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9 pressing issues facing independent advisory firms

Added on October 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: The 2016 InvestmentNews Financial Performance Study of Advisory Firms – the advice industry’s only independently run benchmarking study– has now been fielded annually for over 20 years. Originally conceived by Mark Tibergian and for a long time published by Moss Adams LLP, the benchmarking study series has been owned and produced by InvestmentNews since 2009. This year’s report saw responses from nearly 250 independent advisory firms, who submitted in-depth data on the intricacies of their businesses.

​4 Steps for Onboarding a New Team Member

Added on October 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Let me begin by saying that nothing great was ever built without a team. You and your venture, whatever it is, are no exception. You are going to need people to help you do this. And, they can’t be just any people, they need to be the right people and they have to be on- boarded properly to get them up to speed quickly so they can make a contribution.

You Can't Put A Price On Culture

Added on October 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: It is not surprising that Derek Holman and Brian Parker ended up as co-founders of Torrance, Calif.-based EP Wealth Advisors. After all, they’d been friends since middle school in their hometown of San Diego, and started their working careers together at a yogurt shop. Today, Parker and Holman, both 43, run EP Wealth, an up-and-coming RIA firm with $2.3 billion in assets, serving nearly 2,000 clients through six offices in California (Torrance, West Los Angeles, Irvine, Valencia, Lafayette and San Diego), plus one location in Denver.

Proposed SEC Rule Would Make Business Continuity And Transition Plan A Fiduciary Obligation

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: While there are many risks to starting a business, one of the greatest is the potential for a low-probability but high-impact “business disruption”, from the unexpected death of a key employee, to a cyber-attack or a natural disaster like a hurricane.

Tech-tardy advisers, prepare for a late-adopter penalty

Added on September 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Financial advisers need to step up their technology game or face losing some current clients, as well as the opportunity to serve entire new customer segments, fintech experts said.

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