From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: As the Great Recession pummeled the U.S. economy, one slice of it has kept growing: small, privately owned companies. In fact, small businesses are creating more new jobs than large corporations, and their failure rate has actually declined. That has led some financial advisors to differentiate themselves in a competitive market by helping entrepreneurs with succession planning. While experts say laying out exit strategies for entrepreneurs isn’t always hugely profitable on its own, it often leads to more financial-planning opportunities.
From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on January 2014 in M&A Issues
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Summary: When it comes time to sell your financial-advice business, it may help to know that your experience in assessing prospective clients gives you at least one skill that’s vital for making smart deals: a nose for a good fit.
From InvestmentNews
Added on January 2014 in Join an RIA
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Summary: While America is only decades away from becoming a minority-majority country, the financial planning industry is still stuck with demographics that are eerily reminiscent of a 1950s sitcom. At 76% male, the industry claims only a slightly higher proportion of women than in police jobs nationwide, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Young people don't fare well either, with more than half of planners topping 50.
From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on January 2014 in Other Ideas
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Summary: A financial advisor who knows the ins and outs of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare will have a huge advantage over those who do not, according to John Carter, president and COO of Retirement Plans for Nationwide Financial. According to the Nationwide survey, What Americans Don’t Understand About ACA, 75 percent of boomers do not know that the ACA does not cover long-term care. Likewise, 76 percent do not know their personal benefits under ACA and 37 percent do not know what the ACA exchanges are
From Think Advisor
Added on January 2014 in Other Ideas
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Summary: A survey by Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services goes some distance in providing the answers regarding next generation of millionaires and what the opportunities are for advisors who structure their offerings to attract them.
