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Beware of Hidden Costs in M&A Deals

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on February 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Mergers and acquisitions in the financial advice space, particularly succession planning deals, include costs that buyers have come to accept as the nature of the beast. There is, of course, the purchase price, along with the interest rate.

Top Seller Considerations for Internal Succession Plan Transactions

From WealthManagement.com
Added on February 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Despite the return of market volatility, when it comes to independent financial advisor transactions, it continues to be a seller’s market, with buyers continuing to outstrip sellers by a wide margin.

How to choose good tech, rather than costly and complex tech

From InvestmentNews
Added on February 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Your success as an independent adviser depends on a unique blend of financial expertise, relationship management and business acumen. Good technology can enhance each of those skills, but as we all know, the best offerings can be expensive.

Middle-aged and out of work: When clients over 50 lose their jobs, advisers become a lifeline

From InvestmentNews
Added on February 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Gail House was forced into retirement last year at age 58, after serving two decades as the principal safety manager for her Orlando, Fla., employer.​

RIA owners tested succession plan with 1-month vacation. What happened?

From Financial Planning
Added on February 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Back in 2010, the husband-and-wife co-founders of their eponymous RIA, set out to make themselves "dispensable" to the firm they'd created through the merger of their separate practices two years earlier. The plan was to do so by 2020.

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