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What Top Financial Planning Firms Did Right in 2017

I’ve never seen a year like it The Financial Planning profession looks like it’s at another inflection point, and this one feels big. I’ll be looking at the changes I see ahead in more detail soon, but I’d like to look back at what an amazing year 2017 was for …

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Ask the Expert: How Do You Find Good People?

Recruitment can be an expensive and time-consuming process, so it’s important to find the best people you can to join your team the first-time round.   I’ve turned to Practice Management expert Dominika Sieradzka for some sound advice to pass on to you. Building a better team Recruitment can be …

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Painful Business Lessons: Get Rich Slow, Not Quick

The upside of mistakes Here’s the second article in my series on mistakes I have made and learned from in my career. Maybe they will be helpful for you too. Lesson Two: Do things well rather than quickly I know not everyone is wired this way, but I’m a doer. …

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Painful Business Lessons: Making Tough Decisions

How many wrongs make a right? I was reflecting recently on all the things I’ve done wrong, and learned from, in my career. So this is the first of a 27-part series on those mistakes. Ok, I’m kidding about the 27-part series, but I reckon I could fill it if …

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 Isn’t It About Time You Hired a Practice Manager?

You can’t do everything For most advisers the part of the job they love best is giving great advice to clients. However, as the business grows and becomes more successful they can find themselves doing less and less advice and more ‘management stuff.’ The end result is a mass of …

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