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Wealth Management 3.0 Is Here– Are You Ready? (Part 3 of 3)
Over the past couple of posts we took a fairly irreverent whirlwind tour through the last 150+ years of those financial services oriented specifically towards helping successful families grow, protect and share their wealth– the very essence of wealth management. [See Wealth Management 1.0 (1853-1982) and Wealth Management 2.0 (1982-2008)] Today we will bring this […]
More Than Any Other Industry, FinTech Needs Accelerators | PandoDaily
Great post today by Erin Griffith on PandoDaily about the nature of innovation at financial institutions: Startups in the finance industry face a set of challenges so unique that, without help from accelerator, they have no real chance of survival. Finance startups need accelerators because of their mentors -they need someone to teach them to […]
Wealth Management 3.0 Is Here– Are You Ready? (Part 2 of 3)
Last week in Wealth Management 1.0, we explored the origins of the wealth management business in America. As in that post, I will again disclaim any notion of deep academic research and thorough economic analysis in favor of getting to the point. The most important formula in banking used to be the 3-6-3 rule. Bankers brought in […]
Wealth Management 3.0 Is Here– Are You Ready? (Part 1 of 3)
Most banks today have wealth management clients with an average age somewhere between 70 and dead (no offense, Mom). Their books of business were largely built in bygone eras, from fortunes made in companies and industries that no longer exist. These clients (and many of their advisors) are really not sure about this whole “interweb” […]
Wow, I’m Actually Leaving My Day Job!
This week I celebrate an important anniversary in my professional career as I close this chapter and begin a new one. Twenty years ago this week, I joined a small bank that would become one of the largest and most respected in the country. It has been an incredible ride, and I got the chance […]
The Valley of Despair and the Exodus of Talent
In my June 14 post Banker Jones and the Last Crusade: Is Wealth Management the New Holy Grail? I examined the current trend of banks seeking greener post-Dodd Frank pastures by pursuing new wealth management initiatives. In Ocean’s 14, I’m sure they’ll call this running a reverse Willie Sutton. Sutton, of course, was the man who robbed […]
Banker Jones and the Last Crusade: Is Wealth Management the New Holy Grail?
In my June 6 post 9 of 10 Banks Are Mulling an Overhaul I linked to the American Banker article that cited the findings from a KPMG study that also said: “Forty percent of the respondents said that asset and wealth management would be essential to expand revenue over the next few years.” But another […]