Most Read Advisorpedia Articles of the Week (October 31 - November 4)

Here’s a look at the Top 11 Most Viewed Articles of the Week on Advisorpedia , October 31 - November 4, 2016.

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1. How to Map a Plan to Master DOL Compliance

The DOL Conflict of Interest Rule is expected to have the biggest impact on financial services since ERISA was enacted in 1974. As firms scramble to comply, four key questions rise to the surface ... — Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

2. 3 Tips for Talking to Clients about Alternative Investments

If you’ve been advising clients for more than a decade, alternative investments probably haven’t been on the list of options you’ve discussed with most of them. — Jason Plucinak

3. Take the Mystery out of Smart Beta

Not only has the AUM in exchange-traded funds doubled in the past three years alone, jumping from $1 trillion in 2012 to more than $2 trillion in 2015, but according to Morningstar, more than 260 new ETFs have been introduced in just the past 12 months. — Nasdaq Global Indexes

4. Finding Your Field Guides: A Key to Entrepreneurial Success

Being an entrepreneur can be rife with challenges. It’s no wonder: you’re in the business of creation—of building something physical from an abstract idea. And no matter how innovative or timely or just plain “perfect” that idea may be, transforming your vision into reality is no easy task. — Jon Sabes

5. Did the DOL Create a Buyer’s Market for Advisory Firms?

Thanks to the DOL, the number of ‘for sale’ signs on advisory practices is likely to escalate in the next 12 months, and for the first time in ages, there may be more sellers than buyers. — Bill Acheson

6. How Will Fiduciaries Get Paid? Breaking Down the DOL Fiduciary Regulation

What questions do you have about working with plan sponsors in the post DOL-regulatory world? — Lance Schoening

7. Advisors: Can Your Clients Easy Articulate Your Value?

So you think you’ve got strong relationships with all you clients, including all your female clients. And you think that clients really understand the value of the advice you provide ... — Strategy Marketing

8. Beware! The Post-DOL World is Likely to Impact on Recruiting Deals

Advisors have long held on to the certainty that when, and if, they were ready to change jerseys, they could do so and be paid the record-level deals that exist today. — Mindy Diamond

9. The Female Alpha: How to Spot It

The easiest way to spot a female alpha is in a room or group of females. You can easily figure out who the alpha is by observing the following female alpha phenomena ... — Vanessa Van Edwards

10. RIAs: Marketing That Will Be a Difference Maker in Growing Your Business

In a world of one-person shops and billion-dollar asset managers, some midsized RIAs struggle with an identity crisis when it comes to connecting with potential clients. — Jen Diehl

11. How To Be Bold in a World Where Compliance is King

It’s practically a financial planning commandment. Thou shalt obey the compliance officer. And even if those words have never been etched into stone, it’s still rock-solid advice. After all, if you DON’T follow their advice, your financial planning career will be doomed. Forever. — Ronald Sier