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Edward Jones Breakaway Says the Firm Serves "Kool-Aid"
Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: A former advisor at Edward Jones, whom the firm unsuccessfully sued for $5 million after he left it in 2012, tells ThinkAdvisor his former employer has a “Kool-Aid culture.” That’s why John Lindsey, the advisor in question, takes time from running his new firm, Westlake Village, Calif.-based Lindsey and Lindsey Wealth Management, to counsel other advisors on the verge of following his example by leaving a “captive” or “full service” for independence.
Seven Things Every Advisor Should Do Before Going Indie
Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: If you’re an advisor who is ready to leave a wirehouse, you’ve no doubt been doing your homework about making the transition to the independent space. You’ve been reading everything you can get your hands on, talked to other advisors who have made the move and done due diligence on the business model you want to pursue. Here are seven things that you should do before leaving your wirehouse role.
Recruiting Firm Launches CFP Scholarship
Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Earning a CFP designation, while not a necessity, seems a commonplace task for students graduating with a financial planning degree. Yet the cost of the exam can be prohibitive for many. To help, New Planner Recruiting is introducing a new scholarship program could give a few more students the opportunity achieve this goal.
Creating clear career path critical to attracting NextGen advisers
Added on March 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Adviser John R. Augenblick learned the hard way that you have to offer a clear career path to the next generation. As the financial crisis hit, one of his junior employees was poached by a competitor who was willing to offer the young professional a client-facing position immediately, he said. We didn't have those kind of formal expectations laid out for him," Mr. Augenblick, 35, said Tuesday on a panel at Fidelity Inside Track, a practice management conference in Washington D.C. "He didn't get clarity from us."
Voices: Doug Stewart, on a Checklist for Advisers Moving to New Firms
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Summary: For an adviser to make a transition to a new firm takes considerable work. Not surprisingly, most of that work has to be done well in advance of the transition, beginning with an open dialogue with the recruiting firm about their expectations and the resources that are going to be available to you. Before either of you make any sort of commitment, you want to make sure that you know exactly what you're entering into together.
