Tag: succession planning

Is Your Advisory Business Market-Ready?

There are many succession options for retirement plan advisers planning for their own futures, but whatever route an owner may take, advanced planning will improve the process.

Sellers’ Market Brings Succession Planning to the Fore

RIA industry analysts and executives agree that it’s a “sellers’ market” when it comes to acquisitions and mergers among independent advisory shops; they warn many potential sellers are ill-prepared for an ownership transition.
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Ladenburg Launches Succession Planning Platform

According to the firm, the new suite of service offerings and tools will assist advisers across Ladenburg’s independent advisory and brokerage subsidiaries in achieving their strategic business goals through practice acquisitions and the development of continuity plans.

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ESOP Knowledge Can Provide Real Adviser Differentiation

In an interview with PLANADVISER, Jerry Ripperger, vice president of consulting at Principal, highlights a new, fee website the firm has rolled out to help advisers and their clients explore the potential benefits of launching employee stock ownership plans as part of a broader ownership transition.