Practice

Advisors clearly need to change how their practices are staffed up in order to meet the challenge of running clean, client-focused businesses.

If personal financial planning is complex, then advising entrepreneurial clients is orders of magnitude more so. Planner Karl Frank in Englewood, Colo., who specializes in clients who are small business owners, relies on a guiding principle for himself and for this class of clients.

USAA Investments is adding six target-risk mutual funds to its portfolio.

Securities America is previewing changes to its advisor dashboard, and SA Mobile, a new mobile phone application that allows advisors to operate CRM programs and apprise clients of certain aspects of their accounts, the firm announced.

On June 11, 2012, USAA Investments added six target-risk mutual funds to its portfolio.

On June 11, 2012, The Investment Company Institute has hired George Shevlin as its new Political Affairs Officer, responsible for managing the Institute’s political program, including the Political Action Committee.

When working with entrepreneurial clients, planner Seth Streeter, co-founder of Mission Wealth Management in Santa Barbara, Calif., finds that most are handcuffed to their companies and stuck working in their businesses and not on them.

Small business owners offer a great opportunity to build a loyal customer base, but there are some potential drawbacks and challenges advisors need to overcome.

Each social media site has its own culture. Every advisors needs to learn how to exist in them or risk getting lost in the crowd.

Kasina has unveiled a new research report looking at how asset management and insurance firms are currently using mobile technologies to interact with their wholesalers and advisors.