Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: What’s the price of independence? For Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Banyan Partners, it was $60 million. Most of the firms on our fourth annual list of RIA Leaders get calls from would-be suitors a couple of times a month, even weekly.
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Summary: We're just overwhelmed with life." That was my response to an attorney looking for insight into the obstacles facing Generation X. I'd referred a number of 30- and 40-something financial-planning clients to this attorney. All were in need of estate-planning documents.
Added on January 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Insufficient advisor exams, tax-free exchanges of variable annuities, binary options and reverse churning of clients with wrap fee accounts are among the top concerns the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advocate has in the new year.
Added on January 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: It is an issue that many financial advisors will face during their careers. And it figures to significantly affect the course of their careers. When you leave a firm to start your own or join another, how much can you do to recruit the clients at your current firm to come with you?
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Summary: You're an adviser, not a writer, right? Then why is it we seem to do so much writing these days? Whether it's writing a blog or an article, or preparing a presentation, we find ourselves having to communicate through the written word. Some advisers love it and others loathe it, but most advisers share one thing in common: They find it hard to write about themselves.
