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How to become and profit as a fee-based registered investment advisor
Registered investment advisors (RIA) manage portfolios on a fee basis or give advice for fees; they do not charge commissions. Typically, RIAs start out as stock brokers and eventually seek greater independence. These are the more entrepreneurial registered reps as most cling to the security of the wirehouse or FINRA firm. It's also true that the better financial advisors go the RIA route out of a desire to provide excellent service and not be in the position of selling the product du jour. http://www.registered-investment-advisor.com/ria.htm.
The tools you need as an RIA may be financial planning software, portfolio management software (enables you to rebalance, report and bill your clients) and potentially an outside compliance service to insure you have all the compliance documentation you need. You will also need a system for practice management since you now own a business; you're the CEO. http://www.registered-investment-advisor.com/portfolio_management_software.htm Last, as a fee-only advisor, you may want to join the National Association of Personal Financial Planners (NAPFA), a very good support organization especially for those who have recently converted from registered rep to RIA. http://www.registered-investment-advisor.com/index.htm.
Often, people refer to registered investment advisors as investment advisors or investment managers or money managers. It really is a different position than selling stocks, bonds and mutual funds. http://www.registered-investment-advisor.com/money_manager.htm. The fee-based advisor looks after the investment portfolio and has two objectives: to retain the client and have the client's portfolio grow. Only by fulfilling these two objectives will the advisor see his income rise. The broker on the other hand, seeks typically to generate "gross" this month and may not have the same long term view. http://www.registered-investment-advisor.com/investment_advisor.htm.
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