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The Right Ways to Pass the Torch

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on September 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Over the years working with independent advisory firm owners, I’ve seen what works — and what doesn’t. One area where my experience has been particularly enlightening is succession planning.

RIAs, M&A and Why Brand Value Matters

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on September 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: This shouldn’t take us by surprise: Deloitte’s survey early in the year found that 76% of U.S. M&A executives and 87% of M&A leaders at private equity firms expected the number of deals to increase in 2019. I’d call that a pretty solid consensus.

Solving the Cybersecurity Riddle

From wealthmanagement.com
Added on September 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in the advisory industry—and so have the risks. As a result, cybersecurity has emerged as a critical issue for advisors to address. But how best to navigate the ever-changing and complex cybersecurity landscape? The advisory industry has taken proactive steps to fight cyberthreats, but there’s more than advisors can do to protect their practices.

Financial planning founders started a movement — and created a profession

From InvestmentNews
Added on September 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: By now, most financial planners have probably heard the story of how 13 individuals in different areas of the financial services industry — mutual funds, stock brokerage and life insurance among them — gathered in an airport hotel in December 1969 and planted the seeds of what has become the financial planning profession.

10 Steps to Implementing Your Social Prospecting Strategy

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on September 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: So you’ve decided to expand your client base through social prospecting. You’ve identified a few community organizations where your high-net-worth prospects are likely to show up and you would be a good fit. (If you haven’t, check out 9 Great, Good and OK Places to Meet Wealthy Prospects.) Now you need a strategy.

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