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Millennials and Gen Xers need different advisor approaches

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Having grown up in successive but very different eras, millennials — people ages 17 to 37 — and Gen Xers, ages 38 to 52, can harbor different concerns and perspectives around investing.

Groundhog Day: 5 Ways to Escape a Practice Management Time Loop

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Like the movie "Groundhog Day," where weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is trapped in a time loop, many small or family-run businesses can repeat the same planning mistakes over and over, according to Jim King, who is an owner and wealth manager at Balasa Dinverno Foltz.​ 

Can Your Firm Withstand the Three-Year Challenge?

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: With so much choice in terms of business models and affiliations, advisors have little excuse to stay at a firm that no longer serves their clients or their careers in a way that’s anything short of optimal. Yet the day-to-day of business and relationship management often takes priority, and few rarely stop to take a closer look at their firm.

Refresher: Five Takeaways on Our Fifth Anniversary: Trends We've Seen Between the Buyer and the Seller Relationship

Added on January 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 5 years since we launched RIA Match.  Our last blog focused on the importance of ‘Being Curious’ – a key trait we found among our most active and successful subscribers. In this blog, we focus on our own curiosity themes that we’ve seen between the buyer and seller relationship over the past 5 years and some key takeaways:   

Facing Down the Legacy Software Dilemma

Added on January 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: The challenge for established firms is upgrading portfolio accounting and reporting legacy software that contains many years of transactional data for thousands of accounts. With so much important client data at stake, advisors attempt to tackle the legacy dilemma by keeping their current technology. Let’s review a couple of questions I’ve heard from advisors. 

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