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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 24-25)

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Which suggests that instead of trying to go head-to-head with these larger firms (and their heftier marketing budgets) in attracting clients, smaller firms might instead demonstrate how they are 'different' by offering a unique service offering tailored to their ideal target clients.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 27-28)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Department of Labor released the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (a.k.a.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 20-21)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced that it has crossed the milestone of 100,000 CFP professionals in the United States, and despite having just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, just set a record high in the number of advisors sitting (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 13-14)

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Also in industry news this week: The Department of Labor (DoL) this week published a final rule delineating what makes an individual an independent contractor versus a company employee, though it did not provide specific guidance for registered representatives of broker-dealers and other financial professionals who have expressed concern that their (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Jan 28-29)

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Also in industry news this week: Why cash management strategies could become increasingly important parts of an advisor’s value proposition in a higher-interest-rate environment Why improved returns on cash products could be a double-edged sword for some advisory clients following last year’s market volatility From there, we have several (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 24-25)

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From there, we have several articles on advisor marketing: Five tactics advisors can use to make the most of the online referrals they receive. We wrap up with three final articles, all about gift giving: The do’s and don’ts of holiday gift giving in the workplace.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 24-25)

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District Court this week ruled that Missouri's rules that targeted investment advice based on factors other than return maximization was unconstitutional and preempted by Federal law, striking a blow against state efforts to regulate the activities of SEC-registered advisers From there, we have several articles on retirement: 7 factors that can help (..)