Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 391st episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Christopher Jones. Chris is the founder of Sparrow Wealth Management, an RIA based in Orlando, Florida, that oversees approximately $110 million in assets under management for 68 client households. What’s unique about Chris, though, is how […]
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Free risk videos for Consumer Duty Alliance members
The Consumer Duty Alliance is offering Financial Planners and adviser firms which are members a free version of Money Alive Office videos, including its new ‘Investment Risk’ and popular ‘Protect Yourself From Scams’ box sets. The investment risk box set is designed to work alongside an adviser’s risk profiling tool of choice. It is suitable […]
Outsourcing Payroll Services – Accuracy Is Paramount
We have talked about the need for you to be able to reach your remote bookkeeping service in times of need but we haven’t talked about the need for that company to be accurate. It may seem like an obvious thing but some companies don’t have the manpower to keep up with demand, or didn’t […]
Arkadios sees opening in M&A disruption, lands $850M ex-LPL team
The Atlanta-based independent broker-dealer thinks some advisors will always feel ill at ease at big firms that keep getting bigger. That’s where it sees its opportunity.
Hiring A Bookkeeper
When you are a business owner, there are a lot of things to consider about your business. The type of business, color schemes, and even the type of people that you want working for you are big issues. Something like whether or not to hire in-house bookkeeping is a big decision that you shouldn’t make […]
Let Remote Quality Bookkeeping Handle Your Bookkeeping Needs
As a business owner, you know that you have a ton of responsibilities. You have to make sure that all of your employees are doing what they need to do to make your company run smoothly, you have to make sure your customers are happy with everything. Who has time to do the bookkeeping? For […]
Promoting The Financial Advice Industry ‘Sport’ Positively To Build Trust In The Client ‘Fan Base’
The requirements to run a successful, growing advisory firm are often less about doing the technical work with clients and more about marketing value to get prospects in the door in the first place. Yet, many firms’ prospecting strategies have often relied on individual advisors being able to bring business to the firm instead of […]
Advisory firms hit record high count in 2023 as total AUM rebounds
SEC-registered investment advisors hit an all-time high in 2023 as assets under management also rebounded to stronger growth, according to the latest survey by Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and COMPLY.
Has the risk score gained too much power?
Should one number have so much influence over asset allocation? Researchers and advisors alike say it’s time for the risk score to be reined in.
FASAB offers new guidance on seized and forfeited digital assets
Federal government standard setter clarifies how to apply existing standards for inventory and related property to certain digital assets.