Most advisers still charge AUM-based fees, but that's not likely to be the case in 10 years, according to Bob Veres. Some advisers are now experimenting with alternative fee models.
As the world returns to a more public way of life, it's an ideal time for advisers to check with clients whether their financial house is in order.
John Farrell and Joel East are joining the UBS branch in Fort Worth, Texas.
Private equity investors are keenly interested in RIAs for their recurring revenues, good margins and low capital expenditures. By most accounts, mergers and acquisitions of RIAs continue to be close to record numbers for the past several years.
Financial advisers who manage any amount of client assets are free to open an RIA, but those with $100 million have a leg up, said speakers at the InvestmentNews RIA Summit, a virtual conference with close to 700 attendees.
Professionals in any trade “have a sacred obligation to the client and society as a whole,” Blaine Aikin, founder of Fiduciary Insights, said in the keynote presentation at the InvestmentNews RIA Summit.
Frank Hanna and Bryan Cogliano head RevolutionX, a hybrid based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
The key to success is to keep improving, innovating and taking the right steps to achieve change.
It’s not whether you’re an adviser or a broker. It’s not whether you’re fee-only or fee-based. It’s not the designations after your name, or even whether you’ve taken a fiduciary pledge. What clients care most about during a crisis is whether you can be trusted.
Private Advisor Group has taken the unusual step of launching its own broker-dealer with the intention of putting it in better position to grab referrals.
Knowlton Knowlton & Larsen will be Rockefeller's first group of advisers in Boston.
The Atlanta-based, woman-led team is affiliating through Gladstone Wealth Partners, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.
Its plan to bring employees back to the office will probably be watched closely by major financial firms, which may adjust their plans depending on how it goes.
When it comes to special-needs planning, the answer is seldom easy. The decisions about whether a special-needs child would benefit from guardianship and conservatorship in adulthood and if so, who will be their guardian and oversee their trust, are important.
Autism comes with challenges in a business that centers on relationships, but it often linked with an extreme interest in topics people are passionate about.
Mark Donohue will be based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Gordon Sommer in New York
You have to be more patient with an online lead, nurturing it and cultivating it before it will become a revenue-generating client.
One of the main reasons we were able to achieve what we have is because we hire and retain great people who are highly skilled at what they do.
Nominate individuals and firms in the U.S. as role models, advocates and allies of women in investment management by June 11.
Jeffrey Schiffman joins the firm’s employee unit in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
