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Q148 - How Much Does A Custodian Cost?

Q147 - Can I Service HNW And UHNW Clients As An RIA?

Q146 - How Long Does It Take To Register An RIA?

Q145 - When Do You Need Legal Advice As Part Of An RIA Transition?

Q144 - How Does An RIA Compare To An Independent Broker-Dealer?

Q143 - What Is The Minimum AUM Needed To Have Your Own RIA?

Q142 - How Do I Evaluate An RIA To Join?

Q141 - Is It Easier To Acquire An Existing RIA Or Register A New One?

Q140 - How Does Transitioning To Another Wirehouse Compare To Transitioning To The RIA Model?

Q139 - What Time Of Year Should I Transition To The RIA Model?

Q138 - What Is A 1099 RIA Model?

Q137 - Why Do Advisors Leave The Wirehouse Model For The RIA Model?

Q136 - What Does The "Portfolio Management" Tool In An RIA Tech Stack Do?

Q135 - What Is The Best Custodian To Use With Your RIA?

Q134 - What Are The Biggest Ways To Screw Up A Transition To The RIA Model?

Q133 - Steps Involved With Breaking Away From A Wirehouse To Transition To The RIA Model?

Q132 - What Is An RIA Solicitor Agreement?

Q131 - What Is The Benefit Of Controlling Your Local Expenses As An RIA?

Q130 - What Is An RIA Roll-Up Firm?

Q129 - Can I Use Alternative Investments As An RIA?

Q128 - Can I Use The Same Investment Models Or SMAs That I'm Using Now If I Transition To The RIA Model?

Q127 - What Is The Difference Between An RIA And A Broker-Dealer?

Q126 - What Type Of Fees Can I Charge My Clients In The RIA Model?

Q125 - How Difficult Is A Transition To The RIA Model?

Q124 - What Is An RIA-Friendly Broker-Dealer?

Q123 - What Additional Responsibilities Come With Your Own RIA?

Q122 - Is The Payout In The RIA Model Really 100%?

Q121 - Do I Have To Drop My Series 7 If I Go RIA?

Q120 - Are There Platform Fees In The RIA Model?

Q119 - How To Make Up For Lost Deferred Comp When Transitioning To The RIA Model?

Q118 - Is My Practice Too Large To Join An RIA?

Q117 - How To Solve For Your Remaining Commission Assets?

Q116 - How To Explain To Clients Your Transition To The RIA Model?

Q115 - How Does An RIA Payout Compare To A Broker Dealer Payout?

Q114 - What Are The Most Stressful Parts Of Starting An RIA?

Q113 - Can I Join A Custodian's Client Referral Program?

Q112 - What Motivates Advisors To Transition To The RIA Model?

Q111 - Most Time Consuming Part Of Transitioning To The RIA Model?

Q110 - What Is The Most Popular Type Of RIA To Join?

Q109 - What Is The Most Exciting Part About Starting An RIA?

Q108 - Difference Between Reoccurring Revenue & Fee Based Revenue?

Q107 - Are The Economics Better In The RIA Model?

Q106 - What Is The Real Estate Advantage Of The RIA Model?

Q105 - Will My Practice Have A Higher Valuation In The RIA Model?

Q104 - Should I Transition To The "RIA Channel" At My Multi-Channel Firm?

Q103 - Should I Avoid Joining A Private Equity Backed RIA?

Q102 - Difference Between A Super-OSJ And An RIA?

Q101 - Difference Between A Hybrid RIA And A Hybrid Broker-Dealer?

Q100 - Seven Questions Michael Kitces Has Never Been Asked.

Q99 - What Do Advisors Fear About Compliance With The RIA Model?

Q98 - Is The RIA Model Right For Your Practice?

Q97 - What Type Of RIAs Should You NOT Join?

Q96 - What Is The Quickest You Could Transition To The RIA Model?

Q95 - Harder To Pick An RIA To Join Than A Broker-Dealer To Join?

Q94 - Why Go RIA When Wirehouses Offer Huge Upfront Checks?

Q93 - What Is The Difference Between A Corporate RIA And An Independent RIA?

Q92 - How Much Cash Should I Have Saved Before Transitioning My Practice To The RIA Model?

Q91 - What Is The Payout If I Join An RIA?

Q90 - What Website Domain Should I Use With My New RIA?

Q89 - How Do I Evaluate A Potential RIA To Join?

Q88 - The 3 Key Decisions Involved When Considering The RIA Model.

Q87 - What Is The Most Important Software For A New RIA?

Q86 - How To Run A Large RIA With Only One Person?

Q85 - What Could Prevent An Advisor From Starting An RIA?

Q84 - How Much Does It Cost To Start An RIA?

Q83 - How Much E&O Coverage Does My RIA Need?

Q82 - Won't Large RIAs Have The Same Challenging Compliance Departments As Broker-Dealers?

Q81 - Is Broker-Dealer Technology Better Than RIA Technology?

Q80 - Can I Take My Employees With Me If I Transition To The RIA Model?

Q79 - How Do I Explain The RIA Model To Clients?

Q78 - Can I Manage Client Assets Myself As An RIA?

Q77 - Why Don't More Financial Advisors Transition To The RIA Model?

