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4 Trends You Can't Ignore
From Think Advisor
Added on November 2013 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The future is uncertain in a lot of ways, but the industry is already in flux. There are some ways that advisors can prepare for what’s coming to achieve their business goals and serve their clients well. The future always presents challenges, but also opportunities for those who are prepared. In the future, that is, today, four major trends are affecting your clients and your businesses.
Developing a Sustainable Business and Succession Plan
From Pershing Advisor Solutions
Added on November 2013 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: A new guidebook filled with practical information about virtually every aspect of developing a sustainable business and succession plan. Many firm owners are only a decade or so from retirement—and yet, fewer than 30% of independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) have even created a succession plan.Without an exit strategy in mind, advisors lack clear goals to guide their business planning efforts. This informative guidebook explains how you can address many of the key planning questions facing your firm.
2013 Fidelity Millionaire Outlook Executive Summary: Gen X/Y Millionaires Not Sitting Idle
From Fidelity
Added on November 2013 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The Fidelity Millionaire Outlook, now in its 6th year, is an in-depth survey that analyzes the investing attitudes and behaviors of millionaire households. This year’s survey takes a close look at Gen X/Y millionaires — who they are, their lifestyles, how they’re investing, and where they turn for help.
Small Firms Try to Fill Adviser Shortage
From Wall Street Journal
Added on November 2013 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Pershing and FA Insight, a Tacoma, Wash., research and consulting firm, estimates that the industry needs 237,000 new advisers within the next 10 years to keep pace with market demand as well as replace those retiring. An average of about $850 billion in new investable assets will come available each year over the next decade.
Advisors, Take a Bow: The 2013 People and Pay Study
From Think Advisor
Added on November 2013 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: This year marks the fifth release of the annual FA Insight “Study of Advisory Firms.” The five-year history of the studies underscores the resilience of the advisory industry. During this period, notable for a global financial meltdown that shuttered major Wall Street firms, advisory firms struggled to maintain their footing. Trying times forced firms to tighten management controls with a new level of discipline that appears to have held through a return to stability.
