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Of Myths and Moving 2024

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Whats the reality when it comes to recruiting and transitions? One factor working in favor of higher deals: For the first time in recent memory, all four wirehouses are back in the competitive recruiting battle. Competitive recruiting is coming to an end at the big firms. Firm retire-in-place programs are the only way to retire.

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The Succession Conundrum: How Advisors Can Balance Legacy and Liquidity

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As a result, its often incumbent upon the retiring advisor to either accept a discounted valuation for the book and/or show a great deal of flexibility in how their next gen ultimately takes the reigns of the business. After all, shouldnt the retiring advisors be compensated fairly for their lifes work? But is that fair?

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UBS Advisors: What to Know BEFORE You Sign ALFA

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Why ALFA Works for Some—And What it Can Solve For First and foremost, ALFA is appealing because it provides simplicity and clarity—and for many retiring advisors (typically later career, family-oriented businesses), that’s the holy grail. There are strong arguments for signing on—and equally important factors that warrant a closer look.

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Transcript: Melissa Smith, co-Head of Commercial Banking at JPMorgan

The Big Picture

Melissa Smith : So I definitely thought that I was gonna work in the public sector when, when I’m recruiting at JP Morgan I always, you know, get the question sort of how did, how did you get into investment banking? And in my summer in between I worked for Mayor Daley in Chicago on economic development issues.

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Transcript: Lisa Shalett, CIO Morgan Stanley

The Big Picture

But let’s start with your background in your career, applied mathematics and economics from Brown and then a Harvard MBA. One of the reasons I went to Merrill is I was recruited by one of my best friends, who is Sally Crotch? We’ll, we’ll get into that in a little bit. 00:01:58 [Speaker Changed] I’m just old.

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Transcript: Jeffrey Becker, Jennison Associates Chair/CEO

The Big Picture

You get a bachelor’s in economics from Colgate and then an MBA in finance from NYU Stern. I was an economics and English major. 00:08:57 [Speaker Changed] Well, in 2003, ING acquired Aetna’s financial businesses, and that was the life insurance, retirement and asset management businesses. I was a liberal arts major.

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Options for Independent Advisors Considering Change

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Plus, there are economic benefits of independent business ownership that advisors typically dont want to forfeit by moving back to a W-2 channel. Consider, for example, a sole practitioner advisor who is retiring within three years. However, in the right cases, these types of moves make senseand theyre not without precedent.