Q76 - Can I Accommodate Concentrated Stock Positions As An RIA?

Q75 - 13 Ways That Registered Investment Advisors Have An Unfair Advantage.

Q74 - How Can I Reduce Or Eliminate My Real Estate Office Expense As An RIA?

Q73 - What Is A "Corporate RIA?"

Q72 - How To Calculate Your True "Net" Broker/Dealer Payout?

Q71 - What Is A "Supported Independence" RIA model?

Q70 - Can I Have Foreign Clients As An RIA?

Q69 - How To Generate The Highest Income With Your RIA?

Q68 - Mistakes To Avoid When Trying To Recruit Advisors To Join Your RIA?

Q67 - How Would I Improve The Wirehouse Brokerage Model?

Q66 - Should You Change Affiliation Models During Challenging Market Conditions?

Q65 - Mistakes Financial Advisors Make When Transitioning To The RIA Model.

Q64 - What Do I Think Of "IAR-Only" Channels At Broker-Dealers?

Q63 - What Are The Largest Expenses Of Running An RIA?

Q62 - Should I Join An Independent Broker-Dealer First Or Should I Go Straight To The RIA Model?

Q61 - What Should I Do With My Legacy Commission Business?

Q60 - How Does A Wirehouse Compare To An RIA?

Q59 - What Is An RIA Technology Stack?

Q58 - What Is An Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer?

Q57 - What is a TAMP?

Q56 - What Is The Broker Protocol?

Q55 - How Much Revenue Does A Broker-Dealer Generate From Their Advisors?

Q54 - 10 Questions On The Future Of The RIA Model With Bob Veres.

Q53 - How To Choose A Custodian For Your RIA?

Q52 - How To Structure The Legal Ownership Of An RIA?

Q51 - Should I Join An Existing RIA?

Q50 - How To Offer Insurance Solutions As An RIA?

Q49 - How Long Does It Take To Transition To The RIA Model?

Q48 - Why Should An RIA Use LinkedIn?

Q47 - 10 Reasons To NOT Start An RIA?

Q46 - How Do I Obtain E&O Insurance As An RIA?

Q45 - How To Charge For Financial Planning?

Q44 - Minimum AUM Needed To Start Your Own RIA?

Q43 - How To Run The Business Side Of Your Own RIA?

Q42 - How To Start An RIA?

Q41 - How Do I Navigate The Legal Considerations Of Breaking Away To Transition To The RIA Model?

Q40 - How Does A Broker-Dealer Grid Payout Compare To An RIA?

Q39 - How Do I Start A Podcast As My Own RIA?

Q38 - Am I Required To Have A CFP Designation To Start My Own RIA?

Q37 - How Do I Create A Marketing Plan For My New Advisory Firm?

Q36 - How Does An RIA Custodian Generate Revenue?

Q35 - What Is A "Hybrid" RIA?

Q34 - What Kind Of RIA Compliance Consultants Are There To Choose From?

Q33 - Can An RIA Charge Performance Fees?

Q31 - What Is The Difference Between Fee Based And Fee Only?

Q30 - Is It Possible To Keep Some Of My Legacy Commission Business As An RIA?

Q28 - What Can I Expect To Happen During A Regulatory Exam?

Q27 - Can I Start As Single Custodian And Then Become Multi-Custodian Later?

Q26 - What Conflicts Of Interest Do You Have To Disclose As An RIA?

Q25 - Should I Buy An Existing RIA Or Start My Own?

Q24 - What Is A "No Transaction Fee" Program?

Q23 - What Is The Difference Between Transaction Based Pricing & Asset Based Pricing?

Q22 - Does My Custodian Send Account Statements To My Clients?

Q21 - Can I Charge Flat Or Hourly Rate Fees For Financial Planning As An RIA?

Q20 - What Is The Minimum Account Size I Can Have As An RIA?

Q19 - Will My Custodian Offer Every Mutual Fund I Might Want To Use With My Clients?

Q18 - Will I Keep 100% Of My Clients If I Start My Own RIA?

Q17 - As An RIA, Can I Use More Than One Custodian?

Q16 - What Is An Advisory Agreement And How Do I Create One?

Q15 - Does The Client Or RIA Pay The Trading Transaction Costs?

Q14 - What Level Of Bottom Line Income Can I Expect To Earn As An RIA?

Q13 - Can I Sell Insurance Products As An RIA?

Q12 - How Much Does An RIA Compliance Consultant Cost?

Q11 - Won't I Have To Pay For Doing My Own Compliance As An RIA?

Q10 - Will I Officially Own My Book With My Own RIA?

Q9 - What Is The Minimum AUM I Must Have To Start An RIA?

Q8 - How Often Will My RIA Receive A Regulatory Exam?

Q7 - Do I Have To Get Outside Business Activities Approved As An RIA?

Q6 - Can I Have Discretionary Accounts As An RIA?

Q5 - How Long Does It Take To Register An RIA?

Q4 - How Do I Logistically Setup An RIA?

Q3 – What Is The Difference Between An RIA And An IAR?

Q2 – Do I Need To Register My RIA With The SEC Or With My State?

Q1 - Why Should I Consider Transitioning To The RIA Model?