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Investment Advisor October 2005 Olivia Mellan	The Psychology of Advice: Family Feud Getting along with others in the workplace is hard enough. It's worse if those problem co-workers, are also family members. Here, a psychotherapist offers help on how to approach these issues.
Financial Advisor October 2005 David J. Drucker	The Parent Care Solution Smart financial advisors have spent at least a little time thinking about ways to keep their clients from straying. They've also thought about protecting their clients from the ravages of old age. Now these seemingly unconnected demands have a common link.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien	A Dynasty of One's Own When family wealth comes from a family business, the planning can get personal. Here's what financial advisors need to know.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Charles Goldman	Do It Now; Do It Right It's important for financial advisors to look ahead and ask the question: How do you plan to exit the business? If you're not sure, it's time to consider your options -- sell externally or internally -- and create a business transition plan that spells out the future of your firm.
On Wall Street August 1, 2012 Denise Federer	The Perks and Perils of Working in the Family Business You may not work with your relatives but many of your clients probably do. Being aware of the personal and financial impact of such unresolved conflict can enhance your understanding of some of the issues your clients in family businesses may be facing.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Stephanie Bogan	The Boss Can't Let Go Why your senior advisor is dragging his feet about turning over the reins of the financial advisory firm -- and what you can do about it.
Investment Advisor October 2008 Olivia Mellan	Long-Term Losses How can you cut your losses when they keep going on and on?
Knowledge@Wharton August 27, 2003	Family Ties: Succession Seen Through a Successor's Eyes Like monarchies, one of the thorniest problems family firms face is succession. Over the years, academics have explored factors that can smooth the succession process for family firms. A second-generation successor talks about how the process has gone.
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Scott Schutte	The Kids Are All Right (Maybe) Countless studies find that family fortunes often dwindle away by the end of the second generation. I wonder how many of those families, with the help of a capable advisor, could have preserved the legacies previous generations built so painstakingly.
Investment Advisor November 2007 Mark Tibergien	Heirs and Omissions In planning for succession, think of your financial advising practice as a family business. If parents and children can manage through the natural conflicts, most practices have a great opportunity to last through another generation.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Shelley A. Lee	Passing The Torch According to the old African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. The same sentiment could be applied to "raising" a network of advisors. But what happens when the village elders retire?
Registered Rep. January 1, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Getting the Boot Often after the inheritance of an estate advisors mishandle their relationship with the heirs, focusing on the clients at hand and neglecting the next generation.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Mindel & Sleight	The Family Way Transferring a family business is a legal, financial and emotional tangle. Here are some strategies to help clients do it right.
Financial Advisor March 2011 Caren Chesler	Homeward Bound In a tough economic environment, some clients must deal with their children moving back home.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Denise Federer	Succession Planning: The First Step in Preserving Your Legacy Do you have a formal plan to prepare your successor and ensure the continuity of your financial practice? Or are you one of the 65% of business owners who haven't planned that far ahead?
Investment Advisor January 2006 Olivia Mellan	The Psychology of Advice: The Silent Generations A huge chunk of our nation's wealth is in the hands of baby boomers' parents. Whether you represent older parents or a grownchild, better intergenerational communication is as important to you as it is to your financial advisory clients.
Financial Advisor September 2007 Bruce W. Fraser	Role Reversal What financial advisors can do to prepare their clients to care for elderly parents.
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Suzanne McGee	Full-Nest Syndrome Even when a financial advisor is able and willing to work with clients on containing and managing requests for financial help from their boomerang children, they can end up squarely in the middle of one of the most perilous kinds of disagreements: family squabbles over money.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2013 Diana Britton	Getting Out Avoiding the dangers of poor planning. Succession planning takes significant effort and forethought. You would want the same for your clients. Why not for yourself?
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Denise Federer	The Legacy Advisor The ultimate goal of a being a legacy advisor is to guide your clients to identify the emotional concerns that transcend the financial facts and could potentially impede family relationships.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Ayres & Jones	It Takes a Team When helping a family-owned business develop a succession plan, the financial advisor must act as the quarterback (checking his ego at the door) to get all the right people to cooperate.
Financial Advisor November 2007 Mitch Anthony	Boomer Interuppted Baby boomers may envision a retirement with lots of freedom, but some already are finding that's not the case. Here's what financial advisors need to know.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Joni Youngwirth	Draw Up a Plan Financial planners work with retirees every day. But, due to the changing face of retirement, when it comes to planning their own retirements, they may be as befuddled as their clients.
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Mitchell Rose	Emotional Rescue By tending to family dynamics during the estate planning process, financial advisers can prevent wounds and conflicts years before they might occur.
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Matthew F. Erskine	To Collect and Protect The owners thought estate planning wouldn't take much. With unique assets, things aren't always so straightforward. Owners of such assets - such as family businesses, legacy real estate and valuable art, coin and other collections - need to consider specialized risk management.
Registered Rep. February 7, 2014 Hartley & LeBlanc	Avoid Family Feuds What causes reasonable human beings to defy the advice of trusted advisors and lose sight of the costs of family fighting, not only in terms of money but vital family relationships and peace of mind?
Financial Advisor April 2007 David J. Drucker	Keeping It In The Family Some advisors have built-in succession plans: sons and daughters: The Single-Child Transfer... The Multiple-Child Sale... The Multiple-Child Bequest...
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Miriam Rozen	How to Have the Money Talk With Kids Advisors say their own family experiences offer lessons for clients. And sometimes the reverse is true, as well.
Investment Advisor October 2006 Chris Blunt	Advancing the Conversation Advisors' role in helping clients and heirs address end-of-life issues -- Behind the Numbers: 72% of parents said they would encourage their own financial advisor to discuss... etc.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Joni Youngwirth	The Replacements The pros and cons of choosing an internal successor.
Financial Advisor December 2004 Gregory Bresiger	Your Next Client May be a Child Financial relationships that took an advisor years to build can be quickly ruined by a young person's recklessness with money. That's why it is often critical for advisors to know the children of their clients.
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Karen Lee	A Fine Line If we really want to serve our clients, we have to be willing to dig a little deeper. We must be ready to go beyond the facts and numbers, into our clients' psychology about money, to give them a fighting chance at financial success.
Financial Advisor April 2010 Andrew Gluck	Special Trip Family retreats may be a good way to explore the complexities of your wealthiest clients, says this consultant.
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Ingrid Case	Tending Mom and Dad When siblings are unprepared, bickering about responsibility and unsure of one another's desires, skills, financial resources and availability, planners are stepping in to help families sort out their roles.
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Olivia Mellan	And the Pass Is Incomplete Baby boomers are scheduled to inherit $8.4 trillion from their parents -- but don't expect it all to go smoothly
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Anne Field	Role Reversal What happens when adult children take over part or all of their parents' finances - at the request of Mom or Dad? How should an advisor approach such situations?
Financial Advisor May 2006 David J. Drucker	In Dad's Footsteps Trying to emulate your parents is nothing new, but taking after a father who made a career running his own investment advisory business can be daunting. Here's how three investment pros successfully joined their fathers in the business.
Registered Rep. March 22, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Succession Not Succeeding For Family Business Wealth managers with family business owners for clients may want to prepare for some rough transitions ahead.
Registered Rep. November 22, 2011 Charles Paikert	Nagging `NextGen' Problem: Protecting the Inheritance In addition to wealth managers' concerns about retaining the children of their clients as customers, evidence continues to pile up that parents remain highly concerned that their children won't even be able to hold on to their inheritance in the first place.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Ben Mattlin	Caretaker Challenges Clients who care for aging parents need more than financial and tax help from advisors.
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 John Sullivan	Finding Success in Succession Planning Whether you're affiliated with a broker-dealer or completely independent as an RIA, proper succession planning helps you realize value long before you walk out the door.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Preparing for the Fall Are you succeeding at succession? This question increasingly comes up as advisors see each month flip away, and each year change a digit. In the autumn of your career, are you prepared for the inevitable?
Financial Advisor April 2006 David J. Drucker	A Case Study In Succession Planning Regarding succession plans other than sales to outside parties, here's a look at Brooks Nelson who, in his 51 years, has probably thought and learned more about succession planning than most financial advisors ten years his senior.
Financial Advisor December 2010 Caren Chesler	Getting Through The Fog Advisors have to make tough but quick decisions when their clients show signs of dementia.
Investment Advisor March 2010 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: What's a Young Advisor to Do? There is evidence that young advisors feel stymied in their efforts to acquire interests in their firms.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley	Helping Heirs Get Theirs Typically, financial advisors are focused on estate planning on behalf of the older generation rather than for those on the receiving end. But since younger family members are likely to live (and be clients) longer, serving as an advocate for imminent inheritors can be quite rewarding.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Mark Tibergien	Exit, Stage Left There comes that awful realization in every advisor's life when he finds himself in the netherworld between wisdom and obsolescence. As the leader of the business, how do you know when it's time to step aside?
Financial Advisor October 2012 Michael J. McDermott	Our House How can financial planners help those with three generations living at home? A multigenerational household certainly has financial complexities that need to be addressed.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	Fatherhood Guide: Discipline This article addresses the fine line of disciplining your child. Discipline relates to children of all ages, but the following article will be most helpful to fathers of children under the age of 10.