Financial Advice 214

Financial Advice Communication Compliance Clients 214

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2023

Which makes it all the more important for IARs to ensure Form U4 is up to date and that the way they are presenting themselves to current and potential clients in public – including content on their website, advertisements, and social media post – aligns with their (also publicly available) regulatory disclosures!

Compliance 222

Compliance Advertising Media Investments 222

Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A strong brand identity is key to getting and keeping clients in this tough market. Websites, social media, and SEO offer great opportunities to connect with new clients online. They need to put in more effort to attract prospective clients looking for financial advice. Clients looking for investment advice have many options.

Investment Advisor 52

Investment Advisor Investing Investments Ethics 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Digital agencies use this tool to increase brand awareness with potential clients by crafting persistent, engaging content on relevant platforms. Paid advertising: Digital agencies can reach potential clients across a wide range of demographics and interests by using paid advertising platforms like Google Ads and social media advertising.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Advertising Compliance Media 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

JUNE 7, 2024

Financial advisors can leverage this tool to connect with clients, build trust, and grow their business. At Indigo, we help advisors craft tailored social media plans that align with their business objectives and client needs. Meaningful interactions can turn followers into clients.

Media 52

Media Financial Advisor Compliance Advertising 52

Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 31, 2024

They work closely with their clients to reach this goal. Financial marketing consultants focus on understanding the target market for each client. Paid Advertising: Reach specific audiences and improve marketing results with intelligent, data-driven ads. Businesses must follow these advertising rules.

Consulting 52

Consulting Financial Market Marketing Marketing 52

Diamond Consultants

JULY 16, 2024

Clients have more choices than ever before. In the face of such stiff headwinds, what can an advisor do to keep pace—let alone win the race for clients? In the face of such stiff headwinds, what can an advisor do to keep pace—let alone win the race for clients? Here are 5 ways to stand out from the crowd.

Clients 52

Clients Taxes Retirement Planning Estate Planning 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

JULY 1, 2024

Content Creation Strategy: We’re here to help you show off your expertise and skills and help potential clients trust you further with individualized content creation. Web Design: We’d love to help create a website for your clients to visit that’s visually appealing, factual, and user-friendly for people to use.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Clients 52

Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Key Highlights A strong presence on social media can help financial advisors meet potential clients and boost brand awareness. Get advice on creating content, such as combining educational and promotional posts, and using questions from clients. Many potential clients look online for information. Make a strong LinkedIn profile.

Media 52

Media Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s digital age, social media isn’t just a platform for sharing cat videos and vacation photos—it’s a powerful tool for building your brand, connecting with clients, and growing your business. Regulations such as SEC, FINRA, and FCA impose strict rules on advertising, communications, and disclosures.

Media 52

Media Financial Advisor Compliance Education 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Not only are they busy running their business and serving their clients, marketing may not be their expertise or interest. That’s why top advisors outsource their marketing to proven professionals that understand our industry and compliance. . Twenty Over Ten has a free 14-day trial for new clients. . Bill Cates Referral Coach.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Compliance 52

The Big Picture

MAY 9, 2023

ADVERTISEMENT) RITHOLTZ: Tell us a little bit about what the Goldman Sachs asset and wealth management business is like. SALISBURY: At the simplest level we manage money for our clients. Three main client segments. SALISBURY: Look, every client is different. Capital rules were changing. Risk appetite was changing.

Assets 293

Assets Clients Investments Investing 293

Steve Feinberg

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For home service contractors, completing your workload, attracting new clients, and keeping up to date with all the applicable codes and licensing your business needs can already be a monumental task. Not only is it required by law, but proper tax compliance ensures that your business avoids penalties and maximizes tax returns and deductions.

Compliance 52

Compliance Taxes Accounting Budgeting 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Compliance With Privacy Laws and Regulations Ensure compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and CAN-SPAM Act. Paid Advertising (PPC) for Financial Advisors Create targeted ads on Google and Facebook. Use tools like Google Analytics or Optimizely to track user behavior and gather data.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Engineering Advertising Compliance 52

Inside Information

APRIL 1, 2024

Broker-dealers live off of the activities of their affiliated reps; they facilitate the transactions and asset management for a percentage of the commissions and fees that advisors/reps receive from their clients. The BD doesn’t control prices charged to clients except to the extent that it facilitates commissions.

Compliance 40

Compliance Commission Sales Financial Services 40

FMG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As technology evolves, so does the best way to reach clients and potential prospects. Your website is one of the first places potential clients will visit when attempting to find a financial advisor. Whether it be advertisements, long-form talking heads or anything else on the spectrum. Working Video into Websites.

Marketing 72

Marketing Marketing Media Advertising 72

The Big Picture

MAY 23, 2023

How to recruit and retain the best people and how to use technology as a tool to give you an edge, not just in investing but in the ability to offer clients various solutions improving your efficiency, effectiveness and productivity as a company. So, there was an advertisement in the newspaper. I manned client call phones.

