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September 1, 2006
Stephanie Bogan |
The Boss Can't Let Go Why your senior advisor is dragging his feet about turning over the reins of the financial advisory firm -- and what you can do about it.   |
Financial Advisor
October 2011
Joni Youngwirth |
The Replacements The pros and cons of choosing an internal successor. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Roger Verboon |
Succession Planning: Moving on Advisors excel at helping clients plan for the different stages of their lives. But when it comes to planning for stages of their own business lives-particularly the last one-many fail to take their own advice. |
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. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Learn To Let Go The idea of shedding clients and the revenue they bring may sound reckless, especially in an uncertain economic environment. But working with non-ideal clients is holding you back from reaching your full potential. |
Financial Planning
January 5, 2008
Mark Penske |
Land of Uncertainty Although it can seem like an impossible task to find the right successor for your financial advisory business, stories and experiences from those who have crossed this line confirm that there is life after the big decision, both short and long term. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2010
Joni Youngwirth |
Calling All Advisors Over the past five years, advisors recruiting advisors has become an increasingly hot topic. Why? |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
How to Pick a Financial Advisor If you don't have the time or inclination to manage your finances on your own, it can be extremely beneficial to get help from an outside advisor. By following these basic suggestions, you can find a suitable advisor to keep you on the road to financial stability and independence. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
When Your Advisor Quits Facing the retirement of a trusted financial advisor can be traumatic. By remaining objective and cautious during your transition to a new advisor, you can take steps to ensure that you will continue to receive the good advice you've come to expect. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007
David Grau |
Protecting Equity As independent advisors move to evaluate, build and realize the equity in their growing practices, one holdover succession practice threatens to undermine their progress. |
Registered Rep.
September 26, 2014
Mindy Diamond |
Take the Sunset Package or Sell the Business? For employee advisors, exploring your firm's sunset program might be a sound way to face retirement. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Mark Tibergien |
The Constituency Conundrum How will your business decisions impact those who rely on you? |
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? |
Financial Advisor
December 2009
David J. Drucker |
Solo Replacement Finally a (nearly) foolproof succession game plan for 85% of the profession. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Joni Youngwirth |
Outside The Box The pros and cons of choosing an external successor. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Thomas D. Giachetti |
When Should You Register? Should an investment advisor with $30 million of "assets under management" register with the SEC? It depends on whether the advisor has "qualifying" assets under management. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
David DeVoe |
Succession Planning: Planning Your Future Tips for financial advisors on choosing a successor, valuation, informing clients, etc. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2009
Denise Federer |
Succession Planning: The First Step in Preserving Your Legacy Do you have a formal plan to prepare your successor and ensure the continuity of your financial practice? Or are you one of the 65% of business owners who haven't planned that far ahead? |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Angela Herbers |
From Senior to Partner A description of a smooth transition from senior advisor to partner. |
Investment Advisor
November 2007
Mark Tibergien |
Heirs and Omissions In planning for succession, think of your financial advising practice as a family business. If parents and children can manage through the natural conflicts, most practices have a great opportunity to last through another generation. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Scott Schutte |
The Kids Are All Right (Maybe) Countless studies find that family fortunes often dwindle away by the end of the second generation. I wonder how many of those families, with the help of a capable advisor, could have preserved the legacies previous generations built so painstakingly. |
Registered Rep.
June 18, 2014
Matt Oechsli |
Building a Multigenerational Wealth Management Team The most common exit strategy for a veteran advisor getting ready to retire is to sell his or her book according to the guidelines established either by their firm or industry valuations standards. |
Registered Rep.
July 24, 2014
David Grau Sr. |
Charting Your Succession Course The author delineates the usual alternatives for selling an advisor practice. |
Registered Rep.
