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Summary: Uh… how frustrating is it to sit in front of your computer ready to write something, but you really have no idea what to write about? As a financial advisor, you know there is value in producing blog articles to help you build your thought leadership and offer some educational value to your audience, but you’re just drawing a blank!
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Summary: Like many folks these days, I get a lot of alerts on my iPhone. Some are important—such as a check deposited in my bank account, a bill that needs to be paid, the monthly diagnostics on my truck or my accountant telling me to make my quarterly income tax deposit. Others, not so much: a new email from my sister, or Amazon telling me about a new book by Walter Mosley or that the Browns are going to start RG III at quarterback (Okay, that’s pretty important).
Added on August 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Indeed, the demise of the wealth management arm [Lebenthal Wealth Advisers] of one of the financial service's industry's most venerable names has underscored the fiercely contested battle for high- and ultrahigh-net-worth clients and the advisers who can work with them.
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Summary: After decades of exceptional growth, the RIA landscape is being redefined by the convergence of significant technological, cultural, regulatory and demographic changes. Although most RIAs are well positioned to meet these challenges, they cannot be complacent. Advisers need to better articulate their value propositions, alter their fee structure, adapt to new regulations, and pursue a new generation of advisers and clients.
Added on August 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The registered investment advisor space has seen a total of 71 mergers and acquisitions in the first half of the year, outpacing the number of deals in the previous six months, according to research by DeVoe & Company, a management consulting and investment banking firm serving the RIA industry.
