{"id":1394,"date":"2024-08-23T02:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T02:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2024-08-28T02:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T02:50:50","slug":"common-mistakes-in-client-referral-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bdia.pli.edu\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/common-mistakes-in-client-referral-arrangements\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Mistakes in Client Referral Arrangements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richardlchenesq\/\">Richard Chen,<\/a> RIAs are still making these 3 common mistakes when it comes to client referral arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>1. SEC-registered advisers who pay parties more than $1,000 per year for referrals are sometimes not considering communications made by those referring parties as their own advertisements that are subject to the SEC Marketing Rule. 2. 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