From Financial Planning
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Summary: Most, if not all wealth managers have heard the expression, "This is a people business." It's true; the business of providing financial advice and wealth management solutions is about people, and personal relationships may be the only element of our business that cannot be commoditized.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: From the perspective of the end-client, the process of procuring financial products, from whole life insurance to liquid alts, is changing and the industry should be proactively changing with it. Investors as well as advisors should benefit.
From WealthManagement.com
Added on July 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: So far this year, merger and acquisition activity in the registered investment advisor space has hit record levels, and the average size of deals are bigger than ever, according to new data by DeVoe & Company.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Advisers who add a robo-adviser platform to their practices may be ahead of the curve, but there's still more to be done — particularly marketing the robo to reach prospects and drive client acquisition.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: Inheriting a retiring advisor's book of clients is a quick way for advisors to boost their business, even double it. But don't underestimate the amount of work that goes into it, say advisors who have been through the process. It takes enormous patience and effort to get up to speed on so many new clients.