Added on August 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Given the massive increase of merger and acquisition activity in wealth management, and understanding the complexity and unique nature of each of these transactions, we have to ask ourselves one very important question: How did our industry ever decide upon using the words “tuck-in” when referring to acquiring someone's business?
Added on August 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Almost a third of all 11,472 SEC-registered RIAs are concentrated in New York and California, which has several secondary financial hubs in the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Added on August 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Since 2007, only one segment of the wealth management industry has boosted its market share every year: independent advisory firms. According to an estimate by Boston Consulting Group, $46 trillion in private wealth is up for grabs in the U.S.
Added on August 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Since 2007, only one segment of the wealth management industry has boosted its market share every year: independent advisory firms. They’ve more than doubled their assets in that time, overseeing about $2.7 trillion as of 2014.
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Summary: It seems like there are new articles covering robo-advice every day. Should you, as an adviser, be concerned? Will the robos eat your lunch?