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Acquiring minds cite big shortage of small RIAs to buy
Growth hamstrung by lack of suitable candidates
Succession planning still an advisory hurdle
Allan Eyre never made a succession plan.
Designing a real succession plan
In our recent 2012 IN Adviser Solutions Succession Planning Study, we identified several gaps in firms' preparedness for succession. One of the most critical is a gap not just in planning, but in understanding just how much planning is required for a succession strategy to be effective.
Advisers back Romney but see Obama being re-elected
Election Day is still months away, but financial advisers are already convinced that the candidate they want to…
Advisers willing to pay SEC user fees for exams
A majority of investment advisers want to see the Securities and Exchange Commission charge user fees for adviser…
Don’t sugarcoat it
Like investors everywhere, some of Stephen J. Campbell’s clients are coming up short of what they wanted to…
Speaker Profiles
Kelli Cruz Director, Research & Consulting, IN Adviser Solutions Kelli Cruz leads IN…
Speaker Profiles
Kelli Cruz Director, Research & Consulting, IN Adviser Solutions Ms. Cruz leads IN…
Agenda
Thursday, October 18 DAY ONE 4:00pm– 5:00pm Networking Reception Friday, October 19 DAY TWO 7:00am –…
VA sales slow in 2012 as insurers leave the space
The year got off to a dismal start for variable annuity issuers, and it looks like it will…
Take this job and love it: Financial planner ranks as fifth-best job
Financial planners have less stress, a better working environment and fewer physical demands than most other jobs. Hardly anyone makes more than they do, too.
The truth about succession planning
For several years, research data have highlighted succession as a potential trouble spot for an aging advisory business.
Talking points: How important is a formal valuation?
The following is excerpted from the “What’s Your Succession Plan?” webcast, which was sponsored by Cambridge Investment Research…
60/40 allocation losing its luster, survey finds
Financial advisers no longer sing the praises of asset allocation models that use 60% stocks and 40% bonds…
Talking Points: How firms manage their staff
The following is excerpted from the webcast “Managing Staff Growth: When and How to Make the Next Hire,”…
Staffing evolution of a firm: The key is leverage
In my consulting work, I am continually asked by firm principals about hiring strategies. Questions such as: “Should I make my next hire before I reach capacity, or after? Should I hire an experienced adviser with a book of clients, or invest in a junior person that I can train in our way of doing things?”
How to know when hiring makes sense
For good reason, hiring strategies are uppermost on the minds of advisory firm principals. They wonder about making…
Talking Points: How firms decide their compensation
Representatives from three advisory firms sat down during a recent webcast to discuss how their compensation plans have been developed, and how they are evolving.
About ‘The Adviser’s Consultant’
Managing your human capital is a bit like putting together a puzzle.
Your most valuable asset? Your people
Every firm should have a well-documented compensation plan, which covers a lot more than just how much you pay people.
