The upper RIA echelon mass-exit is now at 25 execs and counting -- for 25 'reasons' -- but it's hardly a coincidence, analysts say

Burnout and EBITDA weigh on CEO-types as never-ending exits claim Ron Carson, Aaron Klein, Bernie Clark, Rudy Adolf, Bill Crager and Tim Buckley.

Author Lisa Shidler June 7, 2024 at 11:17 PM

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Cecile Munoz: They're burned out and emotionally drained,

Brooke Southall and Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.

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Bernie Clark

Rudy Adolf

Bill Crager

Ron Carson

Aaron Klein

Tim Buckley

RIAs

Quincy Hall

June 8, 2024 — 2:49 AM

Feel maybe just maybe there's a possibility of genuine innovation. A period of unfettered free thinking and new ideas. Actual actual this time. I hope it happens. You look at all these old school musicians (and others) that talk about "a journey" where nothing was manufactured and they were just flying by the seat of their pants, backs against the wall, almost desperate. The best stuff just seems to pop out when that happens. Why is that?

I’m

June 8, 2024 — 6:38 PM

I would love to see some follow-up stories/coverage in this Publication regarding John Bunch at Allworth and Natalie Wolfsen at Orion. Seems some folks don’t get quite the same media and press coverage as Founders relative to Non-Founders and Executive Management

Brian Murphy

June 10, 2024 — 11:02 PM

Seems to me that all this seat shifting points to a need to rethink what exactly is "financial management" and how it is delivered. Innovation on deck. Also seems that there's a nice cadre of potential advisers for those new, innovative entrepreneurs. Godspeed.

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