From Financial Planning
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Summary: Despite the past two decades of employer efforts to improve gender diversity and equality in the workplace, women remain underrepresented at most levels in the workforce and are not progressing in their careers.
From WSJ Online
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Summary: Teaming up with a younger partner is often a smart move for a financial adviser. Sometimes it’s the only move. Barry Krane found himself feeling that way when one of his six children was diagnosed five years ago with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: For years now, it’s been getting more difficult and expensive to find and train good advisor professionals. At our firm, we see this as a consequence of an industry growing up — as the industry matures, it becomes more challenging to find, train and retain the right people
From wealthmanagement.com
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Summary: About half of RIAs have a succession plan in place that outlines who will take over the firm. Moreover, of those firms who have procedures in place, 37 reported said their successors are “extremely prepared” to take the reins and lead the company into the future, according to latest Independent Advisor Outlook Study, released Wednesday by Charles Schwab at its annual IMPACT conference in Denver.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: In order for our industry to maintain the momentum it has built over the past few decades, we must work together to ensure advisers have the resources and information they need to develop and execute strong succession plans. This is not only a crucial priority for today's advisers and firms, but for their clients and the next generation of advisers, as well.
