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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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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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Satisfying an Advisor’s Quest for Independence as an Employee

Diamond Consultants

They want to have a sense of ownership over how they run their practice—including the ability to hire and fire team members, distinguish themselves from their colleagues by marketing their business creatively, and be allowed to run their practice without as much interference from compliance. First, UBS left the Protocol for Broker Recruiting.

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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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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.

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The 7 Unintended Consequences of Staying the Course

Diamond Consultants

Increasing bureaucracy, rising compliance restrictions, diminishing freedom over investments, and client communications—just a few of the issues we hear about from advisors every day. The best team members make a wealth management business operate like a well-oiled machine.