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Young Advisers Build Business Quickly via Acquisitions
From Wall Street Journal
Added on March 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: More than a decade of pitching mutual funds and annuities to financial advisers convinced G.C. Lewis of two things: He wanted to become an adviser himself, and building one from nothing would be a huge challenge."It's very difficult today to start a financial-advisory practice from scratch," says Mr. Lewis. "The old days of cold calling don't work nearly as well...Today, more investors are looking to find advisers through referrals."
Advisors: HR Disasters to Avoid
From Financial Planning
Added on March 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: It’s a common occurrence: Financial advisors hire the wrong person and then suffer the consequences to their practice. This may be somewhat surprising, as wealth management is a highly regulated field that requires extreme prudence and extensive due diligence. Nevertheless, hiring miscues abound, resulting in everything from internal friction to employee theft and disaffected clients.
Millennials Struggle Financially, Finra Study Finds
From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on March 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The study, The Financial Capability of Young Adults—A Generational View, found that low levels of financial literacy hamper most Millennials (age18-34), with only 24 percent of Millennials able to answer four or five questions on a five-question financial literacy quiz correctly. And among young Millennials – those 18 to 26 – only 18 percent were able to answer four or five questions correctly.
Combining firms reduces costs and spurs collaboration
From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Sandy Johnson's best business decision was to participate in an Ameriprise Financial Inc. experiment 20 years ago that brought individual advisers together to operate as a group practice. Today, her Proviant Group boasts operational efficiencies that would turn both smaller and larger firms green with envy
What Makes a Firm Great?
From Financial Planning
Added on March 2014 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Goal setting can have a significant impact on your firm's future organization and success. Yet traditional, rational economic theory suggests goals should focus on relatively short-term strategies - specifically, those related to expanding your business in order to make more money. This concept is deeply ingrained in our capitalist system. Business goals that are too narrowly focused, however, or have too short a time frame can create impediments to becoming a great company. How should companies change their decision-making process to propel them to enduring success? Savant Capial Management has some suggestions.
