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9 Myths of Breakaway Brokers Becoming RIAs

Added on June 2013 in Join an RIA
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Summary:  Wirehouse financial advisors will relate to these 9 common fears when considering breaking away to the independent channel.

4 Keys to Internal Succession Plan

Added on June 2013 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Internal succession continues to be the preferred succession plan. One of the country’s largest RIAs, Ronald Blue and Co created a company culture and a succession plan which requires the firm to value the whole over its parts. In other words, the group mindset has to be that the endurance of the firm is more important than the immediate prosperity of the individual advisor.

Why the Moss Adams-Rowling Dold merger came apart despite looking picture-perfect on paper

Added on June 2013 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Rebecca Pomering has spent much of her career guiding RIA mergers.  But the failure of the Moss Adams-Rowling Dold merger was proof that even the best looking ones can experience unanticipated pitfalls.  Rowling did not like the transition to having less control and less of a leadership role.  It’s the intangibles that often determine whether the merger will be successful or not; sometimes RIAs just need to take the leap of faith and agree to some give and take.

How do 2 Alpha Dogs Merge?

Added on April 2013 in M&A Issues
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RIA Democratization: Starting Your Own RIA Firm

Added on April 2013 in Form an RIA
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Summary: RIA in a  Box gives a brief look at why and how you would form your own RIA in the current advisory environment. A hint: it's not as hard as you think.

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