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Ancora outsiders lose fight for seats on Blucora board
The newcomers had criticized Blucora for mishandling the broker-dealer, Avantax, calling it a potential 'gem of the wealth management industry.' The shareholders reelected the 10 current board members.
InvestmentNews honors firm best practices
Advisory businesses recognized for top growth and profitability, as well as superior technology use.
InvestmentNews names winners of its 2017 Best Practices Awards
Fifth annual awards contest recognizes firms for excellence in practice management, technology.
3 drivers of transformation point to ways financial advisers can master digital age
The following is an edited excerpt from “FinTech Innovation: From Robo-Advisors to Goal Based…
Introverted or extroverted? AEPG wants to know
Firm looks to find out not only if a person is right for the job, but will they play nice on their team
Adviser’s goals: Keep clients happy and profit growing
Sheryl Rowling cares about where her firm stands in terms of assets under management, but it's the bottom line she wants to improve at Rowling & Associates.
Firm built on trust responds to the needs of its clients
Dedicated client service and getting to know clients at a deeply personal level has resulted in a steady stream of referrals that keep this firm growing
Younger advisers get chance to play on the ‘A’ teams
For Armond A. Dinverno of Balasa Dinverno Foltz, leadership means grooming the next generation of adviser talent.
Being picky with prospects helps a firm spur growth
Roof Advisory Group's growth plans include monitoring and shaping its client base
Measuring success is matter of monitoring the three P’s
Having protocols for everything from taking on a new client to fulfilling a customer’s service request, and constantly…
Ron Carson’s business is a highflier
Rigorous use of data keeps firm on top
Tech employed as client service
Technology is often meant to improve efficiency, but see how one firm's focus on improving its tech has also improved client service.
Organic growth is key to $4.8B firm’s success
Ballentine Partners is among the fastest-growing RIAs in the country, and it’s one of the few that…
Plugging into technology was key to building assets
Careful technology choices helped one firm drastically improve its bottom line.
Keys to success: Systems and personal service
Two important steps helped Robert Rinvelt and Roger David turn their firm into a lean, mean financial planning…
Industry icon is enthusiastic about technology
Harold Evensky is an icon. The co-founder of Evensky & Katz Wealth Management is an influential champion…
Combining firms reduces costs and spurs collaboration
Sandy Johnson’s best business decision was to participate in an Ameriprise Financial Inc. experiment 20 years ago that…
Client concierge frees up advisers
Pinnacle Advisory Group Inc. has facilitated the tricky business of acclimating new clients by hiring a “concierge.”…
Respect for tech puts firm on path to success
This top performer treats technology with the same importance with which it treats clients.
3 decades of learning from mistakes
Rick Adkins has been in the financial advice business for 32 years. That is long enough to…
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