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Summary: I’ve been watching, with increasing dismay, the trend of non-financial planners taking over ownership of planning firms. We have private equity firms buying financial services firms, and financial services firms that are either going public or promising to as part of their rollup pitch to independent advisors. The distress became especially acute when Focus Financial Partners went public and raised just over $600 million from its new shareholders.
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Summary: Annually we report on our subscriber data to provide insights to advisory firm principals as they refine their firm's succession and strategic growth plans. A completed RIA Match profile includes comprehensive information from up to 72 data points. This aggregrated data offers insights from over 4,500 subscribers. Download the Subscriber Infographic where we provide a snapshot of the advisor types, trends and goals. Be curious and communicate with your matches!
Added on August 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: It’s a given that registered investment advisors must have “scale” to grow. But how much scale (aka size) is needed to deliver the highest level of value to clients and produce strong returns for RIA owners and team members?
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Summary: The deadline for comments on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s sweeping advice standards package for brokers and advisors ended Tuesday, and at midday, comments were still streaming into the agency.
Added on August 2018 in Join an RIA
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Summary: This has been an unusually fruitful season for books for and about financial planners. Not only has there been my book (The New Profession, available on my website) and Julie Littlechild’s The Pursuit of Absolute Engagement (which I’ve reviewed in my publication, Inside Information; for an excerpt from the book, go here), but several other absolute masters of the financial planning universe have recently published four books that add to your chances of success as you grow your business and career.
