Brian Hill

@brianrhill Listen here: adviser3point0.co/podcast

"You're either bought out, pushed out, or wheeled out." @brianrhill joins @AbrahamOnMoney on Adviser 3.0 to talk about the one thing most financial planners have never been trained to do: sell their business. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sQpvL0

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@Dennis_Hall59 That was me 😂😂😂

Someone sent me this Commando themed mug to celebrate a significant birthday last week, but I don’t know who as the card that came with it was badly cropped. It made me smile, and was a very thoughtful gift. Was it you, you wag?

@philbray73 I'll catch up on the weekend 😂

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@thelangcat Thu 20 Jun 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM: AdviceTech Catwalk looks like it's all booked up! 😭😭😭

It's time to reveal the high inquisitor panel that will be grilling the tech demonstrators at AdviceTech Catwalk on 20 June in London... Head over to our event page to find out more: thelangcat.co.uk/event/advicete… #AdviceTech #Catwalk

@AbrahamOnMoney Sorry I can't be there today, Italy beckoned! Have a great day, I'm very jealous! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

We're excited to welcome 650 delegates to Adviser 3.0 this Thursday! 😳 This isn’t just the largest and most exciting event we’ve ever hosted—it's also one of the UK's biggest independent financial adviser conferences! Only professional bodies like the PFS see larger attendances. Massive shoutout to the incredible @HanaDickinsonUK and the outstanding @Timeline_Tech team!

@RedCircleFP Agree, Darren, having seen many deals, both micro and PE, due diligence is #1. Yes, PE focuses on profit, but that doesn't preclude client care. Many PE firms excel here, and some micro buyers fall short. It's less about the source of ££, more about values and cultural fit

@brianrhill PE can only ever be interested in one thing, money. t is in their DNA. If that aligns with client care its a happy coincidence. As soon as it doesn't money will rule. I've been around a few dozen PE deals, in all industries, to know that is the truth.

Many owner/advisers think selling to a similar/local (micro) firm is their preferred option. When it works, it's great. In many, if not most cases, micro buyers have no idea what they're doing, usually for a lower deal value over a longer time period

@RedCircleFP For balance, some micro buyers are excellent, I have 2 going through at the moment. Equally, I've quite a few who are just awful

@RedCircleFP Having been through countless deals and popped the bonnet on almost 400 firms, that's not my experience. There are many excellent PE backed firms, and more than enough micro buyers I wouldn't trust with my pocket money. Over half of our red book buyers (avoid) are micro

@jayIFA That's why I said, when it works it's great! Sellers have to be extra careful as often the buyer will have little or no experience in buying and integrating a regulated firm

@brianrhill I’d rather sell my small business to another small business with similar values/client experience, even if for less money and more time spent helping with the integration. Clients come first at all times, even when selling up!

@RedCircleFP Absolutely - we use the phrase 'culture before cash' as a prerequisite for every business transfer. You might think you'd be more likely to get that with a micro buyer, but you'd be surprised!

@brianrhill It isn't always about the money though. It's about being able to sleep at night knowing the clients you have worked with for 20 years or more, are part of your family and you are part of theirs, are looked after in the same way you looked after them.

@kevinburch @CrossFitBath Stop complaining, you got in the photo 😂😂😂🤩🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰

@b_8_0 @lufthansa @DubaiAirports @Lufthansa_USA Ours turned up after a few days - hope yours does too! 🙏

@brianrhill @lufthansa @DubaiAirports welcome to my world: sitting since 13th of dec without my luggage in LA, my holidays. but @Lufthansa_USA @lufthansa dont know, where my luggage is: happy holidays! not so happy this year!

Latest experiences with @lufthansa : cancelled flights, delayed luggage, and now systems crashing at T1 @DubaiAirports with queues mounting.

Tomorrow I bury my 18year old lad, I do not look 4 sympathy. Please tell your kids to make sure as uncool as it maybe to wear their seatbelts front and rear. It could save their life. ❤ The pain of loss will never go away @Huddersfieldjfl @YorkshireJunior @OfficialNCL @TheRFL

@AliMirajUK @LBC interestingly we've got more people in prison than we do have regular personnel in the RAF and Navy combined.

@ANNAMoneyUK Love using it. Would be great if the app didn't apply VAT to internal pot transfers 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

A business account that woofs. Why? 🐶 Because when you run a business getting paid is worth making some noise about #businessaccount