Krinsky: Advisory firms must add client relationships to provide career growth
Simon Krinsky · Asset Management Consolidation - Simon Krinsky, Hall Capital and Tim McCusker, NEPC (EP.421) · Dec 9, 2024 · at 10:49
Simon Krinsky of Hall Capital Partners explains to host Ted Seides why continuous growth is essential for talent retention in institutional investment advisory firms.
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“In most businesses, I think if you're not growing, you're dying. Certainly that is the case for ours. So the markets help. We invest well and performance helps, and clients generally spend less money than they make. But we need to be growing in absolute numbers of relationships to provide the growth opportunities for people.”
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