Continuity Plan - Case Study

Approached – September 2014

Continuity Plan Placed – October 2014

Agreement Placed – Never got to a full agreement

Transaction – November 2014

Payout Period – 2 Years

We had a relationship with this advisor for many years. He knew our practice and how we treated our clients. He had several health issues and had even suffered a heart attack the year prior. We approached him in September to offer him a “safety net” so that, in case his health went south, we would be able to pay him and his wife. We put the plan in place in Mid-October of 2014. He called us on October 31^st of 2014 to inform us he had lost his license. Due to his health, he was not able to complete his training for his Series 6 maintenance. The book would be transferred to us on the following Monday.

Thankfully, we had put the Continuity Plan in place, as it allowed us to have Lincoln assign his clients to us, and we were able to compensate him. We put together a letter that week and mailed it out to his entire book of business, introducing ourselves and announcing his retirement. We spent the next several weeks sitting with him and learning about his clients, and were able to set up about 20 meetings or so for him to transition them to us. Because the Continuity Plan was in place, we were able to communicate to the advisor’s clients and colleagues that he had chosen to retire. This created a smoother transition for the clients and allowed the advisor to move into retirement with grace.