Wealth Management Firms:

Full-Service Brokerage Firms; Discount & Online Brokerage Firms; and Independent Advisors

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Date Published: June 18, 2024
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The purpose of this research is to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the wealth management firms, including full-service brokerage firms, discount & online brokerage firms, and independent advisors. This research serves to highlight the key findings of each of these underlying Tiburon research topics and draws cross-channel comparisons. Other Tiburon research topics address the institutional and international channels.

This research addresses the key historical phases of wealth management firms, including:
  • Retail Banks Dominance Phase
  • Full-Service Brokerage Firms Emergence Phase
  • Discount Brokerage Firms Emergence Phase
  • Independent Advisors Emergence Phase
  • Continual Growth of Discount & Online Brokerage Firms and Financial Advisor Aggregators Emergence Phase
This research addresses numerous wealth management firms market segments, including:
  • Full-Service Brokerage Firms
    • Wirehouses
    • Other National Brokerage Firms
    • Regional Brokerage Firms
  • Discount & Online Brokerage Firms
    • Discount Brokerage Firms
    • Online Brokerage Firms
  • Independent Advisors
    • Independent Reps (Traditional)
    • Dually Registered Financial Advisors (RIAs)
    • Fee-Only Financial Advisors (RIAs)
And this research makes several future predictions for wealth management firms, including:
  • Number of Financial Advisors to Stagnate But Assets Under Management & Administration to Grow Substantially
  • Continued Substantial Financial Advisor Recruiting Market with Steady Flow of Break-Away Brokers
  • Increasingly Broad Set of Financial Advisor Business Model Choices to Emerge
  • Discount & Online Brokerage Firms and Fee-Based Financial Advisors (RIAs) to Continue to Gain Market Share
  • Continuing Wealth Management Firms Venture Capital Investments, Emphasizing Robo Advisors & Hybrid Digital Advice Providers
  • Continuing Rapid Growth in Number of Wealth Management Firms Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions
  • Mid-Term Emergence of Wealth Management Firms Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)



















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