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Recent Compensation Studies & Input on Comp
Does anyone have recent compensation studies, Schwab / DFA in particular? Also, we are doing some market research and what actual compensation is in firms, currently focused on the 0-4 year Client Service Associate. If you're open to sharing your range or what your firm range is (just base comp), we'd love it. Feel free to respond anonymously or DM me.
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Small accounts/advisor de-linking from accounts
Good morning, @Nikki Whittle 's question this week about Tier 4/Servicing level clients has prompted me to do some crowdsourcing. What best practices/procedures are folks using for clients you're no longer looking to service? Example - account that was opened 10 years ago, significant percentage of balance has been distributed. Based on current account balance, advisor can offer little/no value and client could be served having a retail account and not paying management fees. Now, the account falls significantly below portfolio minimum and advisor's business has continued to grow over time. Client isn't engaged/communicative. Thanks in advance for any thoughts, suggestions, letter templates, etc.
0 likes • Aug 13
@Sara Stuart It sounds like the firm is consdiering "right-sizing" the client base, which often happens as firms grow. Depending on the options your firm has for clients in this model, I would typically set up a clear communication and transition plan to off-board these clients. There’s an inherent liability in keeping clients you aren’t actively servicing—many firms don’t want to maintain that exposure. In practice, that might mean: Internal review – Confirm the client truly no longer meets service level or portfolio minimums, and document the rationale. Transition options – Offer appropriate alternatives, such as converting to a retail account, moving to a self-directed platform, or referring to another advisor or platform that can serve them more efficiently. If they are actually good fit clients, but below minimums or unprofitable, determining your minimum service level or fee is a key step. This may allow you to share options with the client, so they get to be involved in the decision to stay or go. Communication – Send a respectful letter/email (sometime a meeting) explaining the change, outlining next steps, and giving a reasonable timeline for transition. Emphasize that the move is in the client’s best interest (e.g., reduced fees, a better-suited account type, etc). Be sure to set clear deadlines that match anything established from a legal or compliance perspective. Follow-through – Provide any needed account transfer paperwork and offer assistance during the transition period. Once you've gotten this or passed the deadline, take the steps to transition on your end and then send a confirmation email that its been completed.
Paperwork Efficiency Tech
Hi all, We're evaluating tech soltuions to streamline paperwork via Docusign, as Schwab digital onboarding has issues in many places, so wanted to see what everyone is using and how they feel about as we dive deeper. Forms Logic Quik! Docusign (manual) Laser App Other..
1 like • Mar 25
@Lisa Bacon that would be great, would love to connect. Ping me whenever you're there.
RMD workflow
Hello everyone. This is my first time using the chat. Does anyone have a workflow for RMDs that they can share? Thanks in advance.
1 like • Jan 7
Dawn, it's a client's so I'm not able to share the specific workflow, but we do set up workflows by client since we have different steps for the advisor/team. We then have a report that denotes exactly where each client in in the process. We use Wealthbox.
FMG vs Snappy Kraken vs _______
I was very happily using MarketingPro for a long time: it was easy, I could create customized emails including html editing, etc. Once FMG Suite bought and phased out MarketingPro, however, things went downhill and I'm very disappointed in the experience thus far. (One of the biggest features I lost when Marketing Pro went away was the ability to use status changes in Redtail to "trigger" emails to specific Redtail contacts (for example: if a contact's status was changed from "prospect" to "client" in Redtail, a welcome email would automatically be sent through MarketingPro). FMG Suite doesn't have these types of "trigger" systems.) Is anyone using a platform that allows for "triggered" emails (as described above) via a Redtail integration?
0 likes • Jan 7
FMG is very limited, particularly with automation and things like pop-ups, segmentation, etc. I've had advisors I know use Snappy and are pretty happy, but ultimately most that had big growth goals did create their own or hire a firm to do custom content for them. Depending on your growth goals and size, it is what I typically recommend, especially if you are hyper-niched. If you have no issues with growth, canned content is fine...but if your'e looking for it to become your marketing engine you have to put more into it.
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