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Gaining the Technological Edge in Independence
Prospective breakaways often ask, “How can an independent firm possibly compete on a technology level with the wirehouses?” Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar, joins the show to answer that question and explores the role of fintech in independence. 
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In the News
15Aug
A 20-year Merrill Lynch veteran got Sanctuary Wealth to $10 billion in AUA in 15 months with no outside capital and no time in bed
Louis Diamond Quoted By Olsin Breen Using a quasi-contrarian philosophy, his own money, a discarded brand name and a willingness…
Read More14Aug
Why Fewer But Bigger Advisors Are Switching Firms This Year
Louis Diamond Quoted By Mrinalini Krishna Big teams with long tenures are leaving big-name shops, according to experts who say…
Read More13Aug
Tech is now essential in the battle to recruit and keep wealth talent. Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley execs gave us their pitch.
Mindy Diamond Quoted By Rebecca Ungarino In the wealth management industry, where competition for adviser talent is fierce, candidates looking…
Read More12Aug
First Republic adds $500m-plus UBS team
Mindy Diamond Quoted By Jason Bisnoff First Republic has added a four-person team from UBS to join the firm’s bank…
Read More12Aug
The Wirehouse Retention Measure That’s Backfiring
By Mindy Diamond Big brokerage firms have long encouraged advisors to form teams. For advisors, there is strength in numbers…
Read More01Aug
Broker-Dealers Go Courting
Barbara Herman Quoted By Eric Rasmussen The war for talent in the independent broker-dealer industry is real, say recruiters. Whether…
Read More31Jul
Sanctuary adds $100m UBS breakaway in San Francisco
By Ian Wenik Sanctuary Wealth has added a former UBS broker in San Francisco to its platform. Courtney Jones left…
Read More30Jul
Ready to sell? The 7 key factors driving your firm’s value
By Louis Diamond We are in the midst of a seller’s market, with announcements of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continuing…
Read More30Jul
Why RIA Valuations Have Reached a Record High in M&A Deals
Louis Diamond Quoted By Garrett Keyes The market for RIA M&A is more active than ever, pundits say. In the…
Read More22Jul
Merrill Lynch loses $1B team to J.P. Morgan Securities
By Andrew Welsch A team that managed $1 billion in client assets quit Merrill Lynch to join J.P. Morgan Securities,…
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