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Two key factors come into play in order to improve your advisor website’s SEO: off-page SEO and on-page SEO. Off-page SEO refers to optimization strategies outside of your website’s design. The biggest element in off-page SEO is getting other quality websites to link back to your site. On page SEO consists of strategically placing your most important keywords within the content elements of your actual pages.

The doors of Dave Grant's startup RIA have been open for only a couple of months now, and it’s been an emotional roller coaster. Signing a client that you’ve been pursuing can provide a massive high, but when things hit a dry spell or don’t go your way, you can spiral into new lows.

We’re officially half-way through 2013. And, for anyone who isn’t yet to the midpoint of reaching their 2013 goals, this can be a hard pill to swallow.

Are you concerned about information technology security? So is Dave Grant. Check out some strategies he is using to assuage his fears.

Readers reacted loudly to news that the CFP Board sanctioned former chairman, Alan Goldfarb for selecting “fee only” and, later, “salary” to describe his income on a form on the FPA website.

When we think about post-traumatic stress disorder, we typically envision combat, tornadoes, and hurricanes. But PTSD is not limited to life-threatening events. Events threatening financial security (and even career-security) can be very traumatic.

Instead of comparing clients to a benchmark, investors want their advisors to assess performance based on specific goals, according to Catherine McBreen, president of the Millionaire Corner – a research organization focused on understanding investor decision-making.

When Wells Fargo Advisors held a conference to discuss elder financial abuse, it seemed at times like nearly every one of the 200 people in attendance was personally acquainted with a family member or friend who has been victimized. But Danny Ludeman, the CEO of Wells Fargo Advisors, write that perhaps that’s not surprising, given the scope of the crime and the rate at which it’s growing.

To put it bluntly, James Gandolfini’s estate is a mess. His faulty estate planning provides a good lesson of the types of complications that can arise for clients who rely heavily on a will.

Readers weigh in on HSBC’s decision to put its advisors on salary.