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Summary: The financial crisis did curious things to Wall Street. Firms were gone overnight, once-powerful CEOs were never heard from again, and a whole new regime of power reorganized itself from the chaos.
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Summary Consolidation in the independent space is turning large firms with $1 billion in assets into $10 billion enterprises — putting pressure on small and midsize firms who do not envision selling.
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Summary: Many advisors begin their professional lives in other fields — some seemingly far removed from financial planning. But having learned another trade may yield skills that turn out to be useful in advising clients about their finances.
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Summary: With the financial crisis fading further into the background, advisers are once again looking for the ability to own equity in their firms, this time at independents.
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Summary: Nearly half of advisors (49 percent) said working at a smaller company was the important reason in choosing to work for an RIA, the Schwab study found. This is even higher among younger respondents, with 68 percent of FAs under 40 saying they want to work for a smaller company.
