Home > 
Knowledge and Insight > Join an RIA

All Articles


A 32-year-old Kansas advisor -- at all upheaval costs -- followed his mentor to Mariner Wealth Advisors

Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 5787 times | 0 comment

Summary: Losing clients and leaving money on the table are risks that more young advisors are willing to take, especially with social media as a viable workaround to the non-solicitation straitjacket. When Justin Richter left a bank last year to join a different one in the same city, he went through the process of gradually moving his clients over and building up a new book of business.

How to help minority financial planning students get jobs

Added on February 2014 in Join an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 5603 times | 0 comment

Summary: dvisers can help the financial services industry boost its historically poor ethnic diversity even without making those hires themselves.Minority financial planning students need help polishing their communications skills, according to Luke Dean, director of William Paterson University's financial planning program. About 51% of the Wayne, N.J., school's students are minorities.

What to Consider When Thinking About Joining an Independent RIA

Added on February 2014 in Join an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 5827 times | 0 comment

Summary: As the financial services industry continues to evolve with different channels of back-office support, smaller practices have greater opportunities for ownership, the ability to customize the way they serve their clients as well as greater financial rewards.

The New, New Independence

Added on February 2014 in Join an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 5616 times | 0 comment

Summary: With more wirehouse and regional advisors seeking greater independence, control, autonomy, superior economics, and the ability to customize the client service experience, independent models have been big winners.

Competition brings out the best in financial planning students

Added on February 2014 in Join an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 5448 times | 0 comment

Summary: There is much to be written about all of the technology scoops at the recent T3 Technology Tools for Today conference. Yet what I found most exciting was the FAStech Cup competition. (For those who don't know, FAStech is an integrated technology platform, supported by top industry firms, provided free of charge to universities’ financial planning programs.) This first annual competition is the first ever financial planning industry technology competition.

Your session has expired!

To continue, please log in again.

Your session is about to expire!

You will be logged off in seconds.

Do you want to continue your session?