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Wirehouse Job Switching Trend So-So in 2012; Could Rise in 2013

Wirehouse Job Switching Trend So-So in 2012; Could Rise in 2013

Mindy Diamond Quoted – By Jeff Schlegel, Financial Advisor Magazine – Mindy Diamond, president and CEO of her namesake recruiting firm in Chester, N.J., characterizes 2012 as an average to down year for advisor transitions and says the humdrum pace was attributed to several factors, such unforgiven wirehouse retention packages that keep advisors tethered to their current employer.

The RIA M&A market stumbled in 2012, but giants were not deterred, Schwab end-of-year data shows

The RIA M&A market stumbled in 2012, but giants were not deterred, Schwab end-of-year data shows

Mindy Diamond Quoted – By Lisa Shidler, RIABiz – M&A activity still sickly slow by some reckonings, but harbingers of mating activity abound. Mindy Diamond, founder and chief executive of Diamond Consultants LLC, agrees that 2012 was sleepy but she believes that it is the yawn that refreshes.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By Mindy Diamond, InvestmentNews – ROB is a wirehouse adviser based in the Pacific North-west who has spent a professional lifetime with the same firm. He was 25 when he joined the wirehouse almost 30 years ago, and he earns a living that has far exceeded his wildest expectations. Over the years, he has largely been content. He has felt a sense of loyalty to his firm because he believes it has brought him a level of credibility and respect that he might not have gained elsewhere.

Trends in Powering Independence (White Paper)

Trends in Powering Independence (White Paper)

Dynasty Financial Partners and Private Asset Management Magazine hosted a panel discussion on the topic of ‘powering independence.’ Our expert panel included: Bob Oros, eVP, Head of RIA sales and Relationship Management for Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services; Brian Hamburger, Founder and Managing Director of MarketCounsel; Mindy Diamond, President and CEO of Diamond Consultants; and Shirl Penney, Partner, President and CeO of Dynasty Financial Partners.

Should FAs Disclose Recruiting “Bonuses” to Clients, as FINRA Proposes? A Recruiter’s Perspective

Should FAs Disclose Recruiting “Bonuses” to Clients, as FINRA Proposes? A Recruiter’s Perspective

By Howard Diamond, WealthManagement.com – FINRA last week released Regulatory Notice 13-02 that proposes to require disclosure of financial incentives (recruiting “bonuses”) paid to financial advisors to change firms. In the Executive Summary to the Notice, FINRA indicates that the purpose of the rule change is “to address conflicts of interest relating to recruitment compensation practices.” As you know, currently financial advisors are not required to disclose the financial incentives they receive when switching from one brokerage to another.

Why it took Rudy Adolph seven years to win an elusive $1.5Billion RIA to cap a $14Billion asset year

Why it took Rudy Adolph seven years to win an elusive $1.5Billion RIA to cap a $14Billion asset year

Mindy Diamond Quoted – By Lisa Shidler, RIABiz – If you’re trying to build a giant RIA to $100 billion in assets, you won’t get there if you give up easily. Focus Financial founder and chief executive Rudy Adolf, for instance, spent seven years trying to convince Colleen Lindstrom, CEO of Merriman Inc., to sell her $1.5 billion firm to his company.

Raymond James recruits Wells Fargo Mother Daughter team

Raymond James recruits Wells Fargo Mother Daughter team

Mindy Diamond Quoted – By Joyce Hanson, Think Advisor – A team of Baltimore-based financial advisors with $200 million in assets under management and $2 million in annual production has jumped ship from Wells Fargo to join Raymond James’ independent broker-dealer channel, Raymond James announced.

Advisor Marriages Gone Bad

Advisor Marriages Gone Bad

By Mindy Diamond, WealthManagement.com – Marriage is a serious commitment between two people who enter into the union with all the best of intentions to stay together forever. Unfortunately, statistics show that almost half of marriages will end in divorce. In the same way, advisor partnerships are not immune to divorce.

Wealth of Bank Jobs

Wealth of Bank Jobs

Howard Diamond Quoted – By John Aidan Byrne, New York Post – Wall Street has had its fill with the Type-A risk takers who can cost a firm billions after they have made their millions and moved on. The hiring focus now is on the back-office compliance staff to rein in the risk takers. But the Street also can’t find enough rock-star talent to advise America’s wealthiest individuals.

Some Independent Firms Are On a Roll

Some Independent Firms Are On a Roll

Mindy Diamond Quoted – By Patrick Graham, The Wall Street Journal – Dynasty Financial Partners, HighTower Advisors and Focus Financial Partners–three of the highest profile destinations for brokers who break away from the biggest retail wirehouses–are ready to mark 2012 as one of their best recruiting years in their short histories, reports Wealth Management at WSJ.com. So what’s behind this momentum? Three factors are in play, industry observers and recruiters say. First, technology advancements have allowed the firms to shrink the gap between themselves and the big brokerages. Also, the broker workforce today is less loyal given the many industry mergers and acquisitions during the past few years. Lastly, the firms have bolstered their credibility by simply poaching top talent. Putting all of this in perspective, top recruiting consultant Mindy Diamond notes that the firms have managed in very short order to develop a model to allow advisers to go independent–and thrive. “Since these firms’ inceptions, they’ve had a powerful impact on the industry,” she says.

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