From Financial Planning
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Summary: As solo advisors, resources are scarce. There’s only so much time and money available. Often, we outsource tasks that don’t produce revenue to free up more time for tasks that do. I have spent the last 18 months outsourcing most of my marketing activities — with varying degrees of success.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: The founder of DMAC Consulting tells Michael Kitces why the No. 1 element of success as an advisor is to find and get control of your own self confidence.
From InvestmentNews
Added on May 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The move by Focus Financial Partners to raise $100 million through an initial public offering could be a cue to RIA owners that it may be time to sell.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: The bullish markets and aging baby boomers have fueled remarkable practice growth over the last decade. Since many advisers are also baby boomers, adding advisers to handle a growing client base or provide succession planning options is essential for the growth and continuity of their practices. But most of these advisers are not ready to retire, and some plan to die with their boots on.
From ThinkAdvisor
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Summary: As a report from Accenture laid out earlier this year, not only are financial services firms targeted by cybercrime more than any other sector, but breaches have actually tripled over the past five years. Technology has revolutionized this sector, but in doing so, it has opened financial advisors and other industry professionals to threats and liabilities in ways never before imagined. Potential consequences range from the unnerving to the catastrophic.
