Most RecentMost ViewedMost LikesSuccession: handle with care Six reflections on selling an advice business and making it work for everyone involved, including you. A comprehensive guide to transitioning your business Become a member now to access this free in-depth guide for transitioning your business. Your 10-year exit: Year-by-year guide to building a "sellable" advice business Your transition from full-time adviser to happy retiree is a few years in the making, if you want to sell with minimum stress and for maximum profit Hearing what's unsaid: principal dependency Given that the adviser to key clients is also the business owner in many firms, you can see a clear problem emerging: what happens if the owner decides to exit the business or otherwise wind back their client-facing activities? How much does your advice book need to be worth before you sell? When preparing to sell a financial advice business, the value of your book is only one part of the equation The money is in the planning To quote the Cheshire Cat, "Where you ought to go depends a good deal on where you want to get to." I'm Alisdair Barr, Advisely recruitment and business strategy expert We need to work together if advice is going to be a sustainable long-term profession. How to maximise the value of your Financial Planning business to prepare it for sale Find out the inside tips from our expert The one advice sector that’s bucking the downward trend With the number of active advisers hitting a new low, it would appear as if there’s no stopping the industry’s precipitous decline
