WealthManagement.com's Independent Sourcebook (for IBDs and RIAs)
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 Founded and headquartered in Iowa, Berthel Fisher was established in 1985 by a group of independent...MORE >> |
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 Century Securities is one of the few independent contractor firms affiliated with a self-clearing, NYSE member firm...MORE >> |
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 SII Investments, Inc., formerly known as SECURA Investments, was found in 1968. In the mid-1990s...MORE >> |
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About the WealthManagement.com Sourcebook
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So you are thinking of going independent? Let's face it. Choosing an independent broker/dealer to join isn't easy. There are literally thousands out there, and each firm claims to be "rep-centric." In a continuing effort to help our readers become more familiar with their options, we're introducing the WealthManagement.com Independent SourceBook, an online source to help advisors go independent. After all, the independent space has grown rapidly over the last few years. Client assets of independent reps have grown by 14 percent per year since 1995, according to Tiburon Strategic Advisors; client assets of fee-only advisors has grown, on average, about 18 percent per year. Of course, wirehouse advisors still control a far larger slice of client assets—around $6 trillion versus RIAs' $1 trillion. That said, Fidelity Investments is now the largest financial services firm in the U.S., with $1.6 trillion clients assets under management, having slid past Merrill Lynch, with $1.5 trillion, last year, according to Tiburon. Schwab is right behind, with $1.4 trillion, and is expected to pass Merrill this year, Tiburon says. The SourceBook features profiles and fact sheets of independent broker/dealers and registered investment advisories (RIAs), as well as an outsourcing guide, with listings of compliance/regulatory consultants, securities lawyers, recruiters, back-office technology offerings and asset management platform providers. The idea is to provide an online encyclopedia, if you will, describing the world of the independent channel (from IBDs to RIAs) and the vendors who support the sector. In short, the retail brokerage march to a conflict-free, fee-only model is in full trot. WealthManagement.com intends to bring its expertise in delivering a one-stop source book to help reps understand the sector and their potential place in it. |
