Sponsored by Clients are friends too, and leaving them in the care of another person can be more emotionally charged than people realize. It's challenges like these that prompted Proxy to launch their enterprise to help advisors serve their clients. On this multifaceted platform, the firm was able to create its own customer-focused financial services…

Sponsored by Ten seconds is almost unheard of in the financial services industry, but that's the average time it takes United Planners to answer their phone, says CIO Aaron Spradlin. No wait time is just one of the many ways they measure the success of the counseling experience. But there is also the user experience….

Estate planning is very important for clients, but it can be complicated and time-consuming for people. Source link

Sponsored by Building client trust is first and foremost about setting high ethical standards, and making yourself accessible is key to building that trust, says Tribute Financial president Kevin Daniels. Here he explains why it's important to provide exceptional support to existing customers and how it relates to creating new relationships. Source link

Fisher Investments, a $275 billion registered investment adviser that announced plans last week for it sell a small stake in the firm, will spin off its Fisher 401(k) Solutions business into a new, independent company, the firm confirmed. The new entity will be called Fisher Retirement Solutions. Nathan Fisher, senior executive vice president of 401(k)…

Sponsored by United Planners Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Sheila Cuffari-Agasi explains the challenges independent RIAs and custodians face when dealing with regulatory compliance and why plug-in-play solutions, including the new Cairo project, help them serve their customers more cost effectively. . Source link

A man who claims to have co-founded Wealth Enhancement Group has filed suit against the acquiring RIA, alleging it refused to pay him “finder's fees” for firms the company bought. Gerald “Jerry” Bernard filed the lawsuit in Minnesota's Hennepin County, seeking more than $50,000. According to the lawsuit, Bernard has over 40 years in the…

During this very enlightening conversation, Qdeck CEO Jag Prakasam and Keebeck Wealth Management CEO and founder Bruce Lee dive deep into the topic of artificial intelligence. Prakasam offers some great examples of how financial advisors can harness the power of AI to make their practices more efficient, while not losing the personalized touch to help…

Fundraising for alternative assets offered to retail investors totaled $47.56 billion in the year to May, according to a report by Robert A. Stanger & Co. The amount already accounts for more than half of the $76.2 billion in alternative fundraising achieved in 2023 and puts asset managers on pace to match or exceed 2022's…

A last life of Allianz survey found that more Americans see inflation as the biggest threat to their retirement than any other money concern, but advisers, on average, are three times less likely to worry about inflation than their clients. If inflation is unchecked, it can be one of the biggest destroyers of financial wealth…