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Summary: Finding the right firm to acquire is hard enough, but attracting top talent is becoming increasingly problematic for growth-minded registered investment advisors.
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Summary: Wednesday, BMO Capital Markets is holding its tenth annual Equity Through Education trading day, where a single day of profits from institutional equity trades will fund mentoring and scholarship programs for young women and students alike through the Jackie Robinson Foundation, KIPP and the Financial Women's Association. It's a day that reminds us that, with a little effort, we can have a big impact.
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Summary: Small and midsize RIAs could soon face new requirements to have a succession plan in place for their firms, and state securities regulators are asking for input from practitioners as they wrap up the rulemaking process
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Summary: As the average age of financial advisors creeps higher each year, and grows closer and closer to the traditional age of retirement, a growing chorus of voices have warned of the looming onslaught of advisors retiring, the lack of young talent to take over their firms, and thus a wave of advisory firms that will come up for sale resulting in a competitive a buyer’s market that will make advisors regret having waited to sell.
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Summary: I have found that when financial advisors retire, they usually want to make sure they take care of their clients, as well as get paid for their practice, which they spent decades building and nurturing. However, doing both of these things can be a tricky proposition, and will likely play out to be the biggest challenge facing the industry over the next 10 years.
