Home > 
Knowledge and Insight

All Articles


Three RIAs, three big-time hires and the story of how it all came together

Added on December 2014 in Plan for the Future
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 84 times | 0 comment

Summary: Dwight Mikulis, Steve Janachowski and Marty Bicknell reveal their contrasting hiring styles and why chief operating officer is the job du jour in the RIA industry.

How to Develop More Female Executives

Added on November 2014 in Plan for the Future
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 91 times | 0 comment

Summary: Despite the past two decades of employer efforts to improve gender diversity and equality in the workplace, women remain underrepresented at most levels in the workforce and are not progressing in their careers.

When Teaming Up Becomes a Necessity

Added on November 2014 in Plan for the Future
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 91 times | 0 comment

Summary: Teaming up with a younger partner is often a smart move for a financial adviser. Sometimes it’s the only move. Barry Krane found himself feeling that way when one of his six children was diagnosed five years ago with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer.

Step by Step: How to Hire & Train New Advisors

Added on November 2014 in Plan for the Future
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 72 times | 0 comment

Summary: For years now, it’s been getting more difficult and expensive to find and train good advisor professionals. At our firm, we see this as a consequence of an industry growing up — as the industry matures, it becomes more challenging to find, train and retain the right people

Half Of RIAs Have Already Identified Successor, Schwab Study Says

Added on November 2014 in Plan for the Future
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 88 times | 0 comment

Summary: About half of RIAs have a succession plan in place that outlines who will take over the firm. Moreover, of those firms who have procedures in place, 37 reported said their successors are “extremely prepared” to take the reins and lead the company into the future, according to latest Independent Advisor Outlook Study, released Wednesday by Charles Schwab at its annual IMPACT conference in Denver.

Your session has expired!

To continue, please log in again.

Your session is about to expire!

You will be logged off in seconds.

Do you want to continue your session?