Articles tagged "Rob Francais"
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How Aspiriant knocked out another all-stock deal for an $850-million-AUM firm and why such pure-paper transactions don't grow on trees
Stanford had done its own succession spade work and its principals were willing to become workers in a Deloitte-cultured firm
December 29, 2016 at 4:09 PM
How Rob Francais is convincing RIAs to sign on the dotted line with Aspiriant -- no money down
The CEO of the $9 billion RIA grabbed nearly $1 billion of AUM from Hokanson and Glowacki with stock swaps
February 19, 2016 at 8:35 PM
Two 'super RIAs' -- Aspiriant and Salient -- hire risk officers in a sign of what clients value post-2008-'09, post-Madoff
In the post-Madoff era, explicit downside is becoming more important -- and lets Aspiriant justify its $7,500 planning fee better
November 24, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Schwab IMPACT 2013 is another great bash but picketers and Fidelity siphoned off some precious RIA attention
Attendees were greeted by disgruntled ex-Schwab advisors chanting 'Find out how Schwab terminates' and Fidelity's RIA campaign jumped out at you on every sidewalk
November 14, 2013 at 6:32 AM
Aspiriant sets the stage for its next big buy -- and only RIAs with more than $1 billion in assets need apply
Now that the $7-billion Los Angeles firm has digested Deloitte, its executive M&A team ponders its next move
March 5, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Ex-RIA chief: 'How I learned more in a month as a client than in 20 years as CEO'
Aspiriant's Tim Kochis and his wife experienced firsthand the upsides and downsides of being paying clients
July 25, 2012 at 3:14 AM
Tim Kochis retires, months earlier than scheduled, but also years later than planned
The Aspiriant founder sent an e-mail to fellow employees on April 27th saying he's bolting a little early because of projects he wants to pursue.
May 11, 2012 at 5:20 AM
How Rob Francais combined two giant RIAs and then added the assets of Deloitte Investment Advisors
Kochis Fitz, Quintile Wealth Management and Deloitte are now $7.2 billion Aspiriant and there are more plans to grow -- carefully
