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Posted by FP Transitions on September 27, 2019
Plotting Your Exit
When should you start developing your exit plan or succession plan?
The short answer is: start the planning process early. Successful internal succession planning can be a 10- to 15-year process so give yourself adequate time. For advisors who want...
Posted by Stuart Smith, JD on September 13, 2019
A Green Paper for Financial Advisors
We write a fair number of white papers every year. As thought leaders, it is part of our job to share our thinking with independent financial professionals in order to advance the profession. In our consulting work, our clients often challenge us...
Posted by FP Transitions on August 13, 2019
NEW Roundtable Talk - Time : An Essential Element of Succession Planning
In our newest Roundtable Talk, Elite Client Consultant Kem Taylor and President David Grau Sr., JD, discuss the importance of time when it comes to planning, executing, and evolving your succession plan. During the conversation they cover examples...
Posted by FP Transitions on July 24, 2019
NEW Webcast - Advanced Strategies for Growth & Profitability
The growth and profitability of your business are interconnected. Top-line revenue growth is essential, but it is no good without bottom-line profitability.
Balancing growth and profitability comes down to compensation structure and the equity...
Posted by FP Transitions on June 26, 2019
NEW Roundtable Talk - The Next Generation Opportunity
The transfer of ownership to a team of next generation talent allows a business to leverage the individual strengths and fresh energy of a younger generation. As a new advisor, ownership provides stability, equity stake, and voice in the future of...
Posted by FP Transitions on June 17, 2019
NEW Webcast - Issues Advisors Face
Independent financial advisors face an almost overwhelming set of challenges, but with challenges come opportunities. Many of these challenges fall into areas of:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Growth & Profitability
- Talent Retention
- Succession Planning
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Posted by FP Transitions on April 24, 2019
NEW Roundtable Talk - The Synergy of Multigenerational Ownership
In our new Roundtable Talk, Founder and President, David Grau Sr., JD, and Elite Client Consultant, Kem Taylor, CBEC®, explore internal succession and describe how both the succession process and business growth can benefit from multigenerational...
Posted by FP Transitions on September 20, 2018
Which Exit Path is Right For You?
You’ve built a business providing financial insight to a growing community of clients. You’ve fostered this relationship over the years and established a trusted role in their lives. As your clients have moved along their journey as professionals,...
Posted by Marcus Hagood on September 14, 2018
Maximizing Business Growth Through Benchmarking
The average advisor faces a difficult and increasingly competitive industry. With industry consolidation, technological advances, increased competition, more regulatory oversight, and the need to recruit and retain talent, it has never been more...
Posted by FP Transitions on August 27, 2018
Reminiscing About the Future : 20 Years in the Making
The foundations for FP Transitions were laid in 1999, and that makes our company officially 20 years old this year. I founded this company thinking that I knew a lot more about running a business than I actually did at the time. Armed with a law...