From Financial Planning
Added on September 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Finding the right "fit," is the single most important factor in successfully buying or selling a financial planning practice, says a consultant who works with planners looking for a deal.
From WSJ Online
Added on September 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: For young people interested in financial advising as a career, either for a brokerage or an investment advisory firm, enrolling in a college financial planning program has become a popular path. More colleges have started up these programs, often working with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. to provide students with the education requirement for the group's financial planner certification.
From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: Over the course of a decade, a new practice goes from zero to $50 million in assets under management while another practice amasses twice that amount. In the next decade, the larger firm plateaus while the smaller one goes on to eclipse it in asset growth. Why the difference? And just how much should advisors expect to grow year on year?
From wealthmanagement.com
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Summary: Despite years of industry hype about how social media can be a valuable marketing tool for advisors, especially among younger prospects, millennials don’t actually want to communicate with financial services firms on social networks. Only 0.03 percent of millennials want firms to contact them via social media, according to a new study by BNY Mellon and a team of undergraduates at the University of Oxford.
From CNBC
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Summary: Members of Generation X face the daunting task of planning for a retirement that will likely include no pension, a potential Social Security haircut, stagnant wages and high education costs for them and their children.
