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About Allison Brunwasser

Consultant – Super-organized. Well-informed. “Allie” – as she is known to most – is a natural synthesizer: One who takes various inputs, digests them, and provides direction in a meaningful way. Learn more...

Optionality Under One Roof: For Advisors Who Aren’t Quite Ready for Independence

Optionality Under One Roof: For Advisors Who Aren’t Quite Ready for Independence

By Allison Brunwasser – The idea of joining a firm and being able to choose how you affiliate with them at each phase of your career is gaining popularity. With one firm and one platform, advisors can transfer from an employee model to an independent model all under the same roof—with little disruption to their clients and their team.

How Are So Many Advisors Moving During the Covid-Crisis?

How Are So Many Advisors Moving During the Covid-Crisis?

By Allison Brunwasser, ThinkAdvisor.com – Despite the persistent challenges the pandemic has brought, the desire among advisors to best serve their clients and grow their businesses remains strong. And firms looking to attract top talent are motivated to make whatever changes necessary to showcase their capabilities, conduct home office visits and complete transitions.

Bank Advisors: Are you willing to take a step backward to make a big leap forward?

Bank Advisors: Are you willing to take a step backward to make a big leap forward?

By Allison Brunwasser – Many young advisors start their careers in wealth management at bank branches—roles which often come complete with a steady flow of referrals. It’s a great place to launch a career as it provides a way to learn the ropes and build a book of business. Yet it’s important to understand that along with all the early potential comes some strong restrictions – because banks view the clients they refer to advisors as owned by the institution – an issue that is of particular concern for advisors who may want to change firms down the road.

Rockefeller adds five ex-Merrill advisors in Dallas

Rockefeller adds five ex-Merrill advisors in Dallas

By Ian Wenik, Citywire – Rockefeller Capital Management has added a five-advisor team from Merrill Lynch. Dallas-based advisors Neil Rubenstein, James Sandfort, Anna Gorman, Ryan Barcena and Michael Buss have all joined the Viking Global Investors-backed firm, according to their Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) BrokerCheck profiles. The five advisors operated under the RSA Group brand name while at Merrill.

Avoiding Choice Overload: 4 Key Criteria for Evaluating Service and Platform Providers

Avoiding Choice Overload: 4 Key Criteria for Evaluating Service and Platform Providers

By Allison Brunwasser – In a previous article, With Demand Comes Supply, Deborah Aronson discussed how service and platform providers have evolved to serve the needs of a growing population of prospective breakaways in the $50 to $150mm range—and advisors in this constituency who are seeking independence now have plenty of options to choose from. Yet with optionality often comes “choice overload”—that is, with all the available options, many advisors get stuck when attempting to discern one provider from another.

Choosing the right path to independence: Do you bet it all on yourself or another firm?

Choosing the right path to independence: Do you bet it all on yourself or another firm?

By Allison Brunwasser – An advisor’s choice to go independent is typically driven by a strong desire for greater freedom, flexibility and ownership. Yet with that desire comes what is for many the biggest hurdle in making the leap: Choosing between building your own firm with complete control and 100% equity, or joining an established firm with turnkey operations, infrastructure and an opportunity to gain an equity stake in a more mature business.

How to Avoid the Risks in Waiting for That Perfect “Go Date”

How to Avoid the Risks in Waiting for That Perfect “Go Date”

By Allison Brunwasser – Who doesn’t want to have their cake and eat it, too? However, in an imperfect world such as ours, trying to satisfy all your needs at once typically leaves you in a holding pattern. And this is often true for advisors when planning a move: The one place that many get stuck at is trying to identify that perfect “go date.”

Buy the Book: 5 Ways to Look Better to a Seller

Buy the Book: 5 Ways to Look Better to a Seller

By Allison Brunwasser – Whether you’re an employee at one of the major firms, an independent advisor with a broker dealer or the principal of your own RIA, acquiring a book of business is a topic that has likely captured some of your mindshare. Yet it’s a crowded marketplace with many competing would-be buyers. The good news is that there are several ways for a buyer to differentiate from the pack—and you may have some already in place.  

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