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The Ins and Outs of RIA Insurance

Added on June 2022 in Form an RIA
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Summary: For registered investment advisors, a lot can go wrong, including a bad trade on a client’s behalf, accidentally sending money to a bad actor instead of a client, or having computer systems get hacked. That’s when good insurance can provide important protection.

 

6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Sell Your Advisory Firm

Added on June 2022 in M&A Issues
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SummaryThere are two things that are usually true about transitions: They are not easy, and they never go off without a hitch. And like a round of golf, you need to be ready to scramble, since things often don’t go the way you planned. Selling your advisory practice is one of the biggest transitions you may ever make in your career — but for me, it was also one of the best decisions of my life. 

Top 5 fintech solutions firms are adopting this year

Added on June 2022 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: While financial advice firms traditionally have been slow to adopt new technology, pandemic restrictions provided a new impetus for employing various fintech solutions. The 2022 InvestmentNews Adviser Technology Study provides insight into what independent advisory firms are doing in this year. Click through to see the financial technology solutions that are gaining the most traction, based on the portions of firms that said they planned to add the solution in 2022.

 

Trying to Lure FAs? Give Them an Equity Stake

Added on May 2022 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Registered investment advisor firms are offering employees equity ownership to get them more invested in the success of the practice and to provide an avenue for succession planning.

 
 

T3 2022 recap: Top takeaways from the adviser fintech conference

Added on May 2022 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: After the Covid-19 delta variant cancelled 2021 plans, the Technology Tools for Today conference made its long-awaited return this week. This year’s event was the most attended in the event’s history, according to T3 president Joel Bruckenstein. Around 1,000 people came to Denton, Texas — nearly half of whom represented advisory firms — to learn about innovative startups and the latest trends driving the world of adviser technology.

 

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