Perhaps you're thinking about forming your own RIA, changing broker—dealers, or outsourcing in general. This process can be incredibly overwhelming and you may not always know what to expect. Not only will we help you to determine where you'd like to be in the next few years, we can help you identify the steps you can begin taking today to help to get you there. Our knowledgeable team is always here to help you to thoroughly consider all of your options.

Remember, like you, we are financial professionals.

FocusPoint Solutions is an RIA. We've dealt with the same issues you may now have, and we've learned from (and created of one of) the best, most efficient, profitable practices in the industry. Our step—by—step consultation process can help you to make an informed decision about what solution will make the best sense for your business. In—house compliance support and legal counsel are available to help you determine the direction in which you want to steer your business based on your unique clients, strengths, and needs.

FocusPoint's main objective will always be to have long—term partnerships with the best advisors in the business.

Therefore, put simply, we will do quite a bit of up—front work with you to identify your goals—to become more independent, more profitable, more balanced, more excited about your business, etc. Then, together, we'll determine whether a partnership between our firms makes good sense.

We begin designing your transition plan by identifying the location of all client assets and a full—blown business analysis. Whether you work with FocusPoint or not, our calculator can be a great tool for you to get a good overview of your current situation, including all revenue and relevant fees.

Together we'll figure out which accounts can now be moved to a fee—based or fee—only model. Since our platform has no account minimums and can custody just about anything, very few assets cannot be considered for movement into fee—based accounts. Advisors are often surprised at the solutions we've developed for fee—only advisors to accommodate most every type of asset—including insurance, retirement plans, etc.

Your customized plan we'll develop with you can include any and all of the following:

Describing the exciting changes to your business to your clients
Delivering paperwork to your clients
What and when to mail certain pieces or correspondence to your clients
Determining which of your customized allocations to put each of your clients into
Following up with your clients once assets have transferred in

>> Communicating Changes

“Announce it to clients! Make a big deal out of it! When people see you’re doing something new and different they tell people about it! They sense your excitement and confidence and they want to be a part of it. I believe these conversations can actually become a referral campaign if you do it right.”

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