Benefit from the present installment of “Weekend Studying For Monetary Planners” – this week’s version kicks off with the information {that a} latest research has discovered that many small- and mid-sized advisory corporations that use “supported independence” platforms for his or her know-how and back-office wants, have the potential to see better progress within the years forward given the efficiencies gained (and potential price financial savings in comparison with making a tech stack and hiring their very own workers ‘a la carte’), and provides aspiring agency homeowners a platform to get their corporations up and working shortly (whether or not breaking away or beginning anew). Implying that a part of the potential attraction to such assist platforms shouldn’t be merely about whether or not it is less expensive to make use of their tech and providers to exchange the advisor’s personal overhead prices, however that it is simpler to scale up shortly as a fast-grower by leveraging incrementally extra of the assist platform’s capabilities than needing to take the time to handle their very own hiring and know-how additions.
Additionally in business information this week:
- A latest research signifies that advisors charging purchasers on a month-to-month subscription foundation hiked their charges by a median of 6% in 2023, elevating the salience of how advisors can most successfully talk price will increase to purchasers
- A survey means that whereas monetary advisors are more and more conscious of Synthetic Intelligence (AI)-powered software program instruments and are steadily leveraging them of their private lives, they seem like extra skeptical about utilizing them to craft monetary suggestions
From there, we’ve a number of articles on expertise administration:
- How monetary advisory corporations can develop the pool of candidates for open positions, from leveraging staff’ skilled networks to recruiting agency purchasers with related skilled expertise
- How efficient management strategies, together with inclusive vision-setting and giving staff autonomy, can assist promote worker retention
- A latest report identifies actions monetary planning corporations can take to be extra engaging (and honest) to girls advisors, from boosting “sponsorship” packages that may assist girls advance throughout the agency to making a tradition that rewards efficiency fairly than time spent within the workplace
We even have a lot of articles on long-term care insurance coverage:
- Why beginning conversations about long-term care wants with a dialogue of the shopper’s care preferences fairly than the merchandise which may meet their wants could possibly be a simpler strategy for monetary advisors
- Why prices for long-term care amenities are likely to go properly past the month-to-month lease charged and the way advisors can alter monetary plan assumptions to mirror these bills
- How advisors can assist purchasers select between conventional long-term care insurance coverage insurance policies and hybrid insurance policies that mix long-term care protection with life insurance coverage
We wrap up with 3 closing articles, all about well being and wellness:
- How gentle motion, from a stroll exterior to climbing a number of flights of stairs, can enhance inventive considering
- Why sustained, moderate-intensity train could be significantly efficient in boosting a person’s health and general well being
- Why, at a time when people can entry growing quantities of biometric knowledge, consistently monitoring one’s blood sugar ranges is likely to be counterproductive
Benefit from the ‘gentle’ studying!