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Joni Youngwirth

Joni is managing principal of practice management at Commonwealth Financial Network. She Tweets at: @jyoungwirth

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Hate pruning a client? Try grafting

Advisers often are distressed at the thought of ending a relationship with a client, even one they lose…

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Avoid assumptions when forming partnerships

Discussions that evade specificds and include a large number of presumptions can doom a partnership to failure from the get-go.

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Prepare your practice for the post-robo world

As robo-based services become more acceptable to clients of all ages, advisers will have to work differently.

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Aging boomers redefine retirement

The "rocking chair mentality' is being replaced by a desire to continue working in some capacity

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Will there be buyers when you sell?

A confluence of factors in the advice industry is prepping a 'perfect storm' for succession plans

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Internal or external succession: What’s right for you?

How you have structured your practice may help you decide how to exit the business

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Becoming an emeritus adviser

A different kind of role — but one that provides a more graceful transition

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The delicate art of hitting the road

Retirement can be a difficult transition, but advisers can stay involved in their business

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Are you settling? How advisers can get ‘unstuck’

Have you ever felt stuck, like you've lost the energy and zest to continue pushing yourself toward your potential? Our industry is full of stories of advisers who have settled for less than they were hoping to achieve—sometimes much less.

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Business valuation: One size doesn’t fit all

As the first baby boomers turn 66, a steady stream of financial advisers also are entering…