At SFA, you are empowered to run your business your way either as a fee-based or commission-based financial advisor. Choose how you wish to affiliate with SFA. From fee-based or commission-based advisors, to dual registrants working under the firm’s corporate Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform, and from fee-only RIA firms to hybrid RIA firms, you will find the widest possible array of independent financial advisor business models in the marketplace today.
Advisory
Select from a number of advisory options from fee-based to commission-based. Choose the business model that works best for you and for your clients.
Third Party Asset Management
Third Party Asset Managers (TPAMs) and Turnkey Asset Management Programs (TAMPs) can enhance scalