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Clive Slovin

Clive Slovin is president and CEO of the Strategic Financial Alliance, a privately owned independent broker-dealer and registered investment adviser based in Atlanta. Connect with him via LinkedIn

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Everyone knows the wholesaling model is flawed. Here’s what to do about it

Wholesalers could evolve — and continue to add value to the process of making investments available to end clients — by focusing more on product education.

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Beware of so-called ‘liquid’ alts for retail investors

Some are useful to a subset of investors with a long-term horizon; not to everyone.

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Reforming compensation practices in the retail alternatives space

Independent broker-dealers and RIA firms need to encourage the proliferation of new cost and compensation practices.

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3 questions independent broker-dealers should ask private equity product sponsors

While private equity could become a positive force in the retail alternatives space, not all sponsors are created equal.

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How to prepare clients for changes to their BDC and nontraded REIT investments

Advisers need to communicate that while upcoming account statements may look a bit different than before, the alternative investments in clients' portfolios remain fundamentally unaffected.

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Hand off support work and scale up

In my travels to various industry gatherings in recent years, I have met with an increasing number of…

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Grow your practice by developing your administrative support team

With more training and a greater sense of empowerment, you can turn your administrative support team into an extension of yourself.

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Five things to consider when thinking about partnering with a smaller broker-dealer

If the B-D and the adviser are no longer on the same page in terms of service or chemistry, it may make sense for the adviser to move on.