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A Best-of-All-Worlds Model: Full-Service Independence with Equity Upside

From WealthManagement.com
Added on March 2019 in Join an RIA
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Summary: [Podcast] With over two decades in the wealth management industry, Jim Gold watched “the quality of life erode dramatically” at the wirehouse and felt that the window of opportunity to build something better was open. So in 2013, he left the senior leadership ranks at Morgan Stanley and along with several others built Steward Partners as a “reaction to the cultural shift inside of the traditional firms,” and with a nod to the best of “the old Wall Street model of a partnership.”

Young Customers Find Digital Brands More 'Relatable' Than Big Banks: Survey

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on March 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The biggest drivers were double-digit scores above the index median on competence and character. Marcus, Venmo and Finn are digital-savvy brands that meet and often exceed customers’ expectations of their products and services, according to BrandCap.

Merger mania: Why consolidation in the RIA space is about to explode

From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The steady increase in merger and acquisition activity in the registered investment advisory space over the past six years might seem impressive to some, but for industry players like Ron Carson, the party is just getting started.

How to Develop Elite Talent as a Financial Advisor

From WealthManagement.com
Added on March 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Are you interested in a seven-figure income? If so, you’re in the right profession. Now for the multi-million dollar question—are you willing to develop the talents of an elite financial advisor?

RIA buyers challenge private equity for deal dominance

From Financial Planning
Added on March 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Private equity-backed buyers of advisory firms have dominated the RIA headlines for the past two years. Aggressive dealmakers KKR and Stone Point Capital, which bought Focus Financial in 2017, exemplify the trend.

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