Thought Leadership
We seek to impart wisdom by sharing our insight, publishing our discoveries and celebrating the triumphs of our industry.
The BICE “Workaround” and the new DOL Fiduciary Rule
There is a “workaround” to the proposed DOL Fiduciary Rule. This word is enough to give most people a less than happy feeling since it’s often used by IT techs to describe how they are going to fix a glitch in your computer system. Upon completion of their “workaround,” the entire system will often crash.
He Did WHAT?!? Ethics in the Estate Plan
The National Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award defines ethical behavior as follows:
“The term, ethical behavior, refers to how an organization ensures that all its decisions, actions, and stakeholder interactions conform to the organization’s moral and professional principles. These principles should support all applicable laws and regulations and are the foundation for the organization’s culture and values. They define ‘right’ from ‘wrong’ behavior.”
Countdown to Implementation of the DOL Fiduciary Rule
Join Retirement and Investment Subject Matter Expert, Lawrence (Larry) T. Divers for this informative webinar, as he highlights the key questions you must be ready to answer in your firm’s business practices beginning June 9, 2017.
Earn My Trust
Trust is not a factor in relationships that can be requested, although it often is (“Trust me”).
Trust is something that is created from the ground up and built upon over time.
Advisor Challenges & Consequences: The Changes Driving Disruption Require a New Perspective
Financial Advisors: Relevance Today and Tomorrow - Advisor Challenges & Consequences: The Changes Driving Disruption Require a New Perspective
Capital Ideas - August 2016
This issue features pieces on Behavioral Finance, Income Tax, and Student Loans.
Iterative Innovation
Innovation and Business Modeling are classic management activities used by long term successful companies of all sizes and most industries. All businesses today operate in an ever accelerating state of change, and those who plan to survive have a plan that includes innovation and business modeling as key tools to help discover the way forward.