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Summary: Simply put, the vast majority of marketing advice is for the general public — to get people interested in products sold, not professional services businesses delivering special care and tasks to potential clients. Plus, there’s a lot of “misinformation” out there about how advisory firms “truly” grow and gain additional market share and clients.
Added on October 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: I've been running my own practice for roughly five years. It has been built from scratch using a phone and forming relationships with CPA's. I did Investment Banking and Ag Banking before I started my own firm. I am looking for someone that needs a subadvisor or succession plan. I have a very aggressive work ethic but never had a mentor to give direction on building a book of business.
Added on October 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The U.S. wealth management M&A market remained relatively robust in the third quarter “despite continued capital markets uncertainty,” with the 49 completed deals falling just slightly shy of the 52 transactions finalized in the second quarter, according to the Q3 2019 RIA M&A Deal Report released Tuesday by Echelon Partners.
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Summary: Cybersecurity threats increasingly haunt registered investment advisory firms, topping the list of concerns among staff members and principals in charge of compliance, according to the results of our 2019 regulatory and compliance readers survey.
Added on October 2019 in Form an RIA
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Summary: I began my career as a financial advisor in my mid-20s shortly after the dot-com crash. My six-month, classroom-based training program was composed of some of the most talented, credentialed and ambitious people I’ve ever encountered. Yet after two years, only 10% of the class had brought in enough assets to hit their revenue targets.
