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The Future of Succession? A Growth Strategy, Not an Exit

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Twenty percent of advisors will likely exit the business voluntarily or involuntarily over the next five years; yet two-thirds of firms don’t have business continuity or succession plans, said Pershing CEO Mark Tibergien, speaking during a session at the Financial Planning Association’s annual conference in Baltimore this week.

Succession planning: Why your employee should not take over

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Many RIA owners look to their employees to take over the business when they retire. Yet some advisers are overlooking critical aspects of what an internal succession plan actually entails.

The Critical Error This Industry Is Making

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Tim Welsh, president of Nexus Strategy, says the five mega trends impacting the advisory space are: the growth and evolution of the U.S. wealth market, the fiduciary standard, the evolution of digital advice, the aging of human advisors and the movement to independence

5 Robo-Advice Myths Busted

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Attempting to dispel the myths about robo-advice, Tom Kimberly, general manager of Betterment for Advisors, said the nascent robo-advice market is not “human vs. technology. One is not going to win and the other lose.”

Advisers are ignoring the fastest growing wealth demographic

Added on September 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: African-American incomes are rising faster than any other group in the world, but financial advisers seeking to target them as clients need to understand some of their deep-rooted money perceptions.

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