To run your practice as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR), or as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA): that is the question. Advisors contemplate these models like dental-aisle shoppers pondering the ever-expanding sea of toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwashes, floss, whitening strips and everything else in-between the teeth and gums. The options seem endless with enough varieties to […]
On a recent Dynamic Resource Call, “Conversation & Collaboration: An Attorney’s Take on Estate Planning,” Dynamic COO Craig Morningstar welcomed Bernard (Bernie) Rethore, J.D. He’s the managing partner of Phoenix-based Pfarr & Rethore, P.C.., an established law firm specializing in estate planning, probate and trust administration. “The majority of Rethore’s estate planning clients are brought to […]
During Dynamic’s June Resource Call, guest Mark Ricketson, vice president and charitable planning consultant for Fidelity CharitableSM, let advisors in on a charitable giving strategy that’s little-known among clients: If you give long-term appreciated securities to charity, you avoid the long-term capital gain and you still get the tax deduction. And that’s not all. For […]
By Cherie Jolly I started in the securities industry in 1986, as the wire room operator at an investment firm in California. Over the years, I have been involved with and/or managed nearly every aspect of this business from operations, supervision, new business, financial planning, insurance and compliance. My focus has been on the compliance […]
“Take the time to walk a mile in his moccasins.” Mary T. Lathrap, 1895 By Jim Palumbo The industry has changed. Have you been left behind? Advisors who simply open investment accounts and manage assets may find that they are under-delivering in comparison to their clients’ expectations. At a minimum, wealth advisors should be meeting client expectations, […]
By Eric Braund, CFP®, CRPC® COVID-19 has forced advisors everywhere to take stock of client relationships and the ways in which we provide sought-after advice. When the Dynamic team reached out and asked for my perspective on how our firm has navigated through the twists and turns of the pandemic and the uncertainty that remains, […]