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Summary: Having a family member in the business is not a guarantee of a robust succession plan. And it is definitely not a guarantee to preserving business value.
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Summary: Go to any seminar on marketing and one of the top suggestions on becoming an elite adviser is to develop a niche. Doctors, airline pilots, teachers, golf nuts, tech employees – the niche possibilities are endless. Having a niche can create efficiency, simplify marketing and make you an expert in the eyes of a well-defined cohort. But is a niche based on what people do – and not who they are – really a wise choice?
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Summary: Have you been competing for work that you are more than qualified to perform, only to be underbid by your competition? Or maybe you have been the one underbidding, which leaves you no room for growth or prosperity.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: DeVoe & Company’s latest edition of its RIA Deal Book, which chronicles M&A activity for RIAs in the first quarter of 2016, says 33 transactions took place, down from a record 37 transactions in first quarter 2015.
Added on May 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Large RIAs managing between $1 billion and $5 billion in assets sold in record numbers during the first quarter of the year, according to the Nuveen/DeVoe & Co. RIA Deal Book. While this segment usually accounts for 11% of total M&A transactions, to date it has comprised 21% of the transactions, nearly double the average.
