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Investment Advisor January 2010 James J. Green |
Numerology: Bright Future for Advisor M&A Activity M&A activity among RIA firms is poised for resurgence, as a new market environment emerges and the pool of potential buyers undergoes dramatic change.  |
Investment Advisor July 2008 James J. Green |
Catching up with... Mark Tibergien The CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions discusses why it's a good time to be a seller of an RIA firm, according to the latest research on mergers and acquisitions activity in the advisory market.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell |
M & A: Who's Buying? Forget the dearth of capital afflicting the rest of the financial industry: RIA firms have access to plenty of money for mergers and acquisitions.  |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Mark Tibergien |
Real Deals There's more activity than actual movement on the M&A front for financial advisory firms.  |
Investment Advisor March 2008 James J. Green |
One Down, How Many to Go? Ken Fisher's the biggest RIA out there, but his firm just got a little bigger by acquiring a much smaller RIA. It's likely the first of many.  |
Registered Rep. November 26, 2010 Charles Paikert |
RIA M&A Deals On Track To Top 2009 Total The number of mergers and acquisitions completed in the registered investment advisor business through the third quarter of this year is near full-year totals for 2009, according to data from Schwab Advisor Services.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. September 2, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
Volatility Not Enough to Slow RIA M&A Deals The first half of 2015 saw a significant increase in merger and acquisition activity among registered investment advisory firms.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Advisory Pulse Registered investment advisory firms, especially small ones, are returning to the bargaining table this year; in the first quarter, RIA firms completed 24 merger and acquisition deals.  |
Registered Rep. February 19, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Where the Sellers At? RIAs are Holding Out for Better Deals Schwab executives predicted a decline mergers & acquisitions between RIAs in 2009, as potential sellers hold out for a stronger market and a better deal.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. August 18, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Market Turmoil Could Slow Advisor M&A Two industry experts expect merger and acquisition activity involving registered investment advisors will drop this year if the current volatility in the stock market stretches into the coming months.  |
Registered Rep. April 15, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
RIA M&A Deals Break Record in First Quarter Mergers and acquisitions seem to be crawling back to the top of RIA principals' to-do lists this year, as the first quarter's numbers show record activity. What is your practice worth?  |
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?  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 |
Gobbling Up RIAs The RIA holding company Focus Financial recently snatched up three more firms, bringing total acquisitions to 9 and assets under management to $15 billion.  |
Financial Advisor March 2004 Tracey Longo |
Pace of Advisor M&A Accelerates Make no mistake---when it comes to mergers and acquisitions among advisory firms, it's still a seller's market. But that doesn't mean buyers aren't striking deals that fit their strategic needs superbly, too.  |
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.  |
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.  |
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Tim Gray |
Online Media M&A Market Made Big Jump in 2005 The number of mergers and acquisitions surged across the media and information industries in 2005, according to the Jordan Edmiston Group, an investment bank specializing in midsize transactions in the media and information industries.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Growing RIAs A new study from Fidelity Investments found that registered investment advisory firms have grown their assets under management an average of 55% over the past three years.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
The Cost of Inefficiency As demand for competent wealth management grows, the need for efficient and successful business operations is greater than ever for advisory firms.  |
Registered Rep. November 5, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Waning M&A for RIAs Blame it on fiscal cliff nervousness, volatile stock markets, or the uncertainties that accompany a tepid economic recovery, but the world of mergers and acquisitions in the registered investment advisor channel is having a lackluster 2012.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor November 2009 James J. Green |
Numerology: Fewer Assets, More Advisors Total assets managed by investment advisors shrank in 2008 but the number of SEC-registered investment advisors increased.  |
Investment Advisor April 2007 Bob Clark |
Walkin' the Walk Mark Hurley's new firm, Fiduciary Network, offers an alternative to advisory firms that don't want to be consolidated.  |
Registered Rep. February 2, 2011 Diana Britton |
RIA M&A Hits Record in 2010, More To Come In 2011 Registered investment advisory firms were furiously busy getting hitched last year: they did the highest number of merger and acquisition deals recorded in at least seven years.  |
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.  |
U.S. Banker September 2009 Joseph Rosta |
Next to Nothing M&A activity is so slow and deals are so small that many buyers and sellers aren t even bothering to use advisors. Until the wave of failures subsides, expect more of the same.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Hybrid's New Groove Registered investment advisor firms looking for ways to expand their businesses might try turning to broker-dealers for a boost.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Inc. April 2008 Darren Dahl |
Meet the Buyers Sellers of businesses are more or less the same: They're all looking for the best price they can get. Buyers are trickier to figure, because different buyers can see the same company in different ways.  |
Financial Advisor June 2006 Cort Smith |
Focused On Big Focus Financial has become one of the largest RIAs only months after it opened its doors. Founder Rudy Adolf says they're just getting started.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Mark Tibergien |
Time of Reckoning In volatile times, the reality of practice valuations is exposed.  |
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 Advisor July 2008 Robert Casey |
Slower Build Growth slowed last year among in-dependent advisors, due to the lagging stock market.  |
Financial Advisor September 2012 |
RIA Acquisitions Poised To Accelerate A growing number of large RIAs are preparing their firms for sale, and more than a few are retaining investment bankers to draw up the required financial documents any acquirer would demand, according to Schwab Advisory Services.  |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Liz Peek |
This Is Where Investors Are Profiting Credit markets may be tight, but some deals are still being made, and risk arbitrage investors are capitalizing on it.  |
U.S. Banker April 2008 Joseph Rosta |
Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dry Up It's a hostile merger and acquisition world out there and the depressed bank and thrift market has not been spared.  |
On Wall Street May 1, 2012 Alan J. Foxman |
All Tied Up The author answers questions about waiving fees for clients and registering an advisory business in California.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 David Grau |
Research Assignment When buying or selling a financial advisory firm, due diligence may be the most important thing you do before signing on the dotted line.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 John J. Bowen |
Sweat Equity Are you creating real value in your financial advisory business, or is it merely a job that few others are interested in buying?  |
Registered Rep. August 25, 2008 |
What Is Your Practice Worth? Plenty--If You Are Fee-Based Considering selling all or part of your book? Buyers don't seem to care about a business model, they are only interested in the present and future revenue streams.  |
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.  |