Today’s advisors are embracing business growth as more than just a means of increasing profits. Successfully scaling your business is a strategic move that unlocks a realm of opportunities, aligning advisors with dynamic markets and changing client needs. In a rapidly changing industry, the key to successful growth is the ability to be flexible. In…
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Turning Flexibility into Your Firm’s Biggest Driver of Growth
Today’s advisors are embracing business growth as more than just a means of increasing profits. Successfully scaling your business is a strategic move that unlocks a realm of opportunities, aligning advisors with dynamic markets and changing client needs. In a rapidly changing industry, the key to successful growth is the ability to be flexible. In…
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Concern about cybersecurity is everywhere, with investors increasingly focused on how safe their data is. It’s something that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking seriously, acknowledging that cyber threats pose a real danger to our financial markets. In 2022, the SEC proposed comprehensive rules that specifically address cybersecurity risk governance and disclosure requirements…
Read MoreHow to Eliminate Costly Legacy Systems and Revolutionize Your Advisory Practice
Does your firm’s current software make you feel like you’re using a flip phone in an iPhone world? Today’s technology is moving quickly, and today’s advisors need to make sure they’re keeping up. You may think your existing tech is “good enough,” but good enough rarely is from a client experience perspective. Beyond that, research…
Read MoreEconomic Research Report: Time will Tell
Anyone hoping for excitement from the recent Fed statement was severely disappointed. As expected, the federal funds rate was lifted 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 5.25 to 5.50%. With the exception of the rate hike and slight wording changes – the “modest” pace of economic growth strengthened slightly to “moderate” – last…
Read MoreStreamlining Success: 4 Ways to Create Efficiencies in Your Advisory Firm
Building efficiencies into your advisory firm will do more than just improve your bottom line. Of course, optimizing processes and reducing operational inefficiencies help to control costs and improve profitability, but there’s so much more to it. An efficient firm is a firm better equipped to deliver the kind of customer satisfaction that elevates it…
Read MoreEconomic Research Report: The Fed is All Mixed Up
If the Federal Reserve were paying close attention to the money supply it would know that monetary policy is now tight. Through April, the narrow M1 measure of money has fallen for thirteen straight months. The broader M2 measure of money has dropped nine months in a row and is down 4.6% from a year…
Read MoreBuilding Trust from Day One: 4 Top Tips for Successful Client Onboarding
For independent advisors, achieving that critical balance between time spent working on growth strategies and time spent developing client relationships is an almost daily effort. That’s why streamlining any part of your business activities is so valuable. It’s important to note that “streamlining” client-facing activities doesn’t mean you’re taking a shortcut. In fact, making any…
Read MoreA Guide to Alternative Investments
For independent advisors looking to support their clients in an often unpredictable market, alternative investments can effectively mitigate risk and boost potential returns. Through proper planning and execution, the inclusion of alternative investment opportunities in client portfolios as part of a comprehensive asset allocation strategy offers an opportunity for greater portfolio diversification. CG Advisor Network…
Read MoreScaling Up Your Advisory Business: Use Automation to Optimize Customer Journeys
For advisors looking to grow and scale their businesses, deciding how best to divide and allocate their time can be overwhelming. Striking the right balance between strengthening client relationships, portfolio/asset management, handling back-office operational tasks and prospecting new business is key, and automation is one way to ease the load. When it comes to marketing…
Read MoreUnlocking Alternative Investment Insights Through Superior Reporting
Alternative investments, or alts, are growing in popularity in a volatile stock market that displays higher interest rates and lower growth. Your clients may have a stake in real estate, hedge funds, or private equity, for example. Alternative investment strategies can represent a large portion of an investment portfolio, and according to PWC, global AUM…
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