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Independent No More: Why These Advisors Switched

Added on May 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Advisor Marta Shen found that her practice had become more demanding, depriving her of time with both clients and her two small kids. So the Atlanta-based independent advisor made a rare move: She moved to the employee channel.

A Big Plus of Going Indie: Fee Flexibility

Added on May 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Like many other wirehouse breakaways, Erik Strid enjoys one very welcome new freedom since he departed from his firm: flexibility about how, and for what, he charges his clients. 

Make Your Next Move Matter

Added on May 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Unhappy where you are or just curious about the choices out there for you? I hear from advisors on both fronts, who say they get recruited constantly.

An Overlooked Benefit of Going Independent: Quality of Life

Added on April 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: In a recent article in Financial Advisor IQ, two reps that left Morgan Stanley, Brian Luts and David Greenleigh, discussed the benefits of moving from the wirehouse to Wells Fargo’s independent arm (FINET).

Can a Wirehouse Be Cuddly and Profitable?

Added on April 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: It’s difficult to view your wirehouse’s culture as warm and nurturing when there’s a gun-toting branch manager breathing down your neck for sales. Jon Ten Haagen of Ten Haagen Financial Group says a broker he knew in the 1980s swore that was the case at a New York City office.

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