Kitces: Why we're entering a golden age for solo advisors

Summary:Against an ever-expanding backdrop of mergers, acquisitions and industry consolidation among both broker-dealers and RIAs, a common view is that the solo advisor is doomed. Whether due to the burdens of managing the firm, meeting the rising volume of fiduciary compliance obligations, handling increasingly complex investment or insurance solutions or just doing the planning work in the first place, the presumption is that solo planning is simply becoming untenable — or at least impossible to perform in a cost-effective manner.