Clients 157

Clients Management Engineering Investing 157

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

So I would say the challenge of having those roles is that our institutional clients are much shorter term. And, you know, Morgan Stanley has all types of different clients. We have institutional clients, we have retail clients, we have, you know, pension funds, we have endowments. You know, they value our research.

Valuation 157

Valuation Clients Investing Investments 157

Brown Advisory

AUGUST 14, 2023

Download it here > The Hidden Trouble Within Dear Fellow Investors, We have fielded a number of questions over the past six months from clients and prospects about how we think about and control factor risks within the Global Leaders strategy. This is nefariously exploited by social media.3

Investing 52

Investing Investments Portfolio Accounting 52

Brown Advisory

JANUARY 1, 2023

We define risk as the permanent destruction of our clients’ capital which for us primarily comes from either competitive disruption or overpaying for a great business. We believe Schwab delivers a terrific outcome to its customers by opening up the world of investments to clients in a relatively inexpensive, easy way.

Investing 52

Investing Investments Valuation Clients 52

Tucker Advisors

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Click the links below to jump to a client appreciation event page section specific to your needs. The answer is because this is the new common space where you can attract new clients and partnerships. As a general rule of thumb, we would not suggest sharing content that requires compliance approval. Table of Contents .

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Accounting Financial Advice Media 52

Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

He thinks that the distinction has been deliberately (and very effectively) blurred by the brokerage industry, which advertises itself as helping facilitate peoples’ dreams with financial planning and investment advice, whose brokers call themselves, on their business cards, advisors, vice presidents of investments or wealth managers.

CFP 40

CFP Commission Education Investments 40

Sara Grillo

JUNE 20, 2022

This often creates perverse outcomes that are not in the client’s interests, because the advisor may apply pressure sales tactics. As Edward Jones reps are required to meet a quota for human interaction on a daily basis, often Nathan would go door-to-door to look for new clients. There were other benefits as well. Absolutely.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Sales Commission Clients 52

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Much of how BlackRock evolved is, you know, trying to be pressured about what is the next evolution of what clients are looking for. ADVERTISEMENT) RITHOLTZ: So you’ve been with BlackRock since the financial crisis. I mean, I said this to clients all the time, we could make the wrong decision on markets. Is it repeatable?

Economy 144

Economy Numbers Marketing Marketing 144

Brown Advisory

JUNE 12, 2017

All the big brokerage firms have large compliance departments, and they should. Berkshire’s ownership allowed GEICO to increase its advertising to attract new customers and grow its market share nearly fivefold. Munger said to count him as a skeptic if you think a legalistic approach will work.

Investments 52

Investments Investing Ethics Taxes 52

Brown Advisory

JUNE 12, 2017

All the big brokerage firms have large compliance departments, and they should. Berkshire’s ownership allowed GEICO to increase its advertising to attract new customers and grow its market share nearly fivefold. Munger said to count him as a skeptic if you think a legalistic approach will work.

Investments 52

Investments Investing Ethics Taxes 52

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The advertising model, as we have learned is not aligned with customers’ interests, right? And from a public market, that sounds like it’s a compliance and conflict nightmare. Are they having difficulty going back to their clients saying, “Hey, we’re doing another billion dollars?”. You guys approach it differently.

Valuation 299

Valuation Investments Investing Food 299

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 5, 2024

And then when I got to Capital Group, obviously I was under compliance, they were like, you really can’t be talking about stocks online. So 00:06:01 [Speaker Changed] It’s funny, I had the exact same experience with compliance at a brokerage firm in the early two thousands when I launched the big picture. Oh, I like that.

Economy 157

Economy Education Insurance Economics 157

Sara Grillo

MARCH 16, 2024

Instead of products, the focus here is on people – flat fee, advice only, and hourly advisors and how to refine their service models to benefit their clients more. pricing, technology, compliance) as they build their transparent advice businesses.” This is about connection. You’re not going to just sit there in your chair.

Financial Advice 52

Financial Advice Communication Financial Advisor Consulting 52

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The advertisements that they produce that says that anyone can call themselves a CFP. JR: The advisors were as much the victims as their clients were, and the brokerage firm would say they were all inappropriate behavior, so they’re all disclosures. Option rate securities were… 0:14:54.9 It is kind of a case by case thing.

CFP 59

CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planner Ethics 59

The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

Brian Hamburger has been one of the leading authorities in the world of registered investment advisories, broker-dealers, SEC regulatory compliance. And I would constantly hear them frustrated by the compliance department. HAMBURGER: They were just blaming compliance for everything they couldn’t do. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Compliance 157

Compliance Clients Wealth Management Management 157

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

” It brings to light the fundamental question of the role that institutions play in client outcomes, whether those institutions are truly putting the interests of the retail investor over those of their members, and the delicate balance between governance standards and the oppression of individual autonomy.

CFP 80

CFP Financial Planner Ethics Financial Planning 80

Sara Grillo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Don’t let your clients get taken! These meetups are free and the goal is to learn from each other about how to grow and manage a transparent practice for the benefit of clients. Similarly, in Canada, RBC, also one of the world’s largest financer of fossil fuels has been pulled up for its green advertising.

Investing 72

Investing Investments Clients Portfolio 72