What: NexGen Panel Event
When: Wednesday, June 8, from 6-8pm
Where: Pioneer Investments, 60 State Street
Who: Open to ALL industry professionals
* We’ll have appetizers and drinks
In an aging industry, with few young financial planners coming into the business, it’s clear why succession planning is a major conversation. We’ve all seen articles in the major industry publications and listened intently as subject experts deliver much needed insights through conference presentations and webinars. There’s one BIG problem though…
Most of these discussions are delivered from the viewpoint of the firm owner, and that’s only one side of the story. It’s time to turn the tables on the succession planning conversation.
Business succession is a two way street and we need to give airtime to both sides. That’s why the FPA MA NexGen group created a panel event geared specifically toward educating the the successor of the business, the buyer.
Armed with a clear understanding of the opportunities and threats of such a transitional relationship, younger planners can enter the conversation from a position of strength. And as these opportunities become more prevalent, this is exactly where NexGen advisors need to be.
We’ve hand picked 3 financial planners with hands on experience with actual business successions to sit on our panel. We’ll learn how each panelist found themselves at the threshold of opportunity and then dive right into the highlights of how it went down. We have both sides of the conversation represented and not all transitions were successful.
You don’t want to miss this event!
MEET THE PANEL
Lyman Jackson, Managing Partner – Financial Planning Solutions
Bio: Lyman H. Jackson is managing partner and co-founder of Financial Planning Solutions, LLC, an independent financial planning and investment advisory firm based in Newton, MA. He is a Certified Financial PlannerTM practitioner with over 30 years’ experience managing and developing investor education programs for investors. Lyman has held relationship management, marketing and client service positions at several well-known investment firms, including Fidelity, Evergreen, DWS Scudder, and Columbia Funds. His firm caters to upper middle-income or mass affluent clients. They specialize in helping clients with planning for retirement, investing, saving for college, divorce, and retirement plan design for small businesses.
Experience with Succession Planning: When he first started as a financial planner his mentor was closing in on retirement and he was beginning the transition process. Although Lyman did not acquire his practice, he was involved with the transition planning discussions. Subsequent to that event he was also a party to a merger with another financial planning firm in 2013. Each transaction was quite different but, combined, he learned a great deal about the succession process.
Ryan Belanger, Managing Principal & Founder – Claro Advisors
Bio: Ryan Belanger is a CFP® who, after graduating from Holy Cross, began his career in the summer of 2004 at Morgan Stanley. After building a successful practice there for almost 8 years, he decided to break away and found Claro Advisors, in Boston’s Back Bay in January of 2012. Since then, Claro has grown to 6 advisors. Claro is a forward looking and adaptive firm that leverages new technology to make it easier for advisors to manage their practice while embracing a strong work/life balance that is critical to the culture.
Experience with Succession Planning: Ryan’s experience in succession planning is deep, albeit only 4 years old as he’s held countless meetings with potential tuck-in/takeover/merger advisors and practices as Claro is always looking for talented individuals who might be looking for a place to manage and grow their business. He’s brought on 5 advisors in 4 years, 3 individuals and one 2-person business his company acquired in 2014.
Diane Rosen, Owner – Integrated Insurance Planning
Bio: Diane began her career as a Financial Planner in 1986 after 13 years as a classroom teacher and reading specialist. In 1988, she added Insurance Planning and Sales and in 1989 she became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®. For 28 years, she enjoyed helping people meet their financial goals. In 2014, Diane sold her Financial Planning practice but retained the insurance business focusing on Long Term Care, Life and Disability Insurance.
Experience with Succession Planning: Diane’s experience with succession planning is on the sell-side – she sold her financial planning business in 2014 and still has a good relationship with the buyer.