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Planning and Advice
The number of new advisors is growing, but as boomer advisors retire, the replacement rate may stall
By Staff |September 30, 2011
3 min read
In 2006, Ontario's Seneca College launched its Financial Services Practitioner Program. From a small beginning—the study body was in single digits in the first year—the program has grown to produce a growing number of financial advisors.
By S.E. Gordon |September 28, 2011
4 min read
Today's young advisors aren’t just incredibly tech-savvy, they’re also are a generation of academic super-achievers, aggressively pursuing education and credentials to overcome the age biases of their clients and their firms.
By Kanupriya Vashisht |September 28, 2011
7 min read
Industry
Listen and learn. At Advisor Group’s 2011 Distributors' Summit, Kevin Cott, CEO, Qualified Financial Services, Toronto, discussed the topic of culling advisors who offer little business and do a better job for those who write big tickets.
By Staff |September 27, 2011
1 min read
If you currently work alone or have a small office, you have probably decided it’s not worth the cost and time of setting up and maintaining a separate mail server and just use the email service your internet provider or website host provides.
By Kevin Cork |September 26, 2011
5 min read
If you've been dragging your feet on any universal life applications, you'd better get your act together; not only is the cost for your client going up, but your compensation structure may also be affected.
By Staff |September 23, 2011
Clients hate volatility. But recent events have given you practice working with clients who are ready to press the panic button, sell everything, and then go long on canned tuna and bottled water.
2 min read
Recently I met with an investment advisor. I could tell immediately he simply wasn’t himself. He admitted his “head hasn’t been in the game for some time now”. He was thinking of leaving the business.
By April-Lynn Levitt |September 23, 2011
Embrace the power of curiosity. Advisors must reengage their curiosity quotient and have dialogues instead of monologues with their clients.
By Vikram Barhat |September 22, 2011
This business needs your help to fill the shoes of retiring advisors. And with women comprising only 20% of the advisor population, how can we ensure part of the future is female?
By Melissa Shin |September 20, 2011
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