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4 elements M&A buyers want in a wealth management deal

From Financial Planning
Added on April 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Acquirers in the wealth management industry these days aren’t looking for sleepy one-person firms but those with specific characteristics.

 

Seller's Remorse

From LinkedIn Pulse
Added on April 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Many independent advisors will be relying on the greater fool theory to strike a rich deal. Independents know that larger institutions and roll-ups routinely overpay for an advisor’s book of business. The word on the street is that buyers frequently overestimate how much advisors can grow their business.

Advisers underwhelmed by LinkedIn's matching tool

From InvestmentNews
Added on April 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Financial advisers award LinkedIn's Pro-Finder service a poor grade so far in terms of helping them identify worthy prospects who have become clients. But they're not giving up hope on the business development tool.

As digital advice evolves, two pioneers shift roles

From Financial Planning
Added on April 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: The changes for two pioneers of the digital advice space come as the sector matures; major banks and wirehouses are ramping up their own digital advice offerings, and a preference for hybrid robo advice has emerged.

To build a successful practice, start with the future in mind

From OnWallStreet
Added on April 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: One way to build an advisory practice is to re-imagine what the firm will look like in one, three and five years, and plan for those goals.

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