Added on July 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The explosive growth of technology has made it possible for individual financial advisors to be more personally productive than ever before, from software to automate key tasks to the use of (virtual) assistants to even further leverage the advisor’s time.
Added on July 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: My partners and I had been with a big wirehouse for a long time before we went independent two years ago. We expected that one of the benefits of being independent would be a lot more freedom to be ourselves — but we didn’t anticipate how that freedom would facilitate much closer relationships with our clients.
Added on June 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: While most planners focus exclusively on managing their clients’ liquid portfolios, they may miss a valuable opportunity to help when clients are interested in selling their closely-held businesses. .
Added on June 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: With a large number of financial advisors approaching retirement in the next 10 years, there has been a growing interest in advisor mergers, acquisitions, and succession plans. In many cases, though, deals don’t get done because it’s difficult to find a buyer and a seller who are a good match. And in some cases, the probably is simply that it’s too difficult to get financing for the transaction.
Added on June 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The latest indication of fintech's widespread impact is the launch of a new investment banking platform by Echelon Partners, a well-known RIA M&A firm, focusing on what it calls the "wealth technology" sector.
