Finding Balance For You And Your Clients

Technology: Leveraging B/D technology to personalize client relationships Practice Management: Relying on your B/D to help work “in your business” while you “work on your business” Business Consulting: B/D business consulting support vs. going it alone    COVID-19 hit us much in the way a hurricane does, fast and strong. In a mere 8 months, […]

Wells Fargo Joins Ameriprise At Top Of Transition Comp Peak – Who Will Follow?

In an AdvisorHub article posted earlier this month, it was reported that Wells Fargo had, “…raise(d) the maximum ceiling on cash deals, often in the form of nine-year forgivable loans, to 340% from 325%.”  By bumping up its numbers, Wells Fargo moved their package offer directly in line with another competitor, Ameriprise.  For the better […]

Fear Factor: 3 Common Fears About Changing Broker-Dealers (And How To Overcome Them)

From that knee-knock feeling standing on the high dive for the first time as a young kid to turning on the nightly news, fear is a powerful force in our lives. Successful people tend to be the ones who can blast through those fears, but even they experience moments of doubt.  At those times, having […]

3 Reasons Why Fall Is The Season For Change

If you’ve been curious about changing broker dealers, congratulations.  Your timing could be great.  Here are 3 reasons why right now might be the ideal time to make a move. Broker Dealers Have Figured Out The Answer To “What Now?” With the shut down of travel and limits to direct human interactions that came along […]

More Than Just A Summer Fling

As summer comes to a close, we are seeing the first wave of advisors whose experience switching to a new broker-dealer has been almost entirely virtual. Pre-COVID the idea of a VIP trip to the “Home Office” was a critical step in the transition process and a first-class vacation get-away. BD’s would roll out the […]

Make These Dog Days Different

We’re heading into “The Dog Days of Summer” so called because the constellation Canis Major (‘The Greater Dog’) dominates the sky. Historically the “Dog Days” are a time to take things easy, like dogs tend to do in the heat. This year feels different though.  Many advisors are anxious (clients too), having been cooped up […]