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Practice management

April 7, 2022 

Why Financial Advisors Need to Level Up Their Customer Databases

Technologies like Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools can help FAs stay organized amid this demand—that is, if they leverage the tools to their full capabilities. While many advisors already maintain a customer database, these systems are ...

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April 1, 2022 

The One Revenue Source You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Spoiler alert: It’s payroll services. You might not think of it as your firm’s bread and butter (that title might already belong to advising or tax planning), but payroll can be pretty lucrative—if you play your cards right. Although manual payroll has long been a snafu for accounting professionals, leading some to steer clear of...…

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March 31, 2022 

The State of AI in Professional Firms

Because AI can be a useful solution for accounting firms struggling with increasing amounts of data, using AI can significantly reduce the amount of time spent on tedious tasks, allowing staff to focus on areas that require their expertise, such as ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

Practice management

March 29, 2022 

4 Practice Management Tips for 2022

A mainstay in larger firms, there’s plenty of reasons to use a practice management system in smaller firms as well. Designed to streamline workflow, practice management systems can also help you better serve your clients, including making it easier ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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March 28, 2022 

6 Business Payment Trends in 2022

The new imperatives of work from home drove more change in the long overlooked area of B2B payments than we’ve seen in decades. But there’s more room for improvement. This is a huge market --$22 trillion domestically-- where ...

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March 24, 2022 

Why Security Measures Are Critical for Tax Pros

Every firm is different when it comes to how they acquire, access, store or share data. Given the importance of security of your client’s and your firm’s data, it is important for you to deeply understand the procedures and practices that are in place...