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... grow. The dilemma is the more clients they add, the more staff they must add; the more staff they add, the more technology they must add; the more the business grows, the more their span of control ... model. However, the market correction at the turn of the century and the modest returns 1 THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY BUSINESS The View from Here 1. 10 PR...

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... Revenue CLIENT PROFITABILITY Source: © Advisor Impact 54 PRACTICE MADE PERFECT is the only one who can give advice, generate new clients, and man- age the business. Of course, the administrative staff can support the single ... overhead 0 10 20 30 40 50 42 % 42 % 44 % 41 % 36% 35% 38% Source: FPA Compensation and Staffing Study , High-Profit Solo and Ensemble Firms...

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... of your human capital plan: 1. The nature of the work 2. The nature of the worker 3. The nature of the workplace (see chapter 6, The Care and Preening of Staff”) The Nature of the Work The ... functions they require within the firm and the type of individuals they need to hire. They set out to determine the nature of the work, the nature of...

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... form the basis of the advancement guidelines and performance-based incen- tive plan. 84 PRACTICE MADE PERFECT ment. Through the interview process, you get a sense of their pres- ent—their professionalism, ... perform the work. This allows you to see beyond the candidate’s education or experience and evaluate their natural aptitude to perform the tasks (see Figure 5...

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... emotionally for advisers to surrender the responsibilities of leading the firm. However, professional management is important whether it’s the responsibility of the owners themselves or of outside ... CEO Although some of these observations are likely true, the core of the problem is a hiring issue. Too often, the person hired for this role was chosen based on...

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... individual (team) performance but the value of 136 PRACTICE MADE PERFECT the shares relies on the value of the entire company—a good combination of individual and company goals. Disadvantages to firm It ... purchase 130 PRACTICE MADE PERFECT Advantages to firm ! The employee has a strong incentive to contribute to the appreciation of the firm’s value. ! Gi...

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... consumed in a business. Its value is that it links together the balance sheet and income statement to produce a revealing story about the business. The statement of cash 140 PRACTICE MADE PERFECT ance, ... each of the statements is about something different, together they provide the complete story on the underlying econom- ics of a practice. Unfortunately, mos...

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... leap” to management, believing that business leaders have to take their heads out of the muck, out of the details, to look beyond their current travails. For advisers to be successful business ... has the potential for risks that are not apparent at the outset. These problems could involve compliance or client satisfaction, or they could take the form of past recom...

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... responsibilities 201 WORKSHEET 4 Performance Evaluation for Professional Staff THE PILLAR Passion for Excellence Integrity Lifetime Learning Leading by Example A Balanced Life Respect for Others Passion for Excellence Integrity Lifetime ... Moss Adams LLP Based on the simple analysis described above, establish a range of base compensation for the employee and then determi...

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... performance, including the Financial Performance and Compensation studies for the Financial Planning Association, the Broker-Dealer Financial Performance and Compensation studies for the Financial ... ask, 44 vision, 16–26 success, personal definition of, 23– 24 Sullivan, Dan, 6, 23 surveys caution when using, 46 47 costs of, 42 43 how to get constructive re...

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