Hate being visited by regulators? Domicile your practice in New York, where small RIAs are not subject to routine examinations and where investment advisor representatives don’t have to register.
For most advisors looking to grow through acquisition, the thorniest issue is finding the cash to do so. Traditional lenders generally frown on putting up money to help close the purchase of a financial practice, since the practice’s value is ...
Without connections, whether it’s personal or professional usage, social media sites are not of much value. In our latest social media study we focused our attention on the number of connections advisor have amongst the Big Three; Facebook, T...
You’d like to insure at least part of your client’s income for life. But do you choose a variable annuity with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit? Or an immediate annuity...
Global asset management revenue remains on the same downward trend since 2007, but there’s a new threat to their profitability—the wirehouses.
