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What Business Models Are Most Attractive to Advisors Near Retirement?
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Advisor Succession Looms Large
Within the next ten years, 37% of financial advisors who collectively control $10.4 trillion, or 40% of total industry assets, expect to retire. Among advisors retiring in the next decade, 27% plan to transition their book of business to another advisor in their practice, while 25% are unsure of their succession plan.
Distribution of Advisor Headcount by Advisor Age, 2015 vs. 2020
As advisors age, they are seeking partners to help them gracefully exit the industry and ensure that their clients remain well cared for. This raises a set of countervailing issues such as type of service model, advisor compensation, and the value of their practice.
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Bing Waldert
Managing Director, U.S. Research
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Bing Waldert
Managing Director, U.S. Research
Bing Waldert leads Cerulli’s U.S. Research team comprising seven research practices that cover all elements of the U.S. asset management, wealth management, and retirement markets. He has authored Cerulli reports on the wealth management industry, high-net-worth market, the annuity industry, and retirement markets. He is a frequent board-level and C-suite speaker and well-regarded industry thought leader. He has spoken in front of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), the Investments and Wealth Institute (IWI), and the Money Management Institute (MMI).
He has worked on client projects on emerging manager expansion strategies, independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), multi-family offices (MFOs), investment platforms, and the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) industry. In addition, he has advised multiple private equity firms on acquisitions in the wealth management space.
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Asher Cheses
Director
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Asher Cheses
Director
Asher is a Director in the Wealth Management practice, specializing in research and consulting related to high-net-worth investors and advisory firms, including multi-family offices, RIAs, broker/dealers, private banks, and trust companies. As the co-head of Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, Asher leads a team of analysts dedicated to developing data and insights to support Cerulli’s published research and consulting business. In his role, Asher is also responsible for leading various strategic consulting engagements, focusing on key areas including growth strategies, practice management, service expansion, M&A due diligence, product development, and distribution strategies.
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