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Articles by: Dave Alison

9 Tips to Build an Effective Marketing Plan

Do you want to expand your reach and grow your client base? Or do you need focus on specific demographics in order to increase your prospect to client ratio? It might be time to develop and implement a targeted marketing plan to help you reach those objectives.

Writing a marketing plan can be a daunting [...]

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3 Ways to Reduce Stress and Increase Revenue for Your Firm

Both investors and their advisors are feeling more stressed than they were five years ago, according to a recent study by the Financial Planning Association. Added to which, advisors are even more stressed than their investors.  71% of financial advisors consider themselves moderately to highly-stressed, compared to 64% of investors.

Fee compression, shrinking margins [...]

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Best Interest Advice Requires a Best Interest Process

In early May 2019, Alexander Acosta, the Department of Labor Secretary, stated that the DOL is working with the SEC to resurrect the fiduciary rule. This is not a surprise to those of us who follow this ever-changing proposed legislation.

As advisors, we know a best interest standard is a good thing, but what does [...]

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Seven Ways a Mastermind Group Can Boost Your Business

What exactly is a Mastermind Group, and why can it be beneficial to your practice?  As a group of like-minded individuals who can exchange ideas and support each other’s plans, a Mastermind Group should have the following three attributes:

  • It must be friendly
  • It must be growth-oriented
  • It must be willing to share [...]

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7 Ways a Mastermind Group Can Grow Your Business

A Mastermind Group can be a powerful tool to help you network, learn, grow and create opportunities within your financial business.

Uncover the solutions by viewing our infographic and for a complete overview download the whitepaper below.

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Effortlessly Build a Tax Practice in Less than 1 Year

The most successful advisors are always thinking about growth.

As a business owner, growth can be divided into two primary categories:

  • Find new prospects to whom you can sell your existing services, or
  • Expand your services and sell more to your existing clients.
  • You can accomplish both at the same time, without adding a lot [...]

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    Comprehensive Planners & Transactional Advisors

    The balance between simplicity and sophistication

    Historically, the financial services industry has been divided into two camps: transactional advisors and comprehensive planners. To maximize the success we have with our clients, there are important lessons and traits we can adopt from each.

    Transactional advisors:

    Transactional advisors act as specialists, helping their clients facilitate the purchase [...]

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    The Soon Bucket Solutions Within The Bucket Plan®

    When it comes to determining which investment product or strategies you are going to recommend in your client’s plan, advisors typically consider risk tolerance, time-horizon, and in some cases the tax qualification to arrive at a prudent recommendation. As a general rule of thumb, the longer the time horizon before the client may need or [...]

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