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Adviser links: humble projections

Abnormal Returns

investmentnews.com) Compliance There's no winning the cybersecurity war, just stalemate. financial-planning.com) Advisers don't like spending time on administrative and compliance issues. investmentnews.com) Recruiting Why aren't more women becoming advisers?

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The Succession Conundrum: How Advisors Can Balance Legacy and Liquidity

Diamond Consultants

By Allie Brunwasser & Jason Diamond Its no secret that the wealth management industry has a major impending crisis: A shortage of quality next gen advisor talent. Option 2: Sell the business to a strategic buyer A quality wealth management business is like the holy grail: everyone wants it.

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Advisor Transitions: Is the Risk Worth the Reward?

Diamond Consultants

Most advisors begin the exercise of evaluating a move through two important metrics: expected asset portability and total potential recruiting deal (transition package). Quality team members make a wealth management business operate like a well-oiled machine, ensuring that service is impeccable, and clients are happy.

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Get a job as a Financial Paraplanner at an RIA firm and ignore the schmucky wirehouse and insurance jobs!

Sara Grillo

In this blog, I interview paraplanning professionals to get their take on what the role is, what it pays, and what it potential is for someone who wants to get a job as a financial paraplanner, possibly as a stepping stone to other wealth management jobs. For advise on such matters, contact a legal or compliance advisor.

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An Advisor’s Guide to Termination: A Proactive Approach to Protecting Your Life’s Work

Diamond Consultants

Knowledge is power—particularly in a world where compliance scrutiny has ramped up, and firms prioritize risk reduction over revenue creation. Internal investigations are exactly what they sound like, a review undertaken by your firm’s legal and compliance team to gather the facts surrounding a potential infraction. What are they?

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Of Myths and Moving 2023

Diamond Consultants

There are important differences between Morgan Stanley, Merrill, UBS, and Wells when it comes to their cultures, economics, platforms, emphasis on wealth management, etc. Recruiters have been saying for years that deals are at an all-time high, so I’ll never miss the boat.” There is nothing new and exciting out there.”

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What Really Makes Financial Advisors Happy?

Diamond Consultants

In a world driven by the bottom line, the root of contentment often lies behind less “easily measured” criteria For all of the time, energy, effort, and money that firms spend on recruiting advisors, there’s one critical question they often neglect to address. That is, “ What makes advisors happy?” Now put yourself in their shoes.