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Investment Advisor September 2009 Angela Herbers	Easier Said Than Done The trick for any advisory company is not to know that it can be better organized; the hard part is to actually make the transition to a new organizational structure.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Joni Youngwirth	Draw Up a Plan Financial planners work with retirees every day. But, due to the changing face of retirement, when it comes to planning their own retirements, they may be as befuddled as their clients.
Investment Advisor September 2006	Retirement Planning: Behind the Numbers Retirement planning is slowly evolving into a multidisciplinary field that includes not only accumulating assets for retirement and managing/protecting them within retirement, but also integrating retirement as a key transition in life.
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 John J. Bowen Jr.	Getting the Right Help Financial services firms aren't doing enough to support the transition to wealth management.
Wall Street & Technology September 18, 2006	The Golden Years A large portion of financial services CIOs are thinking of making the transition into retirement gradually, according to a survey.
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Carri Degenhardt-Burke	Packing Up, Moving On If you are moving to a new firm be prepared and plan, plan, plan!
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Bryce Sanders	Practice Tips You have relationships with high-profile people in the community who could be great financial planning clients. But how can you approach them without putting the friendship at risk, or coming across as pushy or desperate?
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Glenn G. Kautt	Helping the Handoff Survey results show that business owners are in need of help when it comes to transition planning. There are four phases in the transition of a business where advisors can help their clients.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Mindy Diamond	Of Myths and Moving: Revisited The thought of changing firms is a big step for any financial advisor. But don't let cloudy thinking get in your way. Make sure you stop paying heed to old Wall Street myths. Don't fear change. Embrace it.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Consolidate and Refer Fidelity Investments introduced a report showing that advisors who offer retirement income planning services have found that their clients are more satisfied, consolidate more assets with them, and provide more referrals for new business.
Financial Advisor April 2005 Tracey Longo	Winning Over Wirehouse Brokers AIG's transition suites help brokers become independent.
Financial Advisor October 2010 David Lawrence	A View From Both Sides To successfully retire, financial advisors have to carefully plan and develop a clear direction before taking action.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Susan Bradley	E Pluribus Unum When clients have a sudden change in their money situation, collaboration among their advisors is crucial.
Financial Advisor December 2006 Pomering & Littlechild	Using Client Feedback To Unlock Client Value How can you use client feedback to unlock client value in your financial advisory business?
CIO July 26, 2013 William Ellermeyer	3 Tips for Handling the 'Between Jobs' Status A career coach describes ways to deal with a transition between jobs. Hint: Don't call yourself 'unemployed.'
Entrepreneur February 2008 John Jantsch	Frame of Reference Referral-based business is good business, so why not put it front and center?
Investment Advisor March 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Preparing for the Fall Are you succeeding at succession? This question increasingly comes up as advisors see each month flip away, and each year change a digit. In the autumn of your career, are you prepared for the inevitable?
Investment Advisor November 2006 Susan L. Hirshman	Digging Deeper Here's how financial advisors can uncover more business opportunities through clients' 1040s.
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 Todd Colbeck	Becoming A Lean, Mean Referral Machine Referrals are the best marketing system selected by advisors when surveyed -- particularly for the high-net-worth client.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Anne Field	Refer Madness When it comes to finding new business, referrals, of course, are the gold standard. What could be a more effective marketing tactic than having existing accounts or business associates urge their own network of friends, family and clients to seek you out?
Registered Rep. May 19, 2010 Anne Field	The Art Of The Referral Everyone wants to win new business through referrals from clients and other associates. And why not? It's considerably more efficient than, say, running seminars or dialing for dollars and it produces infinitely "warmer" prospects.
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 John J. Bowen, Jr.	Team Player Many advisors have asked me for more specifics about expert teams-what they should look like and how best to build them.
Investment Advisor August 2008	Do You Believe Your Own Rhetoric? Many breakaway brokers spend more time designing a logo and picking out office furniture than they do planning their exit strategy.
Wall Street & Technology January 9, 2006 Cory Levine	Fontana to Head Fixed Income at ITG Investment Technology Group (ITG) added fixed-income capabilities to its transition services, hiring Victor Fontana to head the new unit.
On Wall Street July 1, 2013 Todd Colbeck	Mining Your Professional Network Customize your approach to other types of professionals to increase your chances of getting referrals.
