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Transferring the Business to Family Is the Most Hazardous Exit Path

Added on March 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: In Exit Planning, the most important element of successful transfers is financial security for departing owners. This element often is gravely threatened by the prospect of transferring the business to successors (in this case, children) before the owners (i.e., parents) are financially secure.

Tim Kochis' new role: Succession planning specialist

Added on March 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Industry veteran Tim Kochis, the former CEO of Aspiriant, is getting back into the wealth management business full-time, joining DeVoe & Co. to launch a new succession planning initiative.

 

To Motivate Employees, Show Them How They're Helping Customers

Added on March 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Think back to your first day on the job. If you’re like most people, you felt excited and were eager to get down to work. But, based on the results of field research I recently conducted, I am willing to guess that just a few months later that excitement dissipated and you began to feel dissatisfaction, even boredom, with some aspects of your job. You’ve probably witnessed a similar trend among the employees you’ve hired and managed as well.

Advisory Firm's That Are "Going Out Of Business" Without Even Realizing It

Added on March 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Markets are going well, and commission and fee rates are still at the high end of the scale, and there are still plenty of consumers using advisers really, and a lot the anticipated regulatory bite hasn’t really hit home for most practitioners….

Keeping Employees on Track

Added on March 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: A performance management process is best when it links execution to compensation. That, in turn, encourages employee engagement.

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