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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 25-26)

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that FINRA has issued a proposal to allow broker-dealers to advertise hypothetical performance data to institutional and high-net-worth investors, which would bring the rules for broker-dealers largely in line with (..)

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Kitces & Carl Ep 121: Can You Just Do Good Work And Get Noticed As An Advisor Or Do You Have To Self-Promote?

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Regardless of the size of a financial advisory firm, clients are a constant necessity to sustain a profitable business. As a starting point, there are unconventional marketing principles that can help advisors who do not want to engage in traditional marketing campaigns to effectively attract and acquire clients.

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Compliance Calendar For A Solo RIA: Staying On Top Of Compliance Tasks While Serving Clients

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accounting reports, client contract templates, and a surety bond) and filing an annual renewal fee near the end of the year. After year-end, firms typically have until March 31 to submit an annual amendment to their Form ADV Part 1 and Part 2A/2B, and until April 30 to offer a copy of their updated Form ADV to their clients.

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AI-Generated Financial Advice And The Fiduciary Catch-22

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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.

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Crafting An Annual Compliance Calendar For A (Solo) RIA: Staying On Top Of Compliance Tasks While Serving Clients

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accounting reports, client contract templates, and a surety bond) and filing an annual renewal fee near the end of the year. After year-end, firms typically have until March 31 to submit an annual amendment to their Form ADV Part 1 and Part 2A/2B, and until April 30 to offer a copy of their updated Form ADV to their clients.

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Adviser links: a winning model

Abnormal Returns

wsj.com) Advisers are scrambling to get into compliance with new advertising rules. advisorservices.schwab.com) Insights from the Schwab study including why firms that have an 'ideal client persona' tend to thrive. investmentnews.com) Be careful soliciting client testimonials. thinkadvisor.com).

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Serving Pro Bono Clients As A Busy Advisor: How Advisers Give Back Makes Volunteering Easy

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By helping clients develop financial goals, creating a financial plan, and supporting the implementation and monitoring of the plan, advisors help clients live their best lives. For instance, AGB connects with pro bono clients so advisors do not need to spend time advertising their services.

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