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Are Advisor Mergers or Acquisitions Worth It?

Added on November 2017 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Many firms facing increased overheads and infrastructure costs in the next few years are considering acquisition or merger strategies as a survival or growth strategy.

RIA momentum pushes $55B to indie channel

Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Financial planners’ movement to independence is picking up steam, with new RIA registrations growing 75% over five years as increasingly large teams break away, according to the nation’s top custodian.

Advisors on the move: 43 of the biggest recent jumps

Added on November 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Wirehouse advisors managing over $12 billion in client assets left the big four to join regional and independent firms, continuing a years-long trend of aggressive recruiting among the nation's smaller brokerages.

Exceeding Professional Expectations

Added on November 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Affluent clients aren’t likely to spread the good word on behalf of their financial advisor because, in their mind, this professional is doing what they’ve been hired to do. Right or wrong, affluent clients rarely give kudos for being a first-class professional. It’s expected.

2018 and beyond: Business planning, and questioning

Added on November 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary:  As an adviser, you know 2017 has been dosed with Department of Labor hoopla, while it's been simultaneously tamed by a bull market. Just imagine what next year might bring. Have you devised a plan for it yet?    

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