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Owners, You Gotta Learn to Share

Added on December 2014 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Succession planning is a hot topic in the independent advisory world these days, and many older owner-advisors are thinking about, or working on, succession plans. While there’s been a lot written on creating workable succession plans, and some written about preparing junior advisors to become firm owners, we’ve seen very little about preparing firm owners to work with new owners.

Job Hoppers

Added on December 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summarry: Ortiz trained at the Culinary Institute of America and was a professional chef for a time. He now heads an advisory firm called The Financial Chef, which he operates out of a restaurant he owns in Coral Gables, Fla. He meets clients there over meals he cooks himself; a typical day includes breakfast, a late breakfast, two lunches, a late afternoon sushi snack and a dinner.  

The contingency plan: Your succession plan's safety net

Added on December 2014 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: If you can count yourself among the minority of advisers — about 40% — who are within five years of retirement age and have created a succession plan, you're all good, right? Maybe?

Fidelity Finds RIAs Seriously Lag in Marketing, Business Development

Added on December 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Findings from the 2014 Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study, released Wednesday, showed that many firms recognized the need to improve their marketing and business development capabilities. 

Investors: Does your advisor have a succession plan?

Added on December 2014 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Succession planning isn't just about advisors realizing value for the businesses they've built. It's about protecting and ensuring that clients' needs are met and that the practice can remain an ongoing business after its founder has retired or passed away.

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