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Summary: When it comes to their own retirement, growing numbers of advisers seem to be looking within their firms for an exit strategy. Across the country, consulting firms that specialize in brokering, structuring and providing legal advice on deals involving registered investment advisers are seeing more and more firms broadening ownership or facilitating sales to junior partners, according to several consultants who specialize in the space.
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Summary: The first year of an advisors' relationship with a client is the easy part. It's the second, third and fourth years that are much more critical to achieve long-term retention, a new study finds. Other tips from the report: Advisors should also try to work with larger (and older) clients, price their fees wisely; seek out hybrid accounts and try to have more than one account in a household.
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Summary: Advisors who specialize in college-planning issues for affluent clients get a fair share of their business from general-practice advisors who are happy to admit they know only enough about it to be dangerous.
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Summary: As high-net-worth investors work with greater numbers of financial professionals and gravitate toward boutique-like service models, such as RIAs, multifamily offices and state-registered trust companies, the pressure is on providers to attract new wealthy clients.
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Summary: When an experienced professional learns from a rookie, the dynamic is sometimes known as reverse mentoring. But many advisors say letting a young protégé teach them a new trick or two is just common sense. In addition to helping the older generation keep abreast of changing technology, younger colleagues can help their older peers to understand and attract the next generations of clients.
