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#FASuccess Ep 424: Executing A Successful Internal Succession Plan In The Private Equity Era Of Advisor M&A, With David Grau Jr.

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David is the President of Succession Resource Group, an advisory consulting and valuation business based in Portland, Oregon that serves independent financial advisors with RIAs and broker-dealers. Welcome to the 424th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is David Grau, Jr.

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#FA Success Ep 333: Scaling A Small-Business-Owner Boutique To A $31M Retainer-Based Valuation, With Jim Dew

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Jim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dew Wealth Management, an independent RIA based in Scottsdale, AZ, that provides virtual-family-office-style financial planning on a monthly retainer basis for 150 small-business owner entrepreneurs.

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The Power of the Midyear Gut Check

Wealth Management

Sponsored Content Open Finance in Action: How Data Connectivity Drives Advisory Value Open Finance in Action: How Data Connectivity Drives Advisory Value May 20, 2025 Business person uses computers to analyze business growth Sponsored Content Modernizing Wealth Stewardship | How Trust & Wealth Managers Are Adapting to HNW Family Expectations Modernizing (..)

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#FASuccess Ep 422: Developing Your Leadership Skillset On The Path From Intern To President Of A $13B AUM Enterprise, With Kay Lynn Mayhue

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And be certain to listen to the end, where Kay Lynn shares how she incorporates the BehavioralDNA personality assessment both when hiring new employees and when working with clients, how Kay Lynn's firm offers "organic growth tracks" that allow its advisors to plug into potential sources of clients (such as firms with Employee Stock Ownership Plans (..)

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (November 2023)

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From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: FinanceHQ has launched as a new digital lead generation platform for financial advisors, which takes a more niche-focused approach to matching prospective clients with advisors – representing a bet that capturing prospects (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 24-25)

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Also in industry news this week: How a recent survey shows that financial advisors are increasingly attracted to independent affiliation models, with greater autonomy, higher potential pay, and the ability to build value in a business cited as key factors driving this preference.

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#FASuccess Ep 393: Taking The Risk Of A Multi-Million-Dollar Succession Loan To Make The Business What You Want It To Be, With Alex Lewis

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In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Alex gained the trust of his firm's founder and its clients by gradually increasing his client-facing responsibilities over a span of 4 years in advance of a potential succession, how Alex and the firm's founder negotiated a valuation and transaction terms with a seller-financed note with protective covenants (..)