From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Even though the number of prospective buyers greatly exceeds the number of financial advisory firms on the market, owners often have unrealistic ideas about what their businesses are worth.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: It's no secret that the independent adviser has risen from being a cottage industry on the margins of professional finance to reframing a debate about how financial advice should be provided.
From IRIS
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Summary: There are 3 things a rider does when he jumps a fence: look up, heels down and release. Many advisors should be thinking about their next jump whether it’s an internal succession or a sale to an outside firm. The exit struggle exists because advisors can’t picture what’s beyond the jump that is succession.
From wealthmanagement.com
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Summary: Charles Schwab became the first custodian to release it’s own automated asset allocation platform for retail investors on Monday. The launch of Intelligent Portfolios ignited a debate over Schwab’s “no fees” claim and the impact the so-called “robo-advisor” would have on the financial technology sector as a whole.
From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission is not fulfilling its duty to protect retail investors, particularly in how it regulates financial advisers, a number of consumer groups asserted in a letter to the agency.
