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Summary: As a New Yorker staff writer and best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell has written extensively about some of the most disruptive innovators in the history of business.While many of the characteristics these entrepreneurs share are somewhat obvious, you'd be surprised to hear what traits Gladwell says the most successful business leaders tend to have in common.
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Summary: A big difference exists between simply growing and growing well. Growth was fairly commonplace among the record number of participants in this year's FA Insight study. Nearly three-quarters of firms characterized their recent growth as “significant.” Just one-third of all firms, however, managed to achieve sustainable growth and avoid any related negative side effects.
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Summary: It's time for the client's annual portfolio review--and time to take market share, the advisers think. They know the client, a wealthy family, spreads its assets around the Street. And their firm's results have been exceptional this year. So they bring out the spiral-bound pitch books. They load up the PowerPoint slides. Then one after another, with confidence and steely-eyed gravitas, they extol their investment performance on the overhead projector. As the meeting ends, a member of the family says, "Our other adviser made its presentation on iPads." Thud.
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Summary: Based on early returns, it appears that we are losing ground. Both potential clients and prospective employees have come to view the business with suspicion and disdain, and we have not done enough to combat this negative perception. I see at least three recent developments that are putting the future of our business at risk.
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Summary: When it comes to risk, millennials aren’t having any — at least for long-term savings. So say 39% of American adults between the ages of 18 and 29, known as millennials, according to a new Bankrate report. They’re more likely than any other age group to believe that the best long-term investment is cash.