January 28, 2013
Anne Field |
Grooming the Reluctant Apprentice A New Jersey advisor thought he had the perfect match for a junior partner, until she got cold feet about moving into the client spotlight. Our panel of experts helps them reconcile opposing goals. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
September 2006
Kristofor R. Behn |
Seller Beware Is selling a financial planning practice to an outsider the best way to extract its true value? |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2012
Denise Federer |
Are You A Succession Saboteur? Adjust your plan as necessary so that you can fulfill your commitment to securing not only your future, but the future of the people that you care about: your clients, your team and your family. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Todd Colbeck |
Five Steps to a Smart Succession Plan As sure as the fact that today you are a financial advisor, some day you will leave the business. And the wisest course of action is to prepare for a succession plan years before you leave your practice. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Joni Youngwirth |
From Solo To Silo, From Ensemble To Enterprise Firms evolve for many reasons. What kind of firm is yours? |
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. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
David Grau |
Worthy Successors In the financial services industry, the general term "succession planning" describes any number of plans to deal with an owner's departure from the business. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Robert F. Keane |
Arriving With an Exit Strategy Make a long-term exit strategy part of your business plan. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Sydney LeBlanc |
Selling An SMA Practice As an independent financial adviser who has built a powerhouse separately managed account business, can you put a price on the value of your advice, your standards and your relationships? |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2011
Matt Matrisian |
Bridging the Succession-Planning Gap Too many advisors need help planning their financial futures. Today, only about 18 percent of independent advisors have a well-defined business succession plan that is ready to implement. |
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Mark Tibergien |
Exit, Stage Left There comes that awful realization in every advisor's life when he finds himself in the netherworld between wisdom and obsolescence. As the leader of the business, how do you know when it's time to step aside? |
AskMen.com
December 9, 2001
Rashmikant Patel |
Trusting Your Advisor Many of us are looking back at our investments over the last couple of years, and blaming our advisors for the less than stellar performance. It all comes down to one issue: do you trust your financial advisor? |
Registered Rep.
February 9, 2011
Diana Britton |
IMCA Helps Financial Advisors Pick Up Women Three out of four wealthy women are looking or thinking of looking for a better financial advisor. |
Investment Advisor
December 2006
Charles Goldman |
Do It Now; Do It Right It's important for financial advisors to look ahead and ask the question: How do you plan to exit the business? If you're not sure, it's time to consider your options -- sell externally or internally -- and create a business transition plan that spells out the future of your firm. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2007
Mike Suppappola |
Compliance Tips Solicitation agreements have been around for decades. These relationships present myriad compliance issues, and advisors should keep in mind the following regulatory requirements. |
Investment Advisor
September 2010
Ray Sclafani |
The High-Performance Coach: Ten Ways to Engage Clients Now, Part 1 How top advisors are re-engaging with clients at a tenuous time. |
Registered Rep.
November 18, 2014
Mindy Diamond |
Considering a Move? Conduct a Gap Analysis First Changing firms or starting an independent wealth management practice is not easy and is something that must only be done after much introspection and investigation. |
Investment Advisor
April 2009
Mike Patton |
Values Advisor The sixth in a series of first-person articles in which the author chronicles his own road to independence from employee advisor to fully independent RIA. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008
Norman M. Boone |
Getting Comfortable With Change Here are some communication tips for introducing change to your clients. |
Registered Rep.
December 29, 2010
Anne Field |
Succeeding At Succession A quarter of firm owners lack an exit plan, according to a 2009 survey by Rydex/SGI's AdvisorBenchmarking. And more than one-third don't have a timeline for when they're going to leave the business. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
John J Bowen Jr |
Time to Say Goodbye Today's most successful advisors recognize a simple but powerful fact of business: It's better to work with a small number of great clients than to serve a huge base of clients who are only mediocre. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Look Before Leaping For financial advisors, there are many issues to be reviewed before making a decision to leave your current employer. Experienced counsel should be consulted. Every case has similarities, and every case has differences. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Joni Youngwirth |
Be Prepared What to consider when thinking of selling your practice. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2012
Glenn G. Kautt |
Transitions A few years ago I surveyed nearly 1,500 business owners about succession planning. One quarter - working as individuals and billion-dollar revenue firms - told me their succession plan was to die at their desks! Does this sound familiar? |
Financial Advisor
April 2005
David J. Drucker |
Moving On How financial advisory firms are dealing with planners who leave, and take clients with them. |
