by Alex Webb | Sep 14, 2018 | Breakaway/RIA Set Up, COO Best Practices, Operations and Technology
The most common question we receive from breakaway advisors is, “If I start an RIA, how do I recreate the products and services I’ve always had available to me during my career in the wirehouse?” This line of thinking often leads to questions around Lending and...
by COO Society | Aug 1, 2018 | COO Best Practices, M&A, Operations and Technology
We have been long-time proponents of the notion that RIAs need top tier technology infrastructure to support growth through M&A. Many would-be Buyers mistakenly think, “If I’m the one writing the check, it is the Seller who needs to impress me.” What...
by Anna Maria Garcia | Mar 21, 2018 | COO Best Practices, Operations and Technology
As an operations and technology consulting firm that works with both breakaway advisors and existing RIAs in growth mode, we have become adept at project management and the importance of maintaining a strict schedule with many moving parts. Building an RIA from...
by Matt Sonnen | Mar 4, 2018 | COO Best Practices, Entrepreneurship, Operations and Technology
As a consultant to both breakaway advisors and RIAs, some may question my title to this article, and others may question my timing, as “The Enduring Advisory Firm: How to Serve Your Clients More Effectively and Operate More Efficiently” was released over a year ago. ...
by Matt Sonnen | Feb 2, 2018 | COO Best Practices, Operations and Technology
With the accelerating pace of technological change, how can you be sure you are making the right technology choices? What should your tech stack look like? One of the biggest changes in the financial advisory business over the past 10 years or so has been the rise of...
by Matt Sonnen | Jun 15, 2016 | Operations and Technology
When meeting with advisers in their offices, I often hear, “The average age of our client base is 67 years old. We know the statistics — 90% of children fire their parent’s adviser. We are scared to death that we will lose the next generation. We need to offer a robo...
