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Apr 2019
1h 46m

Ep 122: Splitting Client-Facing Duties F...

MICHAEL KITCES
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My guest today built his firm as a support platform for independent advisors. Jeff Concepcion is the founder and CEO of Stratos Wealth Partners, a corporate RIA and super OSJ under the LPL platform that oversees over $13 billion of assets under advisement across nearly 300 advisors in 100 different locations.

In this episode, Jeff talks about the challenges he faced launching his firm, because while the business is undeniably successful now, he didn't take a paycheck out of it for the first three years. Listen in to learn how he got through the tough times he experienced in the beginning, the important lessons he learned about investing in your business, and how he divides up advisory firm tasks to improve efficiency.

For show notes and more visit: https://www.kitces.com/122 

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