The wealth management industry has evolved significantly over the years, now offering a variety of different business models and platforms for advisors, from traditional wirehouses and independent broker-dealers, to independent RIAs, and increasingly the RIA aggregator and network platforms that support them. As a result, it’s become increasingly challenging for advisors to simply figure which model and path is the best to choose!
In this guest post, Aaron Hattenbach shares his experience working as an advisor in 3 different wealth management models: Wirehouse (at Bank of America Merrill Lynch); RIA Aggregator (with HighTower Advisors); and ultimately transitioning to his own fully independent RIA (his current firm, Rapport Financial).
And so if you’ve ever wanted a comparison between working at a wirehouse, an RIA aggregator, and an independent RIA, from someone who has actually had experience in all three, Aaron’s guest post here should provide some helpful perspective – whether you’re a veteran of the industry considering whether to make a change, or a new financial advisor trying to decide where to start your career.
Conducting in depth research in advance goes a long way in sparing you the potential headaches and risks that can come with moving your practice from one firm to another… given that every time you move your practice to another firm, you run the risk of losing your valuable and hard earned client relationships! And so I hope you find today’s guest post to be informative, as you consider what may be the best potential path for you!
source https://www.kitces.com/blog/comparison-hightower-advisor-ria-aggregator-vs-merrill-lynch-wirehouse-vs-independent-ria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comparison-hightower-advisor-ria-aggregator-vs-merrill-lynch-wirehouse-vs-independent-ria
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