Added on January 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Whether you’re an employee at one of the major firms, an independent advisor with a broker dealer or the principal of your own RIA, acquiring a book of business is likely a topic that has captured some of your mindshare.
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Summary: In my early years covering the financial planning industry, there was a common stereotype about accountants who also act as planners. It was thought that these CPAs were merely tax practitioners who had been badgered by their clients into learning a little bit more about investments.
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Summary: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 5 years since we launched RIA Match. Our last blog focused on the importance of ‘Being Curious’ – a key trait we found among our most active and successful subscribers. In this blog, we focus on our own curiosity themes that we’ve seen between the buyer and seller relationship over the past 5 years and some key takeaways:
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Summary: One of the biggest changes in the financial advisory business over the past 10 years or so has been the rise of technology. Now, of course, technology has always been a part of the business — as anyone who, like me, struggled with Advent Access performance reports in the 1990s can attest. But the accelerated rate of technology change in the last 10 years has been amazing. Unfortunately, for many financial advisors, the rate of change, and the number of choices available, has also been overwhelming.
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Summary: The level of complexity in our financial lives is increasing. Thousands of investors are chasing after an impossible-to-value Bitcoin bonanza. More people depend solely on social security for their retirement income than ever before. Hundreds of new millionaires are added to our population each year. And a growing number of younger people are thinking about how to make an impact with whatever wealth they accumulate.
