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Summary: If the graying financial services industry is to replenish the ranks of retiring advisors and brokers, firms and trade groups must take a more active role in promoting the field to millennials and countering the tendency of young people to associate all professions in the sector with the worst excesses of Wall Street.
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Summary: If you went to sleep tonight and didn’t wake up, would you entrust your family’s money to your wealth management firm? Does your firm have a succession plan that would kick in for this type of crisis that would leave your heirs (and your clients) safe and secure?
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Summary: By now you should be aware of the talent shortage and recruiting challenges facing the financial planning profession. So once you do finally get everyone onboard and in the right seats for your organization, what should you be doing to ensure that your culture and management mentality perpetuate an attractive place for them to work and grow for years to come? Here are some things to remember and tips to consider.
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Summary: Lately the industry’s been a bit obsessive over “the great wealth transfer” and how advisors can appeal to Next Gen investors. But a new PriceMetrix study shows these clients are not as coveted as previously thought. PriceMetrix found that while client retention has been high in recent years—advisors retained 90 percent of clients in 2013— there are several factors that cause retention rates to vary significantly, including age and income.
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Summary: During the past 40 years or so, independent registered investment advisors have won a growing share of the hearts and dollars from an investing public increasingly yearning for holistic financial advice and not just stock picks. And as RIAs have taken a bigger slice of the business, traditional brokerages have responded to some extent by upping their game in the comprehensive financial advice department. But as the 21st century enters the midway point of its second decade, the profession seems to be at a transitional tipping point.
