Wealth Management Firms Planning & Documents:

Properly Establishing a Financial Advisory Business

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Date Published: March 11, 2020
Summary PowerPoint Deck: 38 Slides
Reference PowerPoint Deck: 117 Slides


The purpose of this research is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of financial advisor planning & documents, including business plans, legal business structures & incorporation methods, operating &/or partnership agreements, business registrations, professional liability insurance (errors & omissions insurance), & business taxes. Each of these topics a has dedicated Tiburon research document and this document serves to summarize the highlights of these topics. Other Tiburon research topics address Financial Advisor Benchmarking and Financial Advisor Succession Planning, Acquisitions, & the Sale Process issues. And yet another Tiburon research topic addresses financial services firms' planning & documents

This research begins with a review of the evolution of financial advisor planning & documents, including their history across several phases, including:
  • Early Phase
  • Haphazard Growth Phase
  • Formalization Phase
This research incorporates highlights from Tiburon's underlying research topics, including:
  • Financial Advisor Business Plans
  • Financial Advisor Legal Business Structures & Incorporation Methods
  • Financial Advisor Operating &/or Partnership Agreements
  • Financial Advisor Business Registrations
  • Financial Advisor Professional Liability Insurance (Errors & Omissions Insurance)
  • Financial Advisor Business Taxes
This research supports several conclusions for financial advisor planning & documents, including:
  • Increasing Use of Financial Advisor Business Plans & Marketing Plans
  • Evolving Financial Advisor Incorporation Methods
  • Increasingly Sophisticated Financial Advisor Operating Agreements &/or Partnership Agreements
  • Increasing Importance of Financial Advisor Errors & Omissions Insurance




























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