From ImvestmentNews
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Summary: Financial advisers who want to keep managing the wealth their clients' children will inherit should be approaching those kids very differently than the way they appeal to their parents, a generational expert told advisers.Generation X, 34 to 48, and Millennials, also called Gen Y, who are 13 to 33, want an adviser who will teach them but not "tell them" what to do.
From Fidelity
Added on November 2013 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, a division of Fidelity Investments®, today unveiled new research from the 2013 Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study that found two-thirds of participating firms (67 percent) reported they don’t have a succession plan ready for implementation
From On Wall Street
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Summary: Most firms subject new hires to trial by fire. As a result, many say they experience disorder, lack of clarity, and confusion. Very few firms, even the best, engage in thoughtful training. This suggests that advisors can do better when it comes to preparing team members to succeed. Considering the time and thought required to design, develop and deploy formalized training programs, it’s no surprise that the advisory profession doesn’t have a mature training model. Here are some ways to help new hires thrive.
From Finacial Advisor IQ
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Summary: That year-end bonus no longer motivating staffers as it once did? Maybe it’s time to revamp the compensation model, an Advisor Perspectives blog suggests.The blog acknowledges decades’ worth of research showing that employees find motivation in things other than compensation — “achievement, recognition, work that’s challenging and fulfilling, autonomy, and the opportunity to learn and progress,” for example.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: Call it the secret sauce, the black box or the hidden magic: What, exactly, do high-performing advisory firms do differently than their less successful peers? Fidelity Investments drew back the curtain last week, offering key insights from the firm’s latest RIA Benchmarking Study to a packed room of advisors attending Fidelity’s annual Inside Track NYC Conference.
