Sunsetting Plans for Bank-Based Advisors

The recently published BISA-Cerulli study, Improving Recruitment and Retention Throughout Advisors’ Lifecyles, identified the lack of sunsetting plans for advisors as a weakness in banks and credit unions.  Many of the 20 advisors interviewed expressed concern about...

Optimizing the Second Story Strategy

According to last year’s BISA-sponsored study by Aite-Novarica, median production of second story advisors in 15 bank-based investment services firms was 2.2 times the median production of branch-based advisors in 28 financial institution practices. Source:  Growth...

Banking Scare Not a Big Deal for Financial Advisors

Industry participants report that the crisis that swept away two mid-size banks amid flights of deposits and battered bank market valuations has not had a major impact on financial advisors. According to a Kehrer Group poll conducted over the past week, half the...

“The Scary One”

Why the Findings of the Annual Industry Checkup Are Downright Frightening The financial institution investment services and insurance community enjoyed its best year in recent memory in 2021, as the nation shook off many of the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic....