Going Independent Information Kit

With all the turmoil in bulge bracket brokerage firms, more financial advisors are weighing the pros and cons of going independent. In fact, a recent survey conducted by Aite Group found that one in four wire house brokers are considering breaking away and going into business for themselves.

Our Going Independent Information Kit will show you what it takes to set up shop—from installed portfolio management software to affordable outsourced solutions to trading and order management systems—to help you decide if this is the right move for you. Get immediate access to all materials by completing a short form.

CASE STUDIES

• Buttonwood Financial Advisors
  Advent OnDemand allows Buttonwood access to the sophisticated functionality of Advent Portfolio Exchange®, the comprehensive, integrated portfolio management solution, via the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that includes full data management. That eliminates the need for internal IT support and reduces the firm’s investment in hardware and software—without compromising the system’s capabilities.
• Freed Investment Group
  Freed made the decision tomove to Advent’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) deployment. Thus,Advent maintains the system and also performs daily reconciliation,period end processing, market and reference data management.

• US Regulatory Reform: What it Means for Investment Management Firms
  Are you prepared for the far-reaching impact of the Dodd-Frank bill? Learn about the new regulations governing investment managers and how you can meet them in our new white paper, written with the Investment Adviser Association.
• Wealth Management Goes Independent: Spotting the Breakaway Brokers
  Based on an in-depth survey of registered reps, this 26-page Aite report reveals that more than one in four brokers are considering going independent.
• Registered Investment Advisors: The State of Technology and its Impact on Advisor Efficiency
  Learn how investment advisors are leveraging technology to improve operational effectiveness in this 21-page Aite report.
• Operations Outsourcing and Investment Reporting
  This informative 12-page document explains how outsourcing works, discusses when it makes sense, and reviews some of the tradeoffs involved.

Video

• Outsourcing with Advent OnDemand
  Advent OnDemand offers Advent’s award-winning suite of investment solutions through the Software-as-a-Service model (SaaS), with or without data management and reconciliation. Jason Johnson from Advent discusses how Advent’s 10 years of experience in outsourcing gives our clients a team of subject matter experts in our solutions, technology and industry best practices.
• Going Independent
  Advent’s President Pete Hess talks about the increasing frequency of breakaway advisors. With compliance, counterparty selection and the option of back office outsourcing each a critical decision, independent advisors now have better choices than ever to jump start their operations.

DEMO

• Advent Portfolio Exchange Demo
  This end-to-end solution integrates all phases of the investment management process -– portfolio management, performance analytics, accounting and reporting, client relationship management, and marketing.