SEC Marketing Rule, Rule 206(4)-1 of the Advisers Act

SEC Marketing Rule, Rule 206(4)-1 of the Advisers Act

Advisors are starting to be modernized to the 2020’s by the SEC! In this video interview with attorney Chris Stanely, we learn more about the details of the new adopted amendments to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices. More importantly, we discuss how to maximize these updates for your practice’s marketing efforts!

Salary and Compensation Rates at Family Offices and RIA's

Salary and Compensation Rates at Family Offices and RIA's

Salary and compensation levels for various roles and titles within the family office space. While these are numbers driven from the single family office space, they can be used as reference levels for the wealth management industry as a whole.

Wealth Management Firms: Different Compensation Structures for Your "Sales" Team

Wealth Management Firms: Different Compensation Structures for Your "Sales" Team

How to pay your staff for business development as an RIA? What are the different compensation models for RIA’s for bringing in new business? This article explains it all!

Unique and Different Fee Structures Financial Advisors Can Embrace for Their Practice

Unique and Different Fee Structures Financial Advisors Can Embrace for Their Practice

Tired of the old-fashioned fee-based model for charging your clients, where you charge a percentage on the assets that you manage? Are you losing opportunities because some prospects just want to pick your brain without giving you all their assets to manage? It may be time to revisit your fee structure and come up with unique pricing models for your RIA and wealth management practice. In this article we discuss 10 unique pricing and fee structures for RIAs.

Bedside Manners: One of the biggest skills you can gain in your career

Bedside Manners: One of the biggest skills you can gain in your career

Have you ever heard of the term “bedside manners” when it comes to doctors? We all know that we don’t want our doctor to just know how to do his job right; we want him to communicate with us and help us feel better emotionally. This is what we call “Soft Skills,” and we can all benefit from it to stand out in our profession.

Which personality test is best for my team and company goals?

Which personality test is best for my team and company goals?

You’ve heard about Big Five, DiSC, HEXACO, Myers-Briggs, StrengthFinder, Eysenck and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality. In this article we will share with you our favorite personality test for leadership and sales, which is none of these, and how it can help you make critical decisions around your business.

Serena Williams' Dad's 85 Page Business Plan to his daughters' success

Serena Williams' Dad's 85 Page Business Plan to his daughters' success

This story is about visualizing the most impossible dream, and mapping out a business plan to make it come true. It is a fascinating story about consistency and following a blueprint, which has helped two families from across the world groom world champions.

Marketing advice for any advisors thinking of going independent

Marketing advice for any advisors thinking of going independent

Thinking of going independent or opening up your own wealth management firm? Make sure you review all the branding and marketing activities you’re going to need to do on an ongoing basis to replace what your large institution was doing on your behalf. We have included in this article a few key solutions.

Some RIAs are stretched thin on service bandwidth, so here's a solution

Some RIAs are stretched thin on service bandwidth, so here's a solution

There’s always going to be a major juxtaposition between wanting to build a massive wealth management business, but also wanting to provide a high-touch experience for your clients. After all, we don’t sell widgets; we are in the people business. Learn how “Producticizing” some parts of your practice can help you build more scale into your practice, all while ensuring you don’t lower your service offering.