Holding Back From Hiring Associate Advisors Out Of Fear They're Just Going To Move On: Kitces & Carl Ep 179

About this episode

Michael Kitces and Carl Richards discuss the fears advisors have about hiring associate advisors who may leave to start their own teams.

In the 179th episode of Kitces and Carl , Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss the common angst advisors feel about the idea of their associate advisors eventually leaving to build teams of their own. For full show notes, see kitces.com and thesocietyofadvice.com .

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Kitces, Carl Richards

Topics covered

• hiring
• associate advisors
• team building

Keywords

• financial advisors
• client communication
• team dynamics

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