Succession Planning
Learn how top financial advisors and firms handle succession planning and what industry experts suggest is key to getting it right.
RIA Industry Is 'Under-consolidated': Focus Financial's Adolf
By Jeff BermanWhile there were over 200 deals in the space in '21, the executive says there should be more like 300 or 400 transactions a year.
November 01, 2021
10 Top Trends for RIAs, Dealmaking: DeVoe SummitSchwab's Bernie Clark, David DeVoe and others gave predictions, advice and warnings for RIAs.
September 23, 2021
Advisors Expect M&A Surge in Next 12 Months: NationwideAdvisors "are more bullish about M&A than we've seen in years," Nationwide's Craig Hawley says.
September 20, 2021
More Wealthy Business Owners Looking to Retire, Move or Sell: SurveyTwo-thirds of wealthy business owners say COVID accelerated their plans to retire or sell, Clarfeld | Citizens Private Wealth found.
August 02, 2021
Avantax Scoops Up $1.1B RIAWhen the deal closes, the RIA's three partners will become financial planning consultants with Avantax Planning Partners.
July 29, 2021
T. Rowe Price Chairman, CEO to RetireBill Stromberg, who's spent 35 years with the firm, will be replaced by President Rob Sharps on Jan. 1, 2022.
June 25, 2021
Jamie Hopkins: How a Capital Gains Tax Hike Will Affect AdvisorsThe proposed tax increase will have a major impact on advisors who plan to sell their firms, Carson Group's managing partner of wealth solutions says.
May 13, 2021
Time to Sell or to Grow?Selling should be based on a timeline that fits your firm's objectives, not on what the rest of the market is doing.