Winning the HNW Client: How a Holistic Tax and Investment Strategy Sets Advisors Apart
Key Takeaways 46% of HNW investors plan to change or add a wealth relationship in the next 12–24 months. Advisors who offer a consolidated, specialized...

As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on what’s shaping the RIA market. We’ve experienced some unusual hurdles in the past two years that have had a huge impact on financial advisory trends.

As an investment advisor, you have until the November 4, 2022 compliance date to adopt the necessary changes in how you promote your services. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the SEC marketing rule 206 (4)-1 that affect investment advisor advertising, marketing activities, and…

An old adage attributed to P.T. Barnum says, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” Unfortunately, the adage doesn’t apply to marketing. For financial advisors starting out, the learning curve may resemble an obstacle. Michael Kitces asserts that financial advisors are for the most part, “really, really bad at…

An Alternative to Big Spending? At first blush, the answer seems simple. If you want to get more clients, you just need to advertise and promote your practice more. It's true that higher-performing advisories allocate more of their budget to marketing, but as you might have guessed, the…

There’s nothing wrong with wanting a lifestyle practice, but growth is a primary goal for many financial advisors. It could be that you want to grow to a point where you can have a lifestyle practice, or maybe you enjoy the work of building up your business. Maybe…

It’s no secret that there has been a profound shift in the financial advisor community. More advisors are either moving toward (or expanding their reliance on) outsourcing, automation, and fee-based services. Even the fiduciary standard is becoming just that—the standard.

Ask any financial advisor about their most valuable asset, and every single one would probably tell you—it’s trust.