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Where are top advisors focusing in 2025? AcquireUp’s 2025 Industry Index reveals it all. Based on insights from 200+ financial professionals nationwide, discover why 74% say seminars and referrals deliver the best ROI, how automation is helping advisors scale faster, and why only 8% are tapping into niche marketing (a major growth opportunity!). Whether you're refining your client acquisition strategy or scaling your practice, this report gives you the real-world data, benchmarks, and action ste
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The company’s website, automation and text messaging platforms will now be connected in one unified system, with new pricing and a single compliance platform.
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Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive
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Tyler Rigsbee will spend two years in prison for faking a client’s identity to steal from their account and stealing from another to cover up the initial theft.
Quant stuff Sign up for free for the 2023 edition of the Democratize Quant conference. (alphaarchitect.com) The CFA Institute has created a separate Data Science for Investment Professionals Certificate. (institutionalinvestor.com) Research How to use ChatGPT to summarize financial disclosures. (papers.ssrn.com) Why intangibles matter - accounting conservatism distorts results.
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As a financial professional, you have probably noted how different clients react to the presentation of their financial plans. Some may engage more when you’re just having a conversation. Or perhaps they like it when you show them charts and graphics while others like to have a physical interaction with the information you are presenting. The reasons could come down to each client’s individual learning style.
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