Episode 10

In this episode we explore some of the hottest topics in wealth management today with Brian Hamburger, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of MarketCounsel & Founder and Managing Member of the Hamburger Law Firm.

Brian shares his unique perspective and experience on:

Mega trends for 2020

Wealth migration towards millennials 

Homogenization with investments

Advisors moving to a European model

RIA growth pains

Exodus from brokerage firms over to more independent firms or completely independent RIA’s

How are RIA’s continuing to grow at the expense of the wirehouses?

Roadblocks on the path to independence

Technology – how has it fueled the growth to independence?

And much more.

It’s an episode that covers a great deal of ground – solid information for any advisor who is looking to gather insight on the changes in the landscape and use that knowledge to take their business to the next level.

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BIO

Brian Hamburger is the Founder and Managing Member of the Hamburger Law Firm. Brian is also the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of MarketCounsel, an affiliated business, regulatory, and compliance consulting firm for entrepreneurial investment advisory firms nationwide. MarketCounsel and the Hamburger Law Firm are the result of an incessant entrepreneurial spirit and genuine desire to provide an unexpected level of value and service. Together, the consulting and law firms represent an unparalleled combination of preeminent counsel and uncompromising service to participants in the retail securities industry.

Previously, Mr. Hamburger was an attorney with the securities practice group of a large New Jersey law firm. While there, he practiced in the area of securities law, concentrating in investment adviser and broker-dealer registration and compliance matters as well as broker transition and practice management issues. Prior to that post, Brian served as a law clerk in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. He was also a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and then, the State of Florida Third District Court of Appeal. Earlier, Brian was the chief compliance officer of an SEC-registered investment adviser. In addition to his father’s lifelong influence, Brian’s involvement in the securities industry started before he could even drive a car. Since then, he has been involved in a myriad of areas within the industry, posting a rich diversity of experiences with investment adviser and financial planning firms.

Mr. Hamburger is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section) and other bar associations; the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Compliance & Legal Division; National Society of Compliance Professionals; Financial Planning Association; and Society of Financial Service Professionals. Brian has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Committees on Federal Regulation of Securities; State Regulation of Securities; and Professional Conduct; and is a Platinum and Gold Key Member of the New York Chapter of the Investment Management Consultants Association and New Jersey Financial Planning Association, respectively. He has also heeded the call of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to sit on various task forces to shape industry-wide initiatives.

Brian is a frequent lecturer to regional and national groups in the securities industry including members of the wealth management, investment management,