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Subject: Back in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, my long-time business partner and I sold our Houston-based registered investment advisor, with $450 million in assets under management, to a national integrator for a combination of cash, equity, and the fact that we were able to bring virtually all our employees along with us to the acquiring firm.
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Summary: As Mike Leverty, the founder and CEO of Leverty Financial Group in Wisconsin, recently told ThinkAdvisor, the work of serving clients in 2023 is about so much more than picking stocks and bonds. A big reason why, Leverty says, is the fact that individuals’ financial lives have themselves become so much more complicated, especially when it comes to planning for retirement.
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Summary: Advisers are seeking to expand their employee base’s skill set and meet capacity needs. Of nearly 1,000 respondents surveyed by Schwab in the third quarter, recruiting among RIAs rose to the No. 1 strategic priority for the first time since the study was started in 2006. The demand is being driven by strong growth for financial advice and wealth management, according to Lisa Salvi, managing director of adviser services at Charles Schwab
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Summary: [Podcast] In this episode of the RIA Edge Podcast, Mark Bruno, managing director at Informa Wealth Management, speaks with Carolyn Armitage, head of Thrivent Advisor Network, about the importance of creating a succession plan—and ultimately, the best and worst practices for putting a formal succession plan in place.
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Summary: When it comes to advisor movement, the disruption and hassle of changing firms or models are real. So, the upside in a new opportunity must be significant; the move must solve for frustrations and limitations an advisor may be experiencing.