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Glenn G. Kautt	Transitions A few years ago I surveyed nearly 1,500 business owners about succession planning. One quarter - working as individuals and billion-dollar revenue firms - told me their succession plan was to die at their desks! Does this sound familiar?
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Don't Be Afraid to Go for It Openness to switching firms is essential if a broker wants to take advantage of an industry that can, and will, provide brokers with opportunities to capitalize on a lifetime of hard work.
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Joni Youngwirth	To Ask or Not to Ask? Develop an Effective Referral Strategy in a World of Contradictory Advice It's not how, who, or when you ask -- it's if
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Mindy Diamond	Weighing a Merger's Implications When a securities firm is in the process of merging with another, the knee-jerk response of many reps is to scramble for the exit. Strangely enough, this hasty reaction often is a smart one.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Denise Federer	Succession Planning: The First Step in Preserving Your Legacy Do you have a formal plan to prepare your successor and ensure the continuity of your financial practice? Or are you one of the 65% of business owners who haven't planned that far ahead?
Financial Advisor April 2004 Grove & Prince	Creating A Wealth Management Team Team members are competitive, but that shouldn't hurt their service.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Look Homeward When financial advisors decide to embark on a job search, they often overlook one very important firm to evaluate: their current one.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	A Clean Escape, With an Accomplice Brokers tempted to leap at a lucrative job at another firm are often held back by inertia, but in increasing numbers they are finding the powerful force they need to get moving: hungry branch managers.
Financial Advisor April 2009 David Lawrence	Migratory Patterns Advisors who want to move to the independent world should spend a lot of time planning the transition.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012	Five Questions With Stephen Wershing Forget about asking for referrals. That's the advice of former financial advisor Stephen Wershing, CFP. He tells us how advisors can reorder their thinking.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Bob Veres	Wheel of Competence When looking to transition to retirement, advisors should reach for the skills they have accumulated over time-for working with both clients and staff.
Investment Advisor August 2006 Melanie Waddell	High Definition A good number of financial advisors are making strides in perfecting their marketing techniques to help them stand out from their competition and attract new business.
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 John J Bowen	Referrals for the Asking The majority of advisors are ignoring one of the most effective, efficient and obvious sources for new referrals: their existing clients.
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Christine Fahlund	Smart Ways to Talk About Retirement & Social Security Use these concepts to frame conversations with your clients.
PHONE+ January 12, 2010	Can An Agent Survive on Referrals Alone? Referrals can be a great way of building a business and should be a part of any sales process, but a business will not be able to grow on referrals alone.
Sports Central January 21, 2013 Angus Saul	Tennis' Late Bloomers Tennis is a sport where you have to be young to succeed, or so we are always told. You need to start learning very young and make the transition to the bigger stage as quickly as you can if you are ever going to reach the top.
Home Theater May 7, 2009	The Nation Is Getting DTV-Readier According to a new poll from the National Association of Broadcasters, 82 percent of broadcast-dependent TV households fully prepared for the DTV transition.
Wall Street & Technology May 31, 2007 Melanie Rodier	Northern Names Geographic-Specific Transition Management Leadership Aiming to more effectively serve client's geographic-specific needs, Northern Trust Global Investments appointed Grant Johnsey head of transition management, North America, and Simon Hutchinson head of transition management, international.
Home Theater February 17, 2009	Happy DTV Transition Day, Part 1 Today is the originally scheduled date of the DTV transition. Some television stations will make the transition from antiquated analog to cool new digital broadcasting on this very date. Others will have to wait till June 12. Here's a look at the current tally.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Grove & Prince	The Financial Life Of Senior Executives Who do America's top executives favor as their primary financial advisor and how did they find that advisor?
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 John J. Bowen, Jr.	5 Success Tips From High-Performing Advisors A new study of high-earning advisors offers 5 clear success tips.
Wall Street & Technology January 24, 2006 Cory Levine	Temple Joins Bank of New York As part of its business expansion, Bank of New York hired Ken Temple as senior vice president of the BNY Global Transition Management unit.
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Mark Penske	Land of Uncertainty Although it can seem like an impossible task to find the right successor for your financial advisory business, stories and experiences from those who have crossed this line confirm that there is life after the big decision, both short and long term.