 They don't care about alpha, they don't care about data, they care about, "Am I going to have enough money to stay in retirement or can I get to retirement?" That's a big issue that we have to deal with."Roger Ochs, CEO and President, HD Vest |
Financial Planning's Future: CPAs?
Scott Wenger | Financial Planning, April 2014
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Summary: There are tried-and-true battle plans as firms labor to recruit planners into their ranks: poach from rival firms, lure brokers away from the wirehouses, train new graduates to become CFPs, etc.But as HD Vest President and CEO Roger Ochs sees it, the practice of essentially trading advisors with other firms is a zero-sum game. Instead, HD Vest - which believes that a tax return is a "road map" that can help a professional build a comprehensive financial plan - seeks to fulfill its growth strategy by turning CPAs into CFP/CPAs.
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