From PlanAdviser
Added on March 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Advisers are aging—and few have a succession plan, or even a grip on how to sell, merge or add to their practice, say the creators of RIA Match Concierge Consulting.
From MarketWired
Added on March 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: AmplifyRIA, a Boston based independent consulting firm, and adviser matching service RIA Match, have teamed to create RIA Match Concierge Consulting (RMCC) -- a new service which combines the technology platform with expert M&A consulting for RIAs that are looking to buy, sell, merge, join or add advisors.
From IRIS
Added on March 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Henley’s popular poem Invictus was a favorite of Nelson Mandela’s and my grandmother. These lines could be the mantra of most advisors whether buyers or sellers. Advisors have grit. This grit is both the source of our success and the essence our vulnerability. As a buyer, your goal is to grow inorganically. You know you have a lot of company. Our advisory world is full of buyers with few sellers to be seen.
From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The wealth management industry is awash in robo hype. The mainstream introduction of online, automated investment services, known as robo-advisers, has the financial advisory business riveted. Headlines, shop-talk and strategic planning sessions are dominated by the human-versus-technology debate for current and future clients.
From InvestmentNews
Added on March 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Even though the number of prospective buyers greatly exceeds the number of financial advisory firms on the market, owners often have unrealistic ideas about what their businesses are worth.
