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Haley Rockwell: It didn't make sense to structure it as an acquisition, because I want to grow with the business.

How three small firms backed with big-time M&A muscle brought in $450 million with strategic buys
There are vivid back stories behind each Focus-owned firm's deal; taken together they could show the way forward for the aggregator model

Thursday 1.24.13
Lori Van Dusen: You can't say that the client is first and then look for ways to double-dip.

Focus Financial firms play a lively game of ping-pong with the Broker Protocol
Focus and its biggest RIA, Buckingham, exited the Protocol this summer while Lori Van Dusen signed on, but there's no change in its strategy to go after breakaway brokers, co-founder says

Monday 9.10.12
Scott Pritchard: Many advisors [selling 401(k) plans] recognize the merits of a move to fee-only, but like a drug addict who knows they need to quit, they just can not 'kick the habit.'

RIAs are starting to create their own 401(k) companies as alternatives to John Hancock and The Principal
Capital Directions is building a TAMP for advisors that want to get into the 401(k) business

Tuesday 4.27.10
Patrick Burns: You want your full book protected -- not half your book

An ex-wirehouse broker and a regulatory lawyer divulge breakaway insights at TD Ameritrade conference
Burns recommends to TD breakaway prospects that they resist discussing with clients the reasons they broke away

Thursday 2.4.10
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