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This hub from FTAdviser brings together a wealth of features, news and insightful commentary from across the advisory profession to help financial adviser business owners future-proof their companies. This hub will also showcase exclusive best-practice case studies and data analysis of the UK's top firms and individuals, courtesy of adviser rating website VouchedFor.

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Former adviser launches emotional intelligence training for advisers

Former adviser launches emotional intelligence training for advisers

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Social media and sales terms advisers should know

Social media and sales terms advisers should know

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What a good LinkedIn profile looks like and why you should have one

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To grow, you 'have to go to where the clients are'

To grow, you 'have to go to where the clients are'

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Terms advisers must know when marketing their content

Terms advisers must know when marketing their content

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Before you set up an advice firm you should ask 'why?'

Before you set up an advice firm you should ask 'why?'

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Digital marketing terms every financial adviser should know

Digital marketing terms every financial adviser should know

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How sports psychology can help advice business leaders

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Key marketing terms every financial adviser should know

Key marketing terms every financial adviser should know

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'Great financial planning in one country quite often gets undone in another'

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'Advisers should review their tech in preparation for AI'

David Stamp

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Which personality traits do successful financial advisers have in common?

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Five ways to help your firm adapt to change

Five ways to help your firm adapt to change

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Does it pay to be certified?

Does it pay to be certified?

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Advisers should 'be honest' about whether their tech is robust enough

Advisers should 'be honest' about whether their tech is robust enough

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'Beware of the danger of creating an underclass of the digitally disadvantaged'

Rob Burgeman

Rob Burgeman

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How do clients make the right financial decisions?

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Business managers are the 'future' for professional advice firms

Business managers are the 'future' for professional advice firms

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Beware of becoming a 'busy fool'

Beware of becoming a 'busy fool'

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Confessions of a Hanoi-based adviser: it pays to be different

William Gray

William Gray

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‘Losing my mum at 19 made me passionate about protection’

‘Losing my mum at 19 made me passionate about protection’

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'Networks are treating advisers like a revenue stream'

'Networks are treating advisers like a revenue stream'

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Five things advisers can learn from branding at the Olympics

Five things advisers can learn from branding at the Olympics

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Embedding coaching into advice can help clients plan for the future

Embedding coaching into advice can help clients plan for the future

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Why leading with purpose is crucial when advising today's wealth creators

Ollie Saiman and Katherine Waller

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'When buying a firm make sure the vendor understands what they are giving up'

'When buying a firm make sure the vendor understands what they are giving up'

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New to advice? Here's how to protect your firm against fraud

New to advice? Here's how to protect your firm against fraud

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Advisers' top three tips for tackling the great wealth transfer

Advisers' top three tips for tackling the great wealth transfer

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'Offering evening appointments helped me attract clients'

'Offering evening appointments helped me attract clients'

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How pictures of posh houses on your website might turn away potential clients

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AI often 'over-hyped' but 'good enough to be a huge time saver'

AI often 'over-hyped' but 'good enough to be a huge time saver'

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Five ways advice firms can future proof their business model

Korrynn Baltzersen

Korrynn Baltzersen

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Making digital advice work in small firms

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'It is up to advisers to show young people it is a good profession'

'It is up to advisers to show young people it is a good profession'

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Evidencing value: what to watch out for

Alex Whitson

Alex Whitson

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AI in advice firms: what advisers need to know

Muklesur Bharuya

Muklesur Bharuya

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Five things to consider when setting up a mortgage business

Five things to consider when setting up a mortgage business

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'Consumer duty being introduced when I was setting up was an advantage'

'Consumer duty being introduced when I was setting up was an advantage'

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Our journey from being independent to becoming 'restricted'

Gary Beerling and Paul Baldwin

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'What we've learned about passing a business from father to son'

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Could the future of PII be data led?

Could the future of PII be data led?

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Five myths about professional indemnity insurance

Five myths about professional indemnity insurance

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'Covid's impact on black community made me passionate about protection'

'Covid's impact on black community made me passionate about protection'

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Chasing the cheapest products could hurt your succession planning

Chasing the cheapest products could hurt your succession planning

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'Six lessons I've learnt helping IFAs sell their business'

'Six lessons I've learnt helping IFAs sell their business'

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Why 'kissing a few bad frogs' helps in the search for great tech

Why 'kissing a few bad frogs' helps in the search for great tech

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Case study: How we use cashflow tech for inheritance planning

Case study: How we use cashflow tech for inheritance planning

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'Sports career being cut short taught me importance of salary protection'

'Sports career being cut short taught me importance of salary protection'

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'Hybrid working is a must-have in today's workplace'

'Hybrid working is a must-have in today's workplace'

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How to stop your podcasts becoming 'a graveyard for forgotten and neglected dreams'

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'Good ideas come out of your failures, not your successes'

'Good ideas come out of your failures, not your successes'

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Footballers aren’t appropriate clients, says advice boss

Footballers aren’t appropriate clients, says advice boss

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'Running a boutique advice firm is a lifestyle'

'Running a boutique advice firm is a lifestyle'

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'A mistake early on nearly cost me my business'

'A mistake early on nearly cost me my business'

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Family succession needs 'years of planning'

Family succession needs 'years of planning'

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A tight marketing strategy has set us up for growth

A tight marketing strategy has set us up for growth

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'The next phase of growth for financial advisers has to be human'

Karen Barrett

Karen Barrett

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'My experience as a master diver has parallels with financial planning'

'My experience as a master diver has parallels with financial planning'

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'We built our own back office after getting frustrated with tech providers'

'We built our own back office after getting frustrated with tech providers'

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When psychotherapy meets advice

When psychotherapy meets advice

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Data breaches are costly but advisers can protect themselves

Data breaches are costly but advisers can protect themselves

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Face-to-face meetings best way to pick up body language

Face-to-face meetings best way to pick up body language

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Introducing GENE: 'Why we created an AI conversationalist'

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The future of advice is hyper-personal

The future of advice is hyper-personal

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'Getting your philosophy straight is key to setting up a business'

'Getting your philosophy straight is key to setting up a business'

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'If you're standing still you're going backwards in our industry'

'If you're standing still you're going backwards in our industry'

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VouchedFor directory to feature all regulated advice firms

VouchedFor directory to feature all regulated advice firms

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'Millennial clients require a different style of advice'

Sarah Paul

Sarah Paul

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'Advice firms are like tankers: the bigger they are, the harder to turn'

'Advice firms are like tankers: the bigger they are, the harder to turn'

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'I've never really been interested in investments'

'I've never really been interested in investments'

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What a painful client experience taught me about good financial planning

What a painful client experience taught me about good financial planning

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What losing our practice manager has taught us about our business

What losing our practice manager has taught us about our business

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The proof of the advice guidance boundary review pudding will be in the eating

Adam Cockerham

Adam Cockerham

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'Some clients think they know best, but they don't'

'Some clients think they know best, but they don't'

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Structuring a business sale from a tax perspective

Structuring a business sale from a tax perspective