You Can Act Like a Fiduciary Regardless of What the Law Says
You can wait for the government to set your standards of behavior for you, or you can do it yourself.
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What Fiduciaries Should Expect from Regulation Best Interest
The SEC has scheduled a vote on Reg BI for June 5. Here’s what advisors can expect.
The Science Behind Building an Enduring Practice
Some things never change. Build your business on a solid, lasting foundation.
What’s Your Why?
What gets your engine revved up in the morning? What propels you through the day full of enthusiasm even in the face of great obstacles? What keeps your wheels spinning, generating new ideas and creating new solutions? What drives you forward? What is your “why?” In 2009, Simon Sinek wrote a book entitled, Start with … Read More
The Disconnect Between Who You Are and What You Do — Getting the Message Right
Who you are and why you do what you do is far more important to your message than what you do or how you do it.
Want to Succeed? Just Chill
Here’s how mastering the “seer-sucker theory” and other valuable insights can help transform a business blueprint into reality.
Selecting a TAMP Is a Fiduciary Decision
Hiring a TAMP is not the same as choosing a phone service or financial planning software provider.
Op Ed: The SEC Needs to Keep a Decades-Old Promise to the Investing Public
The brokerage industry loves Regulation Best Interest. Investors shouldn’t.
Rethinking Portfolio Management
We questioned everything. The result is simple, but elegant portfolios for long-term investors.
TAMP Users: Watch Out for This Fiduciary Land Mine
Advisors, beware of vendors offering “soft” practice management services that are meant to help your business more than your clients. The SEC is watching.
4 Innovative Pricing Structures for Wealth Management Service
An increasing variety of fee structures is a boon for previously underserved clients — or in this case, advisors.
A Simple Recipe for Minimizing 401k Lawsuits
Plan fiduciaries are held to a high standards. The liabilities for failing to meet those standards can be, well…serious
Chip and Skip’s Excellent Adventure: Alaska’s Crow Pass
This year the Excellent Adventure crew assembled in Girdwood, Alaska for a trek up the Crow Pass Trail, which meanders through a rain forest inhabited by black bears, grizzly, and moose.
10 Ways to Write Better Articles
You may not win a Pulitzer Prize by following these guidelines, but they will help you more effectively communicate about the issues and ideas that are most important to you and your clients.
The Curious Case of the SEC’s Best Interest Standard
Why did the SEC choose the road less traveled?