Our 10 Spoofs on the New Wirehouse Recruiting Strategy

We thought we would have a little good-humored fun with the wirehouses new Financial Advisor recruiting strategy that values the potential of inexperience more than experience and the proven. Spoof statements made by wirehouse executives discussing their new recruiting strategy: “Let’s step over mentors to pick up millennials.” “Top Financial Advisors make way too much […]

“Stepping Over Mentors to Pick Up Millennials” = New Wirehouse Recruiting Mantra

Morgan Stanley has joined Merrill Lynch and UBS in trading the practice of paying recruiting bonuses to experienced producing advisors for a strategy that instead focuses on trainees, junior advisors, call center advisors, digital advisors, and robo advisors. The wirehouses new recruiting mantra is to “Step over Mentors to pick up Millennials.” The wirehouses multi-billion […]

3 Reasons Why Other Firms Will Not Follow the New Wirehouse Recruiting Direction

Will other firms follow UBS, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley and stop paying recruiting bonuses to quality advisors? We don’t think so. Here’s 3 key reasons why: These 3 wirehouses have a combined forgivable loan balance of around $10 billion (with Morgan Stanley alone at almost $5B) caused mostly from trading top advisors amongst themselves. […]

Recruiting Bonuses are Just One of the Financial Considerations of Moving Firms

While there are multiple key non-financial reasons advisors move firms, Financial Advisors, by nature and definition, also consider how a transition will impact their financial well-being and personal wealth. The financial recruiting package is a key, but just one aspect of the total financial consideration advisors need to analyze. True payouts after haircuts, client retention, […]

Suggested Books for Advisors this Summer

Check out the new InvestmentNews summer reading suggestions of both professional and fun reads comprised of recommendations from some top advisors and industry experts. Some of the book suggestions include: “The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World” (Basic Books, 2015) by Pedro Domingos. “This book gets you thinking about the technology that […]

Wirehouse Advisors Putting $800 Per Day on Their Manager’s Desk

Are you a wirehouse advisor with more than 80% in managed money? If you fit this description then in the most simplistic terms you are an RIA operating within a wirehouse. The NYSE is open 252 days a year. A $1MM revenue wirehouse advisor payout 45% = $450,000 annually. Compare to a $1MM revenue independent […]

Growth Through Acquisitions. Brilliant!

About 30% of financial advisors are reaching retirement age over the next ten years and right now about 70% of them don’t have a succession plan or successor. On the surface, that seems to be a formula for acquisition success. Most every advisor it seems wants to buy a quality practice, especially one located in […]

5 Waves of RIA M&A Activity

DeVoe & Company breaks out the 5 waves of RIA M&A activity in their latest RIA Deal Book. The RIA industry is currently experiencing the initial impact of two new waves of RIA acquisition activity, which will likely contribute to accelerated consolidation. Understanding the Five Waves of M&A Activity helps provide context for our current and […]

Producing Branch Managers Back in Demand

Are you currently a producing manager looking for a better opportunity? Do you have a Series 9 but aren’t using it? Have you always thought about getting into management but did not know how? At Advisorbox we service the entirety of the wealth management sector…with an emphasis on the word management. Whether it be finding you the best firm or platform to manage your clients […]

Are You on Our Buyers List?

If you’re in acquisition mode or would be open to acquiring the right practice in your own back yard consider getting on the Advisorbox Buyer List. It’s free to be on the list (although there is a success fee) and the steps are simple: Complete our Buyer registration form. Have a detailed conversation with us […]

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