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Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Daniel Seivert	Transfer of Power Fewer than 10% of practice owners have developed formal succession plans. Isn't it time you put one in place?
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Stephanie Bogan	The Boss Can't Let Go Why your senior advisor is dragging his feet about turning over the reins of the financial advisory firm -- and what you can do about it.
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Denise Federer	Are You A Succession Saboteur? Adjust your plan as necessary so that you can fulfill your commitment to securing not only your future, but the future of the people that you care about: your clients, your team and your family.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Charles Goldman	Do It Now; Do It Right It's important for financial advisors to look ahead and ask the question: How do you plan to exit the business? If you're not sure, it's time to consider your options -- sell externally or internally -- and create a business transition plan that spells out the future of your firm.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Preparing for the Fall Are you succeeding at succession? This question increasingly comes up as advisors see each month flip away, and each year change a digit. In the autumn of your career, are you prepared for the inevitable?
Financial Advisor October 2010 David Lawrence	A View From Both Sides To successfully retire, financial advisors have to carefully plan and develop a clear direction before taking action.
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Todd Colbeck	Five Steps to a Smart Succession Plan As sure as the fact that today you are a financial advisor, some day you will leave the business. And the wisest course of action is to prepare for a succession plan years before you leave your practice.
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Glenn G. Kautt	Transitions A few years ago I surveyed nearly 1,500 business owners about succession planning. One quarter - working as individuals and billion-dollar revenue firms - told me their succession plan was to die at their desks! Does this sound familiar?
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Mark Tibergien	The Constituency Conundrum How will your business decisions impact those who rely on you?
Financial Advisor October 2011 Joni Youngwirth	The Replacements The pros and cons of choosing an internal successor.
Investment Advisor July 2010 Olivia Mellan	Succession Planning: Pass It Forward The angel is in the details when it comes to the tricky business and interpersonal issues of succession planning.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Joni Youngwirth	Draw Up a Plan Financial planners work with retirees every day. But, due to the changing face of retirement, when it comes to planning their own retirements, they may be as befuddled as their clients.
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 David Grau	Worthy Successors In the financial services industry, the general term "succession planning" describes any number of plans to deal with an owner's departure from the business.
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 David Grau	Protecting Equity As independent advisors move to evaluate, build and realize the equity in their growing practices, one holdover succession practice threatens to undermine their progress.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Denise Federer	The Legacy Advisor The ultimate goal of a being a legacy advisor is to guide your clients to identify the emotional concerns that transcend the financial facts and could potentially impede family relationships.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 John Churchill	Keeping Family Businesses in the Family It's not news that mixing family and business can be messy, but advisors might be surprised to know the extent to which family-owned businesses need their services.
Financial Advisor June 2012 Karen DeMasters	Succession Survival Guide Advisors plan for their clients' futures but often ignore their own.
Investment Advisor September 2010 DePardo & Inveen	People and Pay: Use the Lebron Rule of Retention An aggressive and proactive talent retention strategy is key to winning performance.
Investment Advisor July 2010 David DeVoe	Succession Planning: Planning Your Future Tips for financial advisors on choosing a successor, valuation, informing clients, etc.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Ayres & Jones	It Takes a Team When helping a family-owned business develop a succession plan, the financial advisor must act as the quarterback (checking his ego at the door) to get all the right people to cooperate.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Shelley A. Lee	Passing The Torch According to the old African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. The same sentiment could be applied to "raising" a network of advisors. But what happens when the village elders retire?
Investment Advisor March 2009	The Shoeless Cobbler There are many common issues, both personal and professional, that are keeping today's advisors from properly preparing for their own retirement and succession planning.
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 John Sullivan	Finding Success in Succession Planning Whether you're affiliated with a broker-dealer or completely independent as an RIA, proper succession planning helps you realize value long before you walk out the door.
Registered Rep. June 18, 2014 Matt Oechsli	Building a Multigenerational Wealth Management Team The most common exit strategy for a veteran advisor getting ready to retire is to sell his or her book according to the guidelines established either by their firm or industry valuations standards.
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Roger Verboon	Succession Planning: Moving on Advisors excel at helping clients plan for the different stages of their lives. But when it comes to planning for stages of their own business lives-particularly the last one-many fail to take their own advice.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Kristofor R. Behn	Seller Beware Is selling a financial planning practice to an outsider the best way to extract its true value?
