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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 22–23)

Nerd's Eye View

of advisor compensation, while commission-based revenues have declined to 23% of an average advisor's revenue.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: The Federal Trade Commission released a final rule that would ban most non-compete agreements, which could lead to an increasing number of non-solicit agreements (and, potentially, lawsuits regarding their enforcement) between financial planning firms and their advisors The Securities and Exchange Commission issued (..)

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8-Step “Agile Change” Framework For Smaller Firms To Communicate And Implement Organizational Change

Nerd's Eye View

Over the last 50 years, even the most substantial changes to occur – such as the movement away from commissions and towards fee-based compensation, and the shift from an investment-centric approach to more holistic financial planning – have taken place over decades and, in many cases, are still ongoing.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 17-18)

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Notably, this announcement included the first off-channel communication case brought by the SEC as a result of a referral from an RIA exam, which could lead examiners to focus on off-channel communications during regular RIA examinations.

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Automating Health Insurance Sales, Back-Office, and Commission Accounting

NAIFA Advisor Today

Enrollment, quoting, customer management and engagement, and commissions are handled by disparate platforms that lack communication and may not be tailored to the industry's specific needs.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 14–September 15)

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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 SEC this week fined 4 RIAs for violations of its marketing rule related to their claims that they offered 'conflict-free' financial advice.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 23-24)

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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 SEC has recently been cracking down on firms for recordkeeping failures related to electronic communications, including their use of text messaging with prospects and clients.