Insights

By Verne Marble, Director of Business Development / 2023 started with tens of thousands of tech layoffs and news headlines today are filled with warnings that the financial services sector is gearing up for some of the biggest workforce reductions since the 2008 financial crisis. Change creates opportunities, and in an economic environment amid uncertainty like we’re experiencing now, it’s time for the independents to lean in and capitalize to recruit top talent. Let’s examine a few trends and how they might influence your business development strategy to accomplish this...

By Melissa Woods, Marketing Associate / A new year tends to bring moments of reflection. We are sharing a few of the stories that made us smile, were cause for celebration, generated social traction and inspired us. What’s extra inspiring is that this is just a sampling so please continue to follow our incredible Private Advisor Group community. Here are a few top hits from 2022....

By Kelly Coulter, Director of Marketing / As a top RIA firm, we’re always looking to better serve our advisors and improve. Here’s a look at how we recently refreshed the Private Advisor Group’s brand, and how you can too. ...

By Joshua Reich, Business Development Executive / When you're thinking about joining a top RIA firm, here are some key questions to ask and other important aspects to think about. ...

By Melissa Woods, Marketing Associate / We all remember the often-dreaded list of books that we had for “summer reading” as kids – books that were to prepare us for the upcoming school year and designed to open our minds to new concepts, new uses of grammar, and avenues of critical thinking. Now, as adults, summer reading has taken on a new meaning. It usually equates...

By Jules Galbraith, Manager of Advisor Experience / Long hold times, calls answered by a new person who is reading a script, blind transfers, and more are happening at what feels like a higher frequency – we have all been there. Calling into a service team these days can be an exercise in patience. More than 65% of people have higher expectations for customer service today than they...