Added on December 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: As 2018 wraps up, it looks like another year of record-level consolidation in the financial advisory space. Following are the 10 biggest deals of the year, according to Devoe & Co.
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Summary: When it comes to retirement, one would think that financial advisors would be as meticulous with their own personal retirement planning as they are with that of their valued client base. This has too often rarely been the case, though, and nowhere is this more evident than in the sunset programs many a wirehouse advisor has agreed to.
Added on December 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: For advisors, 2018 was all about adapting to major transformation. For firms, it was about the battle for control which left advisors at a crossroads of accepting themselves as agents of their firms or crafting creative ways to break free.
Added on December 2018 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Puncturing one of the RIA industry’s most widely-accepted axioms, the Dynasty Financial Partners chairman did indeed make that assertion at the recent MarketCounsel Summit in Las Vegas. Contrary to ominous reports of a talent shortage, Thomson said, too many advisors are serving too few clients.
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Summary: There are two critical components for effective COI relationships—personal connection AND structure. We often talk about getting personal with your CPA and attorney partners. In our opinion, it’s the most overlooked component of the relationship. But for today, let’s shift focus to the structural piece of this puzzle.
