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Outsourcing (Parts Of) The Financial Plan Preparation Process To Boost Solo Advisor Capacity

Nerd's Eye View

annual plan reviews) to their current clients, they will continue to prospect and onboard new clients as well. a client service associate to handle various administrative and client communication tasks, or a paraplanner or associate advisor to work on more planning-centric issues such as building out drafts of financial plans).

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 13-14)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: A recent study indicates that advisors charging clients on a monthly subscription basis hiked their fees by an average of 6% in 2023, raising the salience of how advisors can most effectively communicate fee increases to clients A survey suggests that while financial advisors are increasingly aware of Artificial Intelligence (..)

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#FA Success Ep 333: Scaling A Small-Business-Owner Boutique To A $31M Retainer-Based Valuation, With Jim Dew

Nerd's Eye View

Jim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dew Wealth Management, an independent RIA based in Scottsdale, AZ, that provides virtual-family-office-style financial planning on a monthly retainer basis for 150 small-business owner entrepreneurs. My guest on today's podcast is Jim Dew.

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: Atlassian plans to lay off 5% of workers

MarketWatch

In a blog post, co-founders and co-Chief Executives Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar said that the cuts will be focused on recruiting, program management and research, and that savings will be reinvested in other areas of the company. This is not what is happening here.”

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Understanding the Role and Qualifications of a Financial Advisor

International College of Financial Planning

These professionals work independently or under the umbrella of financial institutions and are specialized in guiding clients through the intricacies of financial planning and investments. Their compensation often comes from (1) commissions on transactions based on advice provided or (2) fees for financial plan construction.

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The Mysteries of UBS: Deciphering What Drives its Wins and Losses

Diamond Consultants

The firm functions like a bureaucracy with layers of administration: managing to the lowest common denominator and operating without openly communicating with the field. Advisors see capital as being diverted from providing necessary support to the existing advisor community in favor of growth via recruiting.

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Top IT Stocks With High FII Holdings To Add To Your Watchlist

Trade Brains

The Company caters to areas of Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Communication, Power Generation, Energy, Geospatial, Heavy Industries, Oil and gas, semiconductors, and a lot more. The Company earns most of its revenue from the Financial Services and insurance industries (29.8%), followed by Retail (14.5%) and Communication (12.3%).