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Summary: The holidays are a great time to show the people in your life you care. After another year of working closely with clients, it's an opportune time for advisors to send them a little something to show them how much they're appreciated. Yet finding the right gift can be a tricky endeavor.
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Summary; Many financial planners are doing a poor job at, well, planning — both for the future of their own firms and in grooming the next generation of advisors.
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Summary: The RIA firm owner knew he had a problem. Team morale felt inconsistent, costs were up, margin squeeze and regulatory demands were constantly increasing, and everything felt more complicated in the always-on digital world.
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Summary: It may seem odd that financial professionals who help clients plan for retirement rarely do a good job planning for retirement themselves. Beyond the cliché that a shoemaker's children often go barefoot, it highlights the fact that most successful plan advisers have little experience building and running a business.
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Summary: According to a recent InvestmentNews article, “RIAs Must Confront the Emotional Side of Letting Go of Their Business,” of the 118,000 financial advisers planning to exit the business in the next 10 years, about 61 percent have some plan in place—whether it’s succession, sale, or client reassignment.
