Are you looking for a way to boost your productivity, cut down on work related stress, enhance your client responsiveness and take full advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to you?  Of course, we all are.  So what is the secret to success in this area?

The following article from Registered Rep entitled; “The Myth of the Vanishing Investor” provides an intriguing look at the issue of the number and composition of financial advisors in practice today and its impact on the financial services industry and its needs going forward.

So you’ve been struck by the urge to break away from the large wirehouse and strike out on your own.  And why not?   There is clearly an appeal to charting your own course, not having to answer to layer upon layer of management, eliminating the endless number of mind numbing internal meetings, reports and attendant bureaucracy.  Freedom to set your own priorities, establish your own work schedule and the euphoria that comes from not having to answer to your boss.  While the scenario certainly sounds attractive, the question is; “How accurate is this view of entrepreneurship?”