What is the Best Interest, Anyway?
The devil’s in the details. DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Standard Reg-BI expands on FINRA’s Suitability Standard Best Interest according to a financial lawyer The devil’s in the details. Many of the...Read More
Why You Should Upgrade From Planisphere To Larkspur Executive
Improved user interface and cleaner presentation Ratings and benchmarks to compare plan sponsors More data than ever before Customized Trackable Marketing Letters (CTML) Prospect. Analyze. Contact. Profit. Transitioning to...Read More
6 Best Practices In Client Communication For Financial Advisors
In our modern world, there are tons of ways to keep up with your clients and even prospects, and we’ve thought up a few ways below for you to keep in mind. Whether it’s their preferred means of communication or what you should be talking about with them, we hope you’ll find some of our strategies below useful...
Funding a 401(k) Vs. IRA: Which is More Preferable?
Choosing the right strategy for retirement savings is a challenge. Jamie Hopkins, the Director of Retirement Research at Carson Wealth, provides a clear cut comparison of the two most popular...Read More
Case Study: Compare an Annuity to an Alternative Investment Portfolio
The Ask: One of our adviser clients asked if he can compare an annuity to an alternative investment portfolio? An annuity is an investment vehicle for retirement that has guaranteed...Read More
11 Client Acquisition Tips for Financial Advisors
Blog, blog, blog Be Original Having a Target Market Makes you Memorable! A Bit of Networking can go a Long Way Know Your Numbers Modernize Improvise Hold a Free Seminar...Read More
5 Ways to Explain Fiduciary Duty to Your Prospects and Clients
There’s a lot of talk out there on what it means to be a fiduciary and how it is beneficial to the clients to understand the difference between who is...Read More
Top 10 Articles from the Larkspur-Rixtrema Blog in 2018
Here is our top 10 countdown of the most popular articles from the Larkspur-Rixtrema Blog for 2018: 10. How to facilitate a conversation about risk & obtain better portfolio outcomes...Read More
7 Exclusive Case Studies on 401K Retirement Plans for Financial Advisors
Here at Larkspur-RiXtrema, we firmly believe that our software tools are extremely powerful and can help out advisors in so many ways. Here are a few case studies we’ve done...Read More
5 Articles for the Financial Advisor Weekend Reading List: December 15-16, 2018
Here are five suggested articles for financial advisors to read this weekend: 1. Post DOL Fiduciary Rule Regulatory Challenges – The DOL Fiduciary Rule is dead. All we know is that something...Read More