GoingIndie.com: On course of independence

GoingIndie.com wishes all a Happy Independence Day!!

At  GoingIndie.com we love a good golf analogy, we also love helping advisors with their business. Consultant Mike Byrnes, from Byrnes Consulting provides ten tips on how financial advisors can be a dominant player on the internet.
http://byrnesconsulting.com/2010/04/13/master-the-internet-and-proudly-wear-the-green-jacket/

Recently, we have spoken with many advisors who want to Go Independent, but who are not quite ready to make the leap just yet. Our article Building a Foundation for Independence provides some guidance on this subject.

As we enter the New Year and a new decade,  I wanted to share this great e-book from Seth Godin called “What Matters Now”.   I do believe that “Big thoughts and small actions make a difference”.
You can download here for free.

GoingIndie.com wishes everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
As you may have noticed, we have not been actively posting on our blog. For the past several months we have been working on a new web site/service that is geared towards independent firms (both RIA and IBD) that want to grow by adding experienced advisors [...]

Interesting article from RIAbiz.com .
http://riabizdev.appspot.com/a/16005

According to Discovery Database, the number of wirehouse reps who changed firms increased to 1043 in June, from 655 in May and 20% of those reps moved to independent broker dealers.  For those who have made the move to independence, congratulations!
We invite you to visit (or revisit) our article on www.GoingIndie.com, “Surviving On Indie Island” [...]

Happy 4th of July to all!
For those financial advisors who may be considering declcaring their own independence one day, please check out our article “Building a Foundation for Independence” on www. GoingIndie.com.

By Victoria Bowen
So, you’re considering going independent. And like all intelligent people considering a major move in life, you’re weighing the pros and cons. But what about the “prons”-those perceived pros that have hidden cons tucked inside, and, likewise, short-term cons that have pro potential? The truth is you need to consider the prons, too, [...]