Registered Rep. September 26, 2014 Mindy Diamond	Take the Sunset Package or Sell the Business? For employee advisors, exploring your firm's sunset program might be a sound way to face retirement.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2015 Mary Stark-Hood	Succession Planning According to a 2014 Financial Planning Association Survey, the greatest financial challenge facing small business owners is developing a retirement plan and exit strategy.
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Deena Katz	Set Up for Succession Succession planning is not just a personal transition; it is very much a practice transition as well. The success of the person you select to follow you depends upon how well you have prepared to hand off your practice management functions.
Financial Advisor July 2012 Jim McConville	New Firm Makes Value Judgments Started in January, Fort Collins, Colo.-based Eighty20 Advisors LLC specializes in helping companies -- including small financial advisor firms -- receive their optimum value for either a succession or an outright sale to another company.
Registered Rep. December 13, 2011 Charles Paikert	What Advisors Should Know About the Small Business Owner Market The good news: 50 percent of small business owners could use an advisor, and the best prospects, according to the survey, are women, younger owners, and owners who are thinking about retiring.
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Daniel Seivert	The Nominees Are... It is common for executives of wealth management firms who are in the process of developing succession plans to become bogged down by all of the considerations that go into selecting a potential successor.
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Mark Penske	Land of Uncertainty Although it can seem like an impossible task to find the right successor for your financial advisory business, stories and experiences from those who have crossed this line confirm that there is life after the big decision, both short and long term.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Mark Tibergien	Trading Places Succession planning specialists say that only about one out of three family businesses successfully transfer from the first generation to the second. Although family business transfers have not been commonplace among independent financial advisors, this appears to be shifting.
Financial Advisor December 2009 David J. Drucker	Solo Replacement Finally a (nearly) foolproof succession game plan for 85% of the profession.
Investment Advisor March 2009 Kara P. Stapleton	Succession & Valuation A Financial Services Institute OneVoice Broker/Dealer session dealt with internal succession, discussing the steps that advisors and independent broker/dealers need to take when developing a succession plan.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 John Churchill	Nothing Succeeds Like Succession Whatever type of succession plan you create, you're really creating a growth plan, providing for continuity of the business and for clients. Advisors need to see it that way, instead of an end or an exit.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Lewis Schiff	The Affluentialist: Best Practices for Retirement Planning According to an in depth survey of experienced advisors who devoted a significant portion of their practices to retirement planning, demands from clients are driving the evolution of retirement services.
Knowledge@Wharton August 27, 2003	Family Ties: Succession Seen Through a Successor's Eyes Like monarchies, one of the thorniest problems family firms face is succession. Over the years, academics have explored factors that can smooth the succession process for family firms. A second-generation successor talks about how the process has gone.
Registered Rep. July 9, 2014 Diana Britton	It's a Seller's Market If you don't already have plans to sell your practice, now's a good time to consider it.
On Wall Street September 1, 2013 Danny Sarch	The Coming Retirement Storm The demographics mean your book is worth a lot right now. But the tides are about to turn. You need to create a succession plan just like the one you encourage your business-owning clients to create.
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Stephanie Bogan	It's Raining, It's Pouring! Regardless of challenging market conditions, and in some ways furthered by them, experts believe the planning profession has yet to see its heyday.
Financial Advisor June 2011 Timothy P. McGrath	Expect To Work Harder Advisors need to communicate with clients more and provide them with more active portfolio management.
Registered Rep. March 22, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Succession Not Succeeding For Family Business Wealth managers with family business owners for clients may want to prepare for some rough transitions ahead.
Investment Advisor November 2007 Mark Tibergien	Heirs and Omissions In planning for succession, think of your financial advising practice as a family business. If parents and children can manage through the natural conflicts, most practices have a great opportunity to last through another generation.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Susan Bradley	E Pluribus Unum When clients have a sudden change in their money situation, collaboration among their advisors is crucial.
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien	Advisor Pulse Advisor, advise thyself! A recent survey finds that most advisors did not understand the market value of their business or have a succession plan.
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Stephanie Bogan	Building Value It seems clear that anticipated growth from baby boomers, an aging advisor population, and increasing interest in mergers and acquisitions will likely make building and realizing value the defining practice managment issue of the next decade.
Registered Rep. July 7, 2015 Mindy Diamond	Move Once, Monetize Twice The notion of changing firms late in your career brings up many questions, not just related to the advisor's own financial future, but also to your clients and legacy.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Bob Veres	Wheel of Competence When looking to transition to retirement, advisors should reach for the skills they have accumulated over time-for working with both clients and staff.