Articles

Opinion: How RIAs can become ‘lighthouse brands’

In this guest column, Rise Growth Partners managing partner Joe Duran gives a lesson on how RIAs can build a brand that sets them apart from the competition.

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

Joe Duran: What RIA acquirers can learn from 'The Three Little Pigs'

In this guest column, Rise Growth Partners executive managing partner Joe Duran breaks down three preeminent acquisition and integration strategies in the RIA ecosystem, and explains how some are more susceptible to 'wolves' than others.

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

High-Growth RIAs Seeking Exponential Growth Need Partners Who Have Mastered the Art of Scale

In recent years, there has been a significant influx of private equity capital into the registered investment advisor (RIA) sector.

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Darius Mirshahzadeh

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

The AI invasion has begun, and we are not ready

To survive, advisors must use the technology as an ally, says columnist Joe Duran.

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

Joe Duran: These 4 pillars are the ‘SOUL’ of organic growth

Rise Growth Partners managing partner Joe Duran offers a framework RIAs can use to boost their organic sales while staying true to their independent fiduciary ethos.

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

Joe Duran: Keys to success in ‘phase three’ of wealth management's evolution

The first in a new series of columns from Rise Growth Partners executive managing partner Joe Duran evaluates the RIA industry’s evolution and lays out strategic action that independent firms can take to stay competitive.

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

Spotlighting and serving an overlooked segment: The very high net worth

How can registered investment advisors effectively serve this group of clients?

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

Joe Duran: Three keys to building a leading RIA brand

The latest column from the executive managing partner of Rise Growth Partners aims to define the abstract concept of company culture and suggests ways RIAs can optimize their culture to forge a consistent and successful brand experience.

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Joe Duran

Executive Managing Partner

For growth oriented, middle market RIA with 3B to 10B looking for growth capital and an experienced partner.