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Investment Advisor June 2007 Mark Tibergien |
Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms.  |
Financial Advisor July 2010 Evan Simonoff |
Are Advisors Delusional? Fiduciary Network CEO Mark Hurley says they are because they believe their firms are very valuable -- but most aren't.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Halah Touryalai |
A Match Made in Equity For financial-advisory practices, holding companies are making a come back after a flawed model forced them out of the market in the late 1990s. Now, new players have emerged and this time they're relying on private equity firms to help keep them in the game.  |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Jeff Schlegel |
Private-Equity Payout The private-equity tsunami that's sweeping the investing world isn't exactly inundating the financial advisory industry, but it is making waves.  |
Financial Advisor April 2007 Evan Simonoff |
Mania In Bloom? A newfangled type of acquirer has entered the financial advisory market. So, how good and fair are these deals? It's obvious that the transactions can work well for the founders, but how about their successors?  |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Lewis Schiff |
Succession Planning: Buying and Selling Wealth Management Practices 2010 could be the biggest year ever for mergers and acquisitions in the financial advisory industry, but the players and strategies are different than they were prior to the market turndown.  |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Bob Clark |
The Art of the Deal Advisors who don't understand where those astronomical practice values are coming from are doomed to get what they deserve.  |
Financial Advisor April 2008 Evan Simonoff |
The Big Chill While the financial advisor community and their clients have avoided most of the mortgage-related problems, advisory firms' merger and acquisition activity is suddenly becoming a victim of fixed-income market paralysis.  |
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Mark Tibergien |
Multiple Choice Options abound for creating liquidity and funding growth in your advisory business, but do your research before making the choice to sell your firm to a consolidator.  |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Evan Simonoff |
M&A Game Changer Leading custodians in the RIA space are offering acquisition financing to firms that do business with them.  |
Financial Advisor February 2008 Jeff Schlegal |
Strategic Moves Mergers and acquisitions activity in the financial advisory industry has accelerated during the past three years, and United Capital Financial Advisers has done its share of deal making. A profile of the Newport Beach, California-based firm.  |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Evan Simonoff |
RIA M&A Game Changes A rebound in revenues and assets has not translated into higher valuations for RIA firms or an increase in M&A activity.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Rebecca Pomering |
Adding New Owners Internal transition is the desired growth plan and succession plan for the vast majority of advisors and good planning, strategic thinking and thoughtful implementation will allow many to enact a transaction that ensures the desired outcomes for their staff, their clients and themselves.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Target: RIAs The New York City-based company has expanded well beyond its roots as a discount brokerage for do-it-yourself investors. E*Trade seals a greater foothold in the crowded wealth management arena.  |
Investment Advisor July 2010 David DeVoe |
Succession Planning: Planning Your Future Tips for financial advisors on choosing a successor, valuation, informing clients, etc.  |
Investment Advisor October 2005 Grau & Grable |
The Wisdom of the Crowd Yes, buyers are paying more for financial advisory practices. But we can learn much from these wise buyers.  |
Financial Advisor November 2003 Hinchcliff & Longo |
Extraordinary Vs. Ordinary Experts at The 6th Annual Financial Advisor Symposium outlined what it takes for advisory firms to be among the best in the country.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
To Market, to Market Observers and participants say the M&A market is just starting to recover from the economic disaster of the last two years, but there's a big price disconnect.  |
Financial Advisor November 2009 |
Frontline News Advisor News: Poll on advisor pay... Citi Embracing Fee-Only Model... RIAs Set Record For Repurchasing Their Firms... FINRA Expands Arbitration Pilot Program... SEC Expects To Examine 9% Of RIAs Annually... more...  |
Financial Advisor December 2009 David J. Drucker |
Solo Replacement Finally a (nearly) foolproof succession game plan for 85% of the profession.  |
Investment Advisor May 2007 |
The IA 25 This year's list of the 25 most influential individuals in and around the planning profession: Mary Shapiro... Rudy Adolf... Robert Arnott... Mark Tibergien... etc.  |
Financial Advisor September 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial services industry: M&A Talks Hit Many Roadblocks... Ameriprise Buys H&R Block's Advisor Business... Morningstar Buys Developer Of dbCAMS+... Securities America To Buy Brecek & Young... etc.  |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: What's a Young Advisor to Do? There is evidence that young advisors feel stymied in their efforts to acquire interests in their firms.  |
Financial Advisor November 2008 |
Frontline News News for the Financial Industry: Tumult Could Expand Ranks Of RIAs... M&A Activity Remains Healthy... Independent B-Ds: Don't Tread On Us... Who Has The Most Satisfied Advisors?... The Business Of Serving Business Owners... etc.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession Whatever type of succession plan you create, you're really creating a growth plan, providing for continuity of the business and for clients. Advisors need to see it that way, instead of an end or an exit.  |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Preparing for the Fall Are you succeeding at succession? This question increasingly comes up as advisors see each month flip away, and each year change a digit. In the autumn of your career, are you prepared for the inevitable?  |
Registered Rep. February 26, 2013 Megan Leonhardt |
Let's Make A Deal The RIA M&A market is poised for growth, but not gaudy growth.  |
Investment Advisor August 2006 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Get Help If you're buying or selling a financial advisory practice, call the pros. Experienced dealmakers know that the vast majority of the value in a transaction resides in the terms, not in the price.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Hamburger & Walter |
The Missing Piece Succession issues arise with every business, but they're more personal and are subject to more emotions in an entrepreneurial, closely held, professional services firm.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 |
Independent Together The "RIA-in-a-box" model will attract plenty of wirehouse reps who may have previously balked at the idea of going completely independent, fearing they were unprepared to run their own businesses.  |
U.S. Banker December 2001 Davis & Rosenbloom |
Now Could Be the Time to Sell The right moves taken today can help banks get the best deal for themselves, their equity holders and their employees...  |
Financial Advisor February 2005 David J. Drucker |
National Financial Partners ... Six Years Later The synergies and economies of scale offered by NFP affiliation isn't lost on its acquired firms. NFP stock has done well because investors see the synergy NFP is creating.  |
Financial Advisor April 2006 David DeVoe |
True Value Understanding what drives the value of your financial advisory firm will not only increase your payday when you sell, it will also increase the firm's profitability -- and consequently, your compensation -- each year you continue to own the business.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Bob Veres |
The Equity Problem A new report offers two kinds of advice: how to build enterprise value in your firm, and how to evaluate deal structures when you eventually decide to transfer ownership.  |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Bruce W. Fraser |
Growing Up Over the next five years, the typical RIA will undergo rapid transformation, and the average RIA firm is expected to at least triple in size. To accommodate such growth, hiring decisions will become critical, stretching far beyond the traditional tendency of firms to simply add more advisors.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 Ann Marsh |
RIA Leaders: The Price of Independence Bank and Broker-dealer affiliations help RIAs bear the technology and compliance costs of growth, but can chip away at objectivity.  |
Registered Rep. July 24, 2014 David Grau Sr. |
Charting Your Succession Course The author delineates the usual alternatives for selling an advisor practice.  |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 John Sullivan |
Finding Success in Succession Planning Whether you're affiliated with a broker-dealer or completely independent as an RIA, proper succession planning helps you realize value long before you walk out the door.  |
Financial Advisor July 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
Surviving The Storm Account sizes, staff and profits have shrunk, but far more firms gained clients than lost them.  |
Investment Advisor January 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
When Selling Your Practice . . . Advisors are smart about many financial matters, but when it comes to selling their own firm, many are surprised about how much more there is to know.  |
Registered Rep. September 29, 2005 John Churchill |
Are You Charging Enough? With competition fierce -- and clients more informed than ever -- it's important to make sure that you are not selling yourself short. In fact, you may not be charging enough for your financial advisory services.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
The Real Deal More than half of all registered independent advisory (RIA) firms bought or considered buying another advisory firm at least once in the past two years.  |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Rebecca Pomering |
Four Horsemen Who Missed Their Appointment Things were pretty good for the profession in 2006, but will financial advisors be hearing the hoof beats soon?  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Tibergien & Littlechild |
Consider the Clients If you are one of the many who is thinking about buying, or merging, your book of business or a substantive advisory firm, no doubt you have thought about risk. Hint: it's the firm's clients who determine its true value. So talk to them.  |
Registered Rep. September 20, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Big-Time Rollups Continue; Focus Financial to Acquire Colony Group This is Focus' fourth deal so far this year, and will make Focus a $45 billion player.  |
Financial Advisor October 2010 David Lawrence |
A View From Both Sides To successfully retire, financial advisors have to carefully plan and develop a clear direction before taking action.  |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas For Success: Soul Mates, or Marriage of Convenience? When considering an advisory firm merger, get to know your potential partner.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Grau |
Internal Affairs For the small financial planning practitioner, selling to an employee is a daunting challenge that most owners never understand -- until it's too late.  |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Prudent Man Rule for Practice Purchases Capital constraints, economic uncertainty, and increased levels of caution characterize the current marketplace in advisory firm M&A.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Stephanie Bogan |
Make 2010 Your Best year Ever Quantuvis Consulting's new study of business performance has strategies for every advisor, regardless of size, business model, or philosophy.  |