Added on February 2015 in M&A Issues
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 3993 times | 0 comment
Summary: Will these deals end in great success or in heartache? Advisors have every reason to be skeptical, but we see reasons to be optimistic about these business combinations. Here are our thoughts on each.
Added on February 2015 in Join an RIA
2 visitors like this article | Viewed 3803 times | 0 comment
Summary: While some aspects required in building an independent practice may not involve facing clients, they may be just as vital to generating equity value and sustaining success.
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 3744 times | 0 comment
Summary: As a financial advisor, how do you develop trust with a prospective client and within your organization? We regularly survey our clients and ask: What is the most important thing that makes you stay with us?
Added on February 2015 in Join an RIA
0 visitor like this article | Viewed 3781 times | 0 comment
Summary: It was about 18 months ago that the principals at Denver-based Capital Investment Counsel were faced with a conundrum about the future of their wealth management firm.
Added on February 2015 in Join an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 11417 times | 0 comment
Summary: After working more than 35 years at Merrill Lynch, advisor Don O’Neal decided in early 2013 to make a switch. Along with his longtime partner, Teresa Brokaw, he packed up and joined a rival wirehouse. But instead of becoming a captive broker, the pair signed up with the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, or FiNet, the firm’s independent channel.
