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Posted by FP Transitions on February 21, 2024
The Rolling 5-Year Plan: Solving Succession Challenges
One of the best things about financial advisors and wealth management professionals – you love your job. You enjoy the puzzle and the prospecting. You enjoy the paycheck. And you enjoy your clients. We know this because we know you. This is what you...
Posted by FP Transitions on December 4, 2023
Preparing for the Next Tranche in Your Succession Plan
Your firm’s succession plan is designed to gradually transition ownership, leadership, and growth responsibilities to the next generation of advisors. The goal is sustainability of the firm, and it is accomplished through a plan that coordinates...
Posted by FP Transitions on November 1, 2023
The Three Pillars of a Successful Advisory Business
In my work in years past, I became a professional traveler. I spent a lot of time in airports, and I got to talk to many of the pilots. Airline pilots are adventurous souls who enjoy finding ways to go faster, fly higher, and see things from a...
Posted by FP Transitions on November 1, 2023
Purpose, Perspective, Premise — the Three Ps of Business Valuation
Purpose, perspective, and premise are the foundations of business value. With these three key aspects we can weigh an incredible amount of detail and data to determine the most accurate value of the business–for any circumstance. The more accurate...
Posted by FP Transitions on August 4, 2023
10 Reasons to Value and Monitor Your Practice
Experienced business owners recognize the importance of tracking and monitoring their firm's value over time. They know this business is one of their largest assets, and by measuring and monitoring it, they are enabling its growth, protecting its...
Posted by FP Transitions on July 26, 2023
TREND REPORT: More G2s Seeking Ownership Earlier
M&A Gusto Continues: FP Transitions Rallies to Meet Demand
Independent advisory firms continue to tap FP Transitions for valuation, transaction support and non-advocacy consulting on mergers, sales and acquisitions.
National wealth management...
Posted by FP Transitions on July 24, 2023
Lending for Successors: What Advisors Need to Know
If you are preparing to become the successor of an RIA firm, you may have a lot of questions and concerns about how to negotiate the best deal and what lending options are available to help you finance the succession.
To help you answer these...
Posted by FP Transitions on July 6, 2023
Lending Advice from FP Transitions and Oak Street Funding
What we wish everyone knew about succession planning.
We sat down with lenders, analysts and valuation experts to talk about what really happens in succession planning. Four seasoned professionals weighed in, and the answers are remarkably candid.
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Posted by FP Transitions on July 3, 2023
Continuity is Not Succession
Often used interchangeably, the terms Continuity Plan and Succession Plan refer to very different business planning elements. Continuity plays an essential role in defining what happens upon a “triggering event”– sudden absence, disability, death...
Posted by FP Transitions on June 15, 2023
Ideas Without Action? You’re Not Alone.
Great opportunity comes often with great risk. But just as importantly, and far more prevalently, everyday challenges wear on us, too. How many times have you had the same conversation with a client about opening that 529? Or upping that 401k...
Posted by FP Transitions on April 25, 2023
The Biggest "What-Ifs" of Internal Succession Planning
I have one of the best jobs in the financial services industry. Every day, I get to talk to independent advisors, young and old, and together we plan for the future. The journey of building a business that can outlive its founder is exciting,...
Posted by FP Transitions on February 1, 2023
Your Catalyst for Growth and Progress: Focus on Your Team
Editor’s Note: We originally posted this article by Colleen Jordan Hallinan in 2018. Since then, the need for business owners to focus on building the right team in order to grow and establish sustainability has only increased. And so, five years...