Tag Archives: #SuccessionPlanning

Episode 82 – Building A Culture of Going the Extra Mile – With Mike Nessim



Mike Nessim is the CEO and Managing Director of Kingswood U.S., an SEC-registered RIA and a FINRA-licensed broker/dealer that offers comprehensive wealth management and business-building services designed specifically for the independent financial advisor. 

In today’s episode, Doug and Mike talk about Kingswood’s extraordinary growth and how his leadership style and focus on working hard, trying to do the right thing and being fair with people has helped shape the company. They also discuss:

  • The growing advisor need for help with succession planning
  • How Kingswood’s liquidity can help advisors decouple from their current broker-dealer
  • How alternatives can help make advisors more competitive
  • Why Kingswood is seeing an increase in the number of advisors between $50-$150 million looking to offload some of the operational aspects of their business to allow themselves to focus on their clients
  • Why Mike thinks advisors are choosing to join Kingswood now more than ever
  • What Mike is excited for in the future

Resources: Kingswood U.S.




Episode 65 – Helping Advisors Find a Better Match – With Ryan Shanks



Ryan Shanks is the founder & chief executive officer at FA Match, the first dedicated career platform to help financial advisors find the best home for their book of business.

Doug and Ryan sat down at the MarketCounsel Summit and talked about FA Match’s impressive growth over the past few years. They also talk about

  • What is driving more than 40,000 advisors to change firms this year
  • How recruiting has evolved from in-person to online interaction and back again
  • Highlights from Ryan’s podcast “The BS Recruiters Won’t Tell You
  • How FA Match helps with succession planning as advisors (and their clients) age
  • What Ryan is excited for in 2022

Resources:   FA Match | FP Transitions