A common misconception about the RIA model is that you must be 100% fee-only with your practice.

While many RIAs are indeed 100% fee-only, and others aspire to eventually be, there is no requirement to do so.

Many RIAs operate under a hybrid arrangement, allowing them to continue servicing legacy and/or new brokerage relationships.

Other RIAs work to slowly transition their current fee/commission practice towards a fee-only structure.

In this episode (#117) of the Transition To RIA question and answer series, I discuss several approaches RIAs use to “solve” for their remaining commission assets.

Come take a listen!

P.S. Prefer video? You can find this entire series in video format on Youtube. Search for the TRANSITION TO RIA channel.

Show notes: https://TransitionToRIA.com/how-to-solve-for-your-remaining-commission-assets/

About Host: Brad Wales is the founder of Transition To RIA, where he helps financial advisors understand everything there is to know about WHY and HOW to transition their practice to the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) model. Brad has 20+ years of industry experience, including direct RIA related roles in Compliance, Finance and Business Development. He has an MBA and has held the 4, 7, 24, 63 & 65 licenses. The Transition To RIA website (TransitionToRIA.com) has a large catalog of free videos, articles, whitepapers, as well as other resources to help advisors understand the RIA model and how it would apply to their unique circumstances.