From InvestmnetNews
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Summary: Bill Schwartz, an independent adviser who broke away from Merrill Lynch, has considered the pros and cons that a wirehouse adviser must weigh when deciding whether to make the transition to an RIA. He’s pinpointed the key questions advisers should have answers to as they decide whether or not to break away. Here are the 10 biggest questions to address before turning independent.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: An increasing number of growing advisory firms reaching from outside the business to bring in professional managers -- as they should be doing, say industry experts. So what should firms seeking to bring in outside professional managers be looking for, asking and offering?
From Think Advisor
Added on December 2013 in Join an RIA
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Summary: “RIAs are the sole growth story in a shrinking industry” of advisors, said Bing Waldert, a Cerulli Associates director commenting on the findings in its Cerulli Edge-U.S. Asset Management Edition report released today. Specifically, the report says the number of advisors in the RIA channel grew at an annualized rate of 8% over the years 2004-2012, while other advisor industry channels declined by 1.2% to 2.5%.
From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on December 2013 in Join an RIA
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Summary: In undertaking the disruptive process of leaving a full-service national brokerage — one of the four so-called wirehouses — for independence in the RIA channel, few breakaway brokers jump ship to escape their branch managers. Industry watchers and ex-wirehouse advisors say that changes in the role of the branch manager, especially as it has evolved over the past decade, have helped to fray the bonds between restive brokers and the companies they work for.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Trend emerges of 20-something advisers taking on meaningful work sooner. Increasingly, firms are treating the traditional apprentice-type model training as more of a reciprocal relationship. And they are seeking the input of young and would-be advisers in a number of different ways.
