Disintermediation Déjà Vu

During one of the peer group discussions at our Top Director Awards, the finalists in the mega and large firm categories ruefully reported that, after a hiatus of several years, they were once again facing pushback from bankers about investment sales disintermediating...

“The Scary One”

Why the Findings of the Annual Industry Checkup Are Downright Frightening The financial institution investment services and insurance community enjoyed its best year in recent memory in 2021, as the nation shook off many of the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic....

Moving the Goal Posts

Last year was a fabulous time to be providing financial advice in a bank or credit union.  According to the 2021/2022 Kehrer Bielan Annual Industry Checkup, revenue was up almost 17%. The problem with that success, of course, is that financial institution management...