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INDEPENDENT ADVISOR MARKET. Scott Wenger Financial Planning 2012. Financial Planning. OUR AUDIENCE • There are nearly 300,000 professionals (comprised of RIAs, independent broker-dealers and dually registered reps) in the universe covered by Financial Planning.
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INDEPENDENT ADVISORMARKET Scott Wenger Financial Planning2012
Financial Planning OUR AUDIENCE • There are nearly 300,000 professionals (comprised of RIAs, independent broker-dealers and dually registered reps) in the universe covered by Financial Planning. • The total is projected to grow to 385,000 by 2018. • Overall employment of advisors is expected to increase faster than the average for all occupations. • Advisors have more than $3.4 trillion in AUM. Source: Cerulli Associates
Licenses & Designations 75% Series 6/7 45% Series 65 40% CFP 40% RIA Source: Cerulli Associates, Tiburon Strategic Advisors
Fee-Based Financial Advisor and Independent Broker/Dealer Overlap H Y B R I D S Fee-Based Financial Advisors Independent Broker/Dealer Reps Source: Tiburon Strategic Advisors
Fee-Based Financial Advisors by Registration Source: Tiburon Strategic Advisors
Compensation 47% Fee and Commission 33% Fee only 9% Commission only 8% Salary Source: Cerulli Associates, Tiburon Strategic Advisors
Financial Planning THREE KEY CHALLENGES: • Practice Management • Client Management • Portfolio Management
In Growth Mode • 70% of RIAs say their firms have grown in the past year. • Nearly 9-in-10 want to grow over the next five years.
Fee-Based Financial AdvisorsBy Expected Three-to-Five-Year Growth Rate Source: Tiburon Strategic Advisors
The Practice: Regulation FIDUCIARY STANDARD • Advisors worry ongoing federal efforts to protect consumers by mandating that advisors be held to a higher standard will increase costs while actually harming consumers. • New regulations could make even the simplest advice — such as on opening an IRA — much more expensive. POTENTIAL IMPACT • Need for extensive compliance training and consulting. • Significant expenditures on new compliance software.
FEE PROJECTIONS BASED ON FIRM SIZE Source: The Boston Consulting Group
CLEAR PREFERENCE: SEC vs. FINRA-IA SRO Source: The Boston Consulting Group
The Client: Trust and Communication CONFIDENCE BUILDING • Advisors are trying to grow AUM but some struggle because clients are still paralyzed by fear of extreme market volatility. • Many advisors are embracing new tools social media and tablets to connect with prospects and clients. IMPACT • Advisors must identify market solutions that keep risk-averse clients headed toward their financial goals. • Advisors must master social media and learn to communicate appropriately while remaining compliant.
Fee-Based Financial Advisors & Client Interaction Do it themselves Utilize a TAMP Utilize an investment selection specialist The individual client comes to the RIA to plan and/or invest The financial advisor can provide the full range of services or utilize a vendor for any or all the client’s needs Use back office vendor Source: Tiburon Strategic Advisors
Registered Investment Advisors by AUM Source: Tiburon Strategic Advisors
The Portfolio: Retirement Strategies OCTOGENARIANS, NONAGENARIANS, CENTENARIANS • Baby boomers are turning 65. • A man's average life expectancy at 65 is now 17+ years, 30% longer than in 1970. • A woman's average life expectancy at 65 is 20+ years, compared with 17 in 1970. IMPACT • Advisors need to help clients plan to stretch their money to last 30+ years. • Advisors need to purchase more advanced portfolio management and rebalancing software.
Sources: Cerulli Associates, in partnership with FPA, IMCA and Morningstar
Financial Planning: Reader Profile EXPERIENCED SUCCESSFUL • Average client base of 124 • Personally manage $116 million in client assets • Average client account value is $2.3 million • Invest $18.5 million annually on behalf of their clients 52 years old 18 years industry experience 86% Male / 14% Female $191,000 average HHI 91% have a college degreeor higher (46% have a master’s degree or higher)
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