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#FA Success Ep 325: Building Success In The Financial Advice Business From A Financially Challenged Upbringing, With Brenda Hiscock

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We also talk about how, when Brenda realized she would have to take care of her younger sibling, she asked for help and her high school placed her in a cooperative education program that got her a job as a teller at a credit union which began her career in the financial services industry, how, later in her career, Brenda began a job in insurance (because (..)

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Navigating The FTC’s Ban On (Most) Non-Competes: The New World Of Partnerships And Non-Solicits 

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Which could make it more advantageous for firms and advisors alike to consider a more equitable, cooperative approach than strict on-competes or non-solicits to deciding which clients an advisor can solicit if they do eventually leave the firm.

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Highlights From The 2024 T3 Advisor Conference

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The 2024 Technology Tools for Today (T3) Advisor Conference, held last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured a large gathering of financial advisors and representatives from across the fintech industry. Likewise, while CRM usage has slipped by about 5%, the overall number of advisors who use a CRM still remains at a dominant 92%.

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#FA Success Ep 382: Helping Clients Stay The Course With A More Total Relationship Approach To Their Near-Term Cash Flow Needs, With Tyson Ray

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What's unique about Tyson, though, is how he has developed a planning process he calls their "Total Relationship" approach, which puts an emphasis on determining a client's near-term lump sum spending needs like a new car purchase or a big vacation, and ensuring the portfolio is built around having sufficient cash available for those goals, which Tyson (..)

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KPIs To Track Your Advisor Marketing And Figure Out What’s Actually Working (Or Not)

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In the early days of the financial advice industry, an advisor's options for generating new business were somewhat limited. From there, advicers can determine if the activity is actually having any effect by measuring the number of Prospect Inquiries, or how many people reach out to learn more about what the advicer offers.

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2022 Highlights — The Top 22 Nerd’s Eye View Blog Posts You Might Have Missed

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As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). In the meantime, I hope you're having a safe and happy holiday season. Read More.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (November 2023)

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This month's edition kicks off with the news that Practice Intel has launched a new "growth platform" centered around quantifying the quality of an advisor's client relationships with an all-in "Relationship Quality Index" (RQI) – which while potentially valuable in helping advisors understand and improve their client experience (and subsequently (..)