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Hybrids considering dumping Finra and working as RIAs exclusively

Added on June 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Fed up with what they say is the expense and headaches of operating under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., an increasing number of broker-dealers of substantial size that are also registered investment advisers — so-called hybrids — are considering moving to the RIA channel exclusively.

Advisers encourage investors to take fiduciary into their own hands

Added on June 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: As regulators struggle to reform investment advice rules, a group of advisers and investor advocates is encouraging clients to seek a higher standard on their own.

Orion sets sights on breakaway brokers

Added on June 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The portfolio management software provider announced a new program on Wednesday called Fast Track to support advisers leaving wirehouses and broker-dealers with technology implementation, strategies and education for launching their own practice.

Michael Kitces' #FASuccess Podcast: Kathy Longo on Scratching Your Entrepreneurial Itch

Added on June 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Flourish Wealth Management President and founder Kathy Longo tells Michael Kitces why she walked away from the partner track at a billion-dollar independent RIA to open her own business.  

The Independent Advisor's Legacy: Planning for the End Game

Added on June 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: [Podcast] Every independent business owner will reach a point where gaining scale and solving for continuity and succession become paramount. It’s then that they begin to wonder: What does my firm’s end game look like?

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