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Sunday, 28 April 2024 11:36

The Big Questions When Moving Firms

Spring often marks a period of transition for financial advisors, where opportunities for change abound. While the optimism of the season is commendable, it's important to acknowledge that not everything is within reach. Spring serves as a moment for introspection, especially regarding career paths. For advisors, contemplating a shift to a new firm or business model can be daunting, requiring consideration of clients, staff, and the plethora of options available.

 

However, the abundance of choices can lead to analysis paralysis, necessitating a focused approach. Advisors should consider their priorities, including client service, autonomy, and income growth, as they navigate the landscape of potential moves. The key questions are: what I might not have that I want going forward, and what do you already possess that you will want to maintain?

 

From traditional wirehouses to independent broker-dealers and RIA aggregators, each option presents its own set of pros and cons. The evolving RIA aggregator market, with its financial backing and potential for future liquidity events, adds a new dimension to the decision-making process. Ultimately, the complexity of the financial services industry highlights the importance of thorough research and leveraging expertise when considering a career transition.


Finsum: Consider the improvements of advanced technology and flexibility of hybrid work when pondering a transition as well.

Published in Wealth Management

According to the study, nearly two-thirds of financial advisors state that they are primarily influenced by factors within their own practice when constructing portfolios. Conversely, these advisors are less likely to take input from their broker dealer (B/D) or custodian. The divergences between advisor channels pose challenges for asset managers in establishing their products and services effectively. 

 

Cerulli suggests that asset managers concentrate their distribution efforts on channels where advisors rely more on internal portfolio construction methods. Furthermore, the research highlights that advisors within the independent registered investment advisor (RIA) channel tend to construct portfolios internally, followed closely by hybrid RIAs. 

 

Asset managers who allocate distribution resources towards channels such as independent and hybrid RIAs, where advisors tend to make their own investment selections, may have an advantage in portfolio construction.  


Finsum: Independent RIAs help meet their clients’ needs with better portfolios.

Published in Bonds: Total Market
Thursday, 04 April 2024 13:13

Top Tips for RIAs

Becoming a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) offers control, independence, and specialization opportunities regardless of client assets, but also entails assuming home office responsibilities. Competition can be tough however, with an average of 15.42 years in the industry, and must differentiate themselves, often requiring additional education like an MBA or by leaning on modern technology like AI. 

 

Leveraging technology is crucial for meeting evolving investor demands and streamlining operational tasks to focus more on client engagement. Research demonstrates that investors are overwhelmed with many financial products and face decision paralysis due to anxiety. 

 

RIAs can specialize in areas such as tax needs and goal-based financial planning, aligning with investor preferences. By adopting a flexible business model, RIAs can tailor services and remain competitive in the market. Automation of time-consuming tasks like trade execution and reporting can further enhance their ability to serve clients effectively.


Finsum: RIA’s need to lean into technology now more than ever to meet their clients’ needs and grow their business. 

Published in Wealth Management
Friday, 25 March 2022 19:47

Model Portfolios are Growing in Transparency

One of the biggest criticisms of model portfolios is that they are opaque black boxes that investors are worried about, but BlackRock could be shaking things up. A new suite of actively managed model portfolios will be registered on the Nasdaq Fund Network. The models will be available across a variety of ‘themes’ and will be registered with six-character symbols. NFN will dismantle statistics and strategy to increase transparency for the Models. Model portfolios were once an obscure investment but they are growing in popularity and hopefully building a better bridge to advisors and portfolio managers.


Finsum: This is a big step for models and will hopefully increase confidence in them as a product with investors.

Published in Wealth Management
Tuesday, 28 December 2021 22:12

The Biggest Advisor Transitions this Year

There were lots of large transitions in the financial advisor community this year, but these were some of the biggest splashes in 2021. In August Dane Runia, transitioned his $3.2 billion dollar team from Merrill Lynch to Morgan Stanley. This wasn’t the only transition from Merrill this year as just a couple of months prior RBC moved in one of Merrill’s teams that were in control of over $2 billion. However, it was Merrill Lynch’s April deal with the biggest tagline of the year snagging an advisor of $17 billion from Citi Private Bank. Wells Fargo has been desperately kicking its recruiting into high gear as they lost $7 billion after they stopped serving international wealth management clients. Finally, UBS made a splash as they stole $10.5 billion teams from J.P.Morgan.


FINSUM: These were some of the most high-profile deals this year, but 2022 could be just as wild in the advisor transitioning world.

Published in Wealth Management
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