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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?”

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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

For those looking to crack in and get a job at an RIA firm and become a financial advisor – good news! I am a CFA® charterholder and I used to be a financial advisor. I have a weekly newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.”

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Of Myths and Moving 2023

Diamond Consultants

Setting the record straight on the most common misconceptions that can block financial advisors from achieving their best business lives. Yet it’s particularly true when the stakes are extremely high, as they are in advisor transitions: There’s too much to lose by getting it wrong. There is nothing new and exciting out there.”

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An Open Letter to Edward Jones Advisors

Diamond Consultants

For those advisors who’ve left the firm, it often comes down to some version of the following: The unique, fraternal feel that drew so many to the firm in years past is now gone, having been replaced by heavy-handed management, onerous compliance protocols, inflexibility around outside business activities, and disputes over book ownership.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

The debaters are: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. John Robinson (“JR”), Founder of Financial Planning Hawaii, Inc. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. Salaske: What is an investment advisor?

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Transcript: Brian Hamburger

The Big Picture

Brian Hamburger has been one of the leading authorities in the world of registered investment advisories, broker-dealers, SEC regulatory compliance. Now, full disclosure, Ritholtz Wealth Management has been around a decade. And I would constantly hear them frustrated by the compliance department. We retained your firm.