Industry experts at the Future Proof festival said AI is integral to growing advisor teams and client based.
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They’re increasingly considering new portfolio tax optimization and estate planning tools as the bar for sophisticated advice goes higher.
Nearly 60% of advisors said they are the products they’re most interested in adding to their portfolios.
RIAs lose 2% to 5% of their AUM annually through client withdrawals, but they’re also averaging just 3% to 4% in organic growth each year.
Advisor allocations to alternative investment products are expected to roughly double in the next five years to more than $4 trillion.
Most of the opportunities lie with the biggest firms, which have the deepest pockets, but Cerulli sees mergers up and down the AUM spectrum.
Pensions, endowments and other institutional asset owners are finding new uses for exchange-traded funds.
Retention often comes down to what services advisors provide and the kind of help clients actually feel like they’re getting.
Women are the big winners in the great wealth transfer, and the status quo isn’t what they want from wealth managers.