Advisory Firms: Growth by Design
FA Insight in the News
“Mariner is representative of a new type of serial buyer in terms of coming from a different place in terms of their roots. They start out as an RIA themselves."
Dan Inveen, in “Mariner Wealth Advisors buys a $1.3 billion wealth manager that first unwound its ties to a bank”
RIAbiz. February 2, 2012
“While growing media coverage may be raising awareness of the succession issue, we are yet to see a visible increase in advisor preparedness.”
Eliza De Pardo and Dan Inveen, in “Sounding the Alarm”
Investment Advisor. January 1, 2012
“...what’s truly new about this study is its thorough analysis of the industry’s preparedness to deal with the looming retirement of all those baby boom advisors. The short answer is it’s not.”
Bob Clark, in “What's in a Plan?”
Investment Advisor. January 1, 2012.
“This (asset-based fee) is the original compensation plan for advisers, and it's still the most common, bringing in 85% of advisory-firm revenue last year, according to a survey by FA Insight of Tacoma, Wash.”
Daisy Maxey, in “How to Pay Your Financial Adviser”
Wall Street Journal. December 12, 2011.
“The 84-page 'Study of Advisory Firms: People and Pay' notes that an inability or unwillingness to undertake exit planning is 'endemic across the industry'.”
Warren S.Hersch, in “Exit Planning Revisited”
LifeHealthPro. October 24, 2011.
“Success with an RIA comes in many forms -- personal and professional growth, doing what is best for clients, building value in a business, and economic reward represent just a few of the many opportunities an RIA presents.”
Dan Inveen, in “Pershing Offers New Guidance to Breakaway Advisors Launching an RIA”
Insurance News. October 10, 2011.
“According to a survey by FA Insight, 57% of all firms use a minimum dollar fee to protect profits and, of those firms, 80% of the clients are meeting or exceeding the minimum.”
Donna Mitchell, in “Knowing Their Worth”
Financial Planning. October 1, 2011.