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Going Independent? Final Launch Stages

Added on February 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: While some aspects required in building an independent practice may not involve facing clients, they may be just as vital to generating equity value and sustaining success.

United Capital Adds 23-Member Wealth Management Team

Added on February 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: It was about 18 months ago that the principals at Denver-based Capital Investment Counsel were faced with a conundrum about the future of their wealth management firm.

Wells Fargo's Indie Channel Growing Faster Than Captives

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Summary: After working more than 35 years at Merrill Lynch, advisor Don O’Neal decided in early 2013 to make a switch. Along with his longtime partner, Teresa Brokaw, he packed up and joined a rival wirehouse. But instead of becoming a captive broker, the pair signed up with the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, or FiNet, the firm’s independent channel.

Top 10 Tips to a Bulletproof Transition

Added on February 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: As a Financial Advisor and a steward of your firm’s future, you may be contemplating changing firms and moving your business because it’s in the best interest of all relevant stakeholders. 

Wirehouses Shedding Advisors Faster than Rival Channels

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Summary: There were fewer financial advisors plying their trade in 2014 than in 2013, according to a new report by Cerulli Associates. In fact, the research firm sees in last year’s numbers the continuation of a trend in FA head count erosion — spearheaded by losses in the wirehouse channel.

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