Buyers and sellers both should take an active role in identifying and mitigating client retention risks.

After a year like 2020 that’s presented so many unexpected challenges, end-of-life planning is top of mind for many.

Not unlike clients who come to advisors for a quick fix to their financial woes and expect unrealistic returns, advisors who turn to traditional marketing to get them past growth hurdles are destined for immense disappointment. 

These are the ways buyers and sellers commonly fall short when combining firms.

According to the commission, the duo claimed a "spiritual revelation" had yielded an algorithm for a high-yielding trading platform, but they were just two con men who met in prison.

Waiting for December to get serious about planning is stupid and dangerous.

The agency has continued to push back the resumption of physical arbitration and mediation proceedings because of COVID-19, though hearings can be held via teleconferencing or Zoom.