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Op-ed: A succession plan benefits advisory firms and their clients `

From CNBC
Added on December 2021 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: In a time of record mergers-and-acquisitions activity for financial advisory firms, designing and implementing a succession plan has become a critical element for success.

Pivoting to High-Net-Worth Clients Is No Easy Task

From Wealth Management
Added on December 2021 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Lots of advisors want to reposition their firm to work with high-net-worth clients or even start a new one aimed at households with deeper pockets, but that’s often easier said than done.

Our succession planning crisis

From InvestmentNews
Added on December 2021 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Not surprisingly, financial services firms and M&A consultants have launched major initiatives aimed at solving the impending succession planning crisis. To demystify the various types of plans that financial advisers should consider, let’s dig into the differences between servicing, continuity, exit and succession planning.

Consolidation, private equity, customized portfolios: What RIA leaders think will happen to their sector in 2022

From Finanacial Planning
Added on December 2021 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Two years ago, 2020 dawned with high expectations for the RIA universe. But no one predicted what actually happened: the pandemic, a market crash and then a rapid boom, followed by a vast reordering of priorities for both clients and advisors as many shifted to work from home.

The Dark Side of Dealmaking

From Wealth Management
Added on December 2021 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Dealmaking in the wealth management industry is red hot; deals in the registered investment advisory space have already surpassed 2020 volumes, and the year is not over yet. Further, valuations are at all-time highs, with some—as a multiple of cash flows—reaching the high teens for firms with $10 billion or more in assets, according to David DeVoe, founder and CEO of DeVoe & Company, speaking at the annual MarketCounsel Summit in Miami this week.

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