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CSA Education/Training
Good morning everyone: Question regarding certification/education training for incoming CSAs. To increase financial literacy and answer the "why" question surrounding the role, has anyone utilized any third party educational trainings? Like an FPQP certification course? As another example, I found a Client Service Certificate Program through Advisory Education Partners, but reviews were limited. Curious to hear what others firms are doing.
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I took the FPQP certification course, and it was truly an eye-opener. Also, I hear having CSA sit for the SIE is really the game-changer.
Webinar Ideas - Feedback Needed
We’re starting to plan out some upcoming webinars for the community and would LOVE your input!! What topics would actually be most helpful for you and your team right now? A few ideas we’ve been tossing around: • CRM best practices workshop • Workflow design + operational efficiency • Building a proactive client experience • Leveraging your CRM during the great wealth transfer • Cybersecurity best practices for advisory firms • Compliance conversations • OCIO Partners • Panels with other industry experts • Team training + adoption strategies • Data integrity + CRM cleanup But honestly… we want to build content around what YOU want to learn more about. So tell us:What operational, technology, or growth topics would be most valuable for us to cover? Drop your ideas in the comments below 👇
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Wealthbox: How to be a power user/Best Practices - What connects to what?/Household profiles - Benefits vs Individual profile/Tags/ Prospect Pipelines & Tracking/AI/Documenting Insurance & Suitability. PreciseFP
Client Identity Verification via SMS OTP
Our firm is working on strengthening our cybersecurity and would like to implement an identity verification tool to use with clients. With the increase in hackers using A.I. to impersonate voices and spoof phone numbers, we would like to use a tool to send clients a SMS verification code when they call in with requests and verify the code. We found Twilio Verify, but after digging more into the tool, it seems that it is just an API tool that requires you to code it into an existing website/app or use 3rd party vendors with it. It just seems much more complex than we would prefer. I would love to see what other RIA firms are doing to verify client identities and what tools are being used for SMS OTP verification.
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@Jayce Nall Wealthbox
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@Theo Katsoulis thank you this is great information.
PreciseFP Forms
Hi Operators! Wanted to see if there were any other PreciseFP users in this crowd. We recently adopted it and have set a new client onboarding template - gathering all their details about employment, assets, liabilities, goals, family, etc. It's quite thorough (and long!). We also set up a template for our annual update, so that existing clients can confirm their details, and also tell us about anything new/send new statements for financial planning. What else are y'all using it for? There are plenty of options in their library, just not sure where to start and what will really be practical. For example, for our practice, estate planning would be better suited in a conversation than a form. Would love to hear how you are using the tool the most!
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I am in the process now of building a form for reviews. I can't wait to actually use it to experience all its wonders.
Anniversaries Gifts for Employees
Are other RIAs doing anything for Employees for 1, 2, 3, and 4 Year Anniversaries and for the Milestone Anniversaries of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years
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Our firm loves celebrating employee anniversaries during our annual team meetings. We’ve been marking those milestones with engraved glass service plaques, each one a little unique, so it really stands out on your desk. 🤗 So far, the highest milestone we’ve awarded is 10 years, with plaques given for both 5- and 10-year anniversaries. The other years still get a warm, honorable mention… for now!
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Owenby Jones Wealth Management Paraplanner/Insurance

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