Fiduciary Network

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  Mark Hurley: 5 Forces Changing the Economics of Wealth Managers

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2013

  According to the Fiduciary Network CEO, the vast majority of advisory firms have no economic value.

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  High Flyin’: Revisiting the Hybrid Model With HighTower

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  A few years ago, I did some publishing consulting work for Elliot Weissbluth, the CEO of HighTower Advisors in Chicago.

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  Boomerang: Will FINRA Oversight Force RIAs to the Next Level?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2012

  Mark Hurley's prediction that the RIA community will consolidate into 40 to 50 mega-firms may be effected by FINRA taking oversight of advisors. Maybe that's not a bad thing?

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  On Small Firms, Mark Hurley, Valuation Is in the Eye of the Beholder

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 10, 2010

  Despite Mark Hurley's contention, at least the most vocal financial advisors agree with me that small advisory practices do indeed have value.

• Mark Hurley’s View Askew

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2010

  A constant theme in Mark Hurley's work is questioning the value of smaller advisory practices.

• Options, Options, Options

  By David DeVoe, Schwab Advisor Services, David Devoe  |  July 1, 2010

  Big banks used to be the main acquirers of advisory firms, but in the past few years, the consolidators (such as Focus Financial Partners and...

• Exit planning strategies

  By Vanessa Drucker  |  January 1, 2008

  When David Bugen and his partners decided to establish a plan for an eventual ownership transfer of Regent Atlantic, their priority was to ensure their...