Added on November 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Schwab Advisor Services, which as the leading RIA custodian epitomizes the independent advisor, is making inroads capturing the assets of the least independent among the advisor community, going after the huddled masses of wirehouse advisors — at least the most entrepreneurial among them — who are yearning to breathe free.
Added on October 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: The financial crisis did curious things to Wall Street. Firms were gone overnight, once-powerful CEOs were never heard from again, and a whole new regime of power reorganized itself from the chaos.
Added on October 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary Consolidation in the independent space is turning large firms with $1 billion in assets into $10 billion enterprises — putting pressure on small and midsize firms who do not envision selling.
Added on October 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Many advisors begin their professional lives in other fields — some seemingly far removed from financial planning. But having learned another trade may yield skills that turn out to be useful in advising clients about their finances.
Added on October 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: With the financial crisis fading further into the background, advisers are once again looking for the ability to own equity in their firms, this time at independents.
