Outside input is important, the panelists agree, but choose carefully. There are only a handful of bankers and attorneys with the expertise to create the best outcome for selling advisors.
With investor anxiety running high, advisors may be wise to take a fresh look at a time-tested asset class that is completely uncorrelated to equities or fixed income: whole life insurance.
In a discussion with WealthManagement.com, Hugh Berkson said the organization will continue to raise awareness of the issue of unpaid arbitration awards and the alleged misuse of forced arbitration clauses by RIAs.
Self-described “homegrown Merrill” advisors Chad Goodchild and Jacob Schlicht share the drivers behind their choice to leave Merrill to launch independent firm Kickstand Wealth Advisors.