From Think Advisor
Added on September 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Investment advisory contracts (and most contracts, in general) are typically long, laborious and full of legalese. Paid-by-the-word attorneys have to pay for their silk ties somehow, right? If drafted properly, however, such contracts can also be immensely helpful in clarifying roles and responsibilities between the advisor and the client, and will hopefully decrease the likelihood of future disputes due to misinterpretations.
From Thin Advisor
Added on September 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary:Pressures on compliance professionals at advisory firms and broker-dealers continue to mount as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Obama administration, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Department of Labor are gearing up to usher in new requirements.
From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on September 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Independent financial-advice firms have seen tremendous growth recently — but it appears to be due to bigger advisor headcount at existing firms rather than from new-firm creation, writes InvestmentNews. On-staff FAs now outnumber advisor-owners, but earn only slightly more than two years ago, according to the newspaper.
From InvestmentNews
Added on September 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Growth has changed the nature of the independent advisory firm. Adviser ownership used to define independence; however, today there are more employee advisers in independent firms than owner-advisers. This change amplifies the importance of career tracks and growing talent. It also poses difficult questions to the culture of the firm and its competitive positioning. With the influx of employee advisers, what does “independent” mean?
From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on August 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Two years ago, when Ajay Gupta left UBS to start his own independent wealth management firm in San Diego, he wasn’t sure if anyone was coming with him. But it wasn’t the first time Gupta took a risk in stepping out on his own: Fifteen years ago, he abandoned his advisory practice in Canada to start anew in San Diego. Today, he is CEO and CIO of Gupta Wealth Management, an RIA that recently surpassed $1 billion in assets under management.
