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Asset Gap: Just How Big Is Focus Financial?

Focus partner firms managed $31 billion and advised on another $10 billion, according to their recent ADV filings -- considerably less than the $70 billion in "total client assets" the firm had previously publicized.

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Adopting New Habits for the New Year

Here are 21 simple steps to make 2015 a great year for you, your clients and your business. more »

Are Your Social Media Efforts Paying Dividends?

"You are the captain of your social media and marketing campaign," advisor Lynn Ballou told attendees at the Women Advisors Forum. Here are nine quick tips on how to make the most of your efforts. more »

Improve Your Practice, the Asset Management Way

Financial advisors say they want more help developing better practices. Asset management firms are answering the call. more »

Industry Ponders: Google Asset Management?

The likelihood that a powerful tech innovator such as Google will enter the asset management space and upend the market has increasingly become a matter of concern and speculation within the financial industry. more »

Perseverance: The Key to Making it as an FA in Your 20s

Alex Vicencio, a financial advisor at Wells Fargo, says that building a business one client at a time was the biggest challenge he faced as an advisor in his 20s. more »

How Advisors Can Make the Most of Social Media

Financial advisors share their best social media practices. Which ones are you using? more »

How to Win Next Gen Clients

Want to connect with millennial clients? Here's how – and why. more »

3 Tips to Build Trust With Clients

When hosting a client event, a strategic seating chart can place prospects next to your biggest fans. more »

Coaching Firms Turn Advisors Into Authors

A growing number of advisors are using coaching services to help realize their dreams of becoming authors. more »

Want to Win Millennials? Don't Bet on Social Media

Less than 1% of young people say they want financial services providers to contact them through social media, according to new research by BNY Mellon. more »

Marketing Tricks to Reach Gen Y

In trying to find new young clients, many advisors are turning to online platforms. But that is not the only track to success. more »

Firms Cater to Young Investors Wanting to Sync Investments With Values

Wealth management firms are positioning themselves to meet rising demand from millennial investors who want to better align their investments with their values. more »

Branding Dispute Highlights Risk for Expansion-Minded Banks

HomeTrust Bank faced a legal challenge from HomeTown Bank after it entered southwestern Virginia. The now-resolved dispute serves as a reminder that banks must be aware of branding challenges when they enter new markets. more »

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