From wealthmanagement.com
Added on June 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: At first blush, accountants and financial advisors appear to make strange bedfellows. The former are often perceived to be more analytical and the latter, more entrepreneurial. These perceptions aside, many medium to large accounting firms have taken steps to establish or greatly expand their financial services practices.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: Advisors think they're personally successful -- but they think their industry stinks. Those were two key findings of Pershing's second annual study of advisory success, unveiled here last week during the company's Insite conference.
From Wall Street Journal Online
Added on June 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Greg Friedman had heard about the benefits a merger would bring to his small practice, things like expanded client services and more revenue.But after his Friedman & Associates joined forces in 2009 with Salient Wealth Management LLC, he was caught off-guard by the dissatisfaction among some of his staffers and clients.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: Here is a scenario that you obviously do not want to picture: You are in a motor vehicle accident and you are severely injured. You cannot work for months; you can’t even make work-related decisions.Who will provide financial advice to your clients while you are away, and how will he or she be compensated? If you are never able to return to work, who will figure out what will happen to your firm and how it will be marketed?
From FA Magazine
Added on June 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: One recent merger of a financial firm from Connecticut with another from New Jersey, a deal that created a regional presence for both companies, offers a lesson to any smaller advisories looking to expand.
