Mar 13, 2026 | Advisors, Financial Planning
A Deeper Dive with Kehrer Group’s Advisor Level Database We analyzed the Kehrer Group benchmarking data and saw that there was only a weak correlation between the average advisor book size in a firm and its average advisor plan productivity or average household plan...
Feb 23, 2026 | Advisors, Research, Thought Leadership
How to Increase Advisor Headcount Without Squeezing Profit Margins Many financial institutions want to increase the fee income produced by their investment services businesses. But most are reluctant to reinvest some of the current fee income to achieve that...
Feb 17, 2026 | Advisors, Benchmarking, Financial Planning
What Does the Kehrer Group Benchmarking Data Say? In a discussion about the barriers to advisors doing more financial planning during the Fall Meeting of the Kehrer Leadership Study Group, Arthur Osman and Holly Grellier suggested that we look at whether reducing the...
Feb 2, 2026 | Advisors, Industry Trends, Research
Influencers Look to Add Advisors, Enhance Productivity with New Tech in 2026 Revenue from investment services increased 11% last year in 14 bellwether financial institution-based firms, thanks in part to a fourth quarter surge. Investment assets tracked closely...
Dec 29, 2025 | Advisors, Best Practices, Research
Practice Management Insights from the Kehrer Group Benchmarking Surveys The branch referral model at the core of most bank and credit union retail wealth management businesses has resulted in advisors stockpiling clients to the point that serving all of them is...
Dec 22, 2025 | Advisors, Best Practices
Practice Management Insights from the Kehrer Group Benchmarking Surveys Kehrer Group research has demonstrated repeatedly that financial institutions tend to have too few financial advisors given their opportunity. Not only is adding advisors the most direct...
