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ILLUSTRATIONS BY DANIEL HERTZBERG
                employees, the need for dedicated leadership, not just manage-  tions and the programs, products and services that they offer
                ment but leadership — meaning those who can inspire, steer,   are being recognized as part of the LUMINARIES:
                motivate and teach others — is really critical to the business,”    Asset/portfolio management firms
                Tibergien explained.                                   Broker-dealers
                  At the same time, there’s “a physical limit to how much time    Clearing/custodial firms
                that someone has to focus on business growth [in the financial    Consulting firms
                advice industry] because they are busy with clients, so elevat-   Corporate RIAs
                ing [business growth] as a discipline” should be seen as a posi-   Fintech firms
                tive step, he added. The LUMINARIES’ focus on excellence in    Partnerships
                business growth “really recognizes that we are going through    Retirement product companies
                another transformation … , which involves taking control of    Retirement planning firms
                your destiny.”                                         RIA firms/IAR teams
                  In  addition  to  financial  advisors,  the  following  organiza-   TAMP platforms & providers



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