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Regulatory Education
Envestnet & Eversheds Sutherland Regulatory Education Program - Webinar 1
Watch the webinar replays from Envestnet & Eversheds Sutherland's 3-Part Regulatory Education Program.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
It’s personal: The growing need for financial wellness programs
78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, 43% of student loan borrowers are not making payments and nearly half of all employees can’t cover a $400 emergency. In an effort to help employees understand and improve their personal financial health, many plan sponsors and their advisors are turning to workplace financial wellness programs. Phyllis Klein is a senior director at Captrust Financial Advisors, a firm that specializes in institutional advisory work. In this episode, Phyllis discusses the benefits and challenges of helping employers implement financial wellness programs for their employees.
Advisor Value & Fees
The power of designations
CFP, CPA, CLU, ChFC, RICP. You likely know what these designations are, but do your clients? And how important are these designations when prospective clients choose a financial advisor? Mike McGlothlin from the Society of Financial Service Professionals joins the podcast to discuss how designations act as a reinvestment in yourself and can provide outward credibility for your practice.
Regulatory Education
Thought Leadership Report: The New SEC Standards
This article provides a high-level summary of the rulemaking package and explores its implications for registered investment advisors and dual registrants.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Risk management: Life insurance
Talking about life insurance as part of a financial plan isn’t always easy, but it is important. What steps can you take to ensure these difficult conversations make it into your client’s financial plan?
Business Development
Modern marketing: Components of an advisor marketing strategy
As a financial advisor, you have a lot of responsibilities in managing your clients. At times you might not even feel like you have the time and resources to shift your priorities to grow your business further. Enter Matt Halloran, CEO of Top Advisor Marketing.
Business Development
Envestnet Advisor Award Winners: Putting Principles Into Practice
Three advisors describe how they translate their values into powerful advice and consistent, thoughtful service for clients.
Business Development
BMO Wealth Institute Flyer
Gain insights into financial decision making to prepare for better conversations with your clients around all aspects of wealth planning, including retirement, estate, taxes and insurance. Check-out the BMO Wealth Institute reports for ideas.
Leveraging Technology & Data
Create, curate and connect: social media for advisors
Our topic today is social media – how to use it effectively as a financial advisor, why employing social media strategy is important, and some mistakes to avoid before you send out that first tweet.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Managing wealth for same-sex couples
Of course, working with same-sex clients is largely no different than working with any other group of clients, but in order to properly serve this community, advisors should understand the mindset, key issues, and changing laws and policies that directly impact their money and wealth.