From InvestmentNews
Added on April 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary; The Securities and Exchange Commission's advice rule proposal released earlier this week could give advisers working in the registered investment advisory channel a leg up over brokers.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary:Enough financial advisors still fear automated investment tools that some conferences have sessions dedicated to convincing them otherwise. That was the goal of a presentation on Sunday by Ross Znavor, a managing director and head of commercialization for BlackRock’s Digital Wealth team, at the National Association of Plan Advisors’ 401(k) Summit in Nashville.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: In true entrepreneurial fashion, most financial advisers excel at the technical side of their business — financial planning, investment management and other areas — yet wallow in a bastion of mediocrity when it comes to running their businesses.
From ThinkAdvisor
Added on April 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: M&A activity in the RIA space surged in the first quarter, with the number of deals climbing 12% from a year ago and the average deal size reaching $1.04 billion, according to Echelon Partners’ Q1 RIA M&A Deal Report.
From OnWallStreet
Added on April 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: At my first client meeting as a financial advisor, I sat across from a man 25 years my senior, and tried to explain to him the difference between the A share, B share and C share of the mutual fund I was recommending. He interrupted me and said, “whatever one you think is best.”
