Buying and selling books of business

Jul 26, 2008 3:59 pm

Does anyone know of websites or resources for those looking to either buy or sell a book of business?

Jul 26, 2008 5:01 pm

http://www.adviserxchange.com/index.html

Jul 28, 2008 4:21 am

Has anyone on here bought a practice in the past?  If so could you share some details.  Pricing, pluses, minuses.   I’ve built my own book, but have often wondered what these books are actually selling for, and if client retention is an issue.

Jul 28, 2008 5:06 am

I have neither bought nor sold although I have a coworker who was at a wire in which someone bought for 1.5x t12 but paid it out over a 3 year period. This smooths out the risk of retention and market depreciation of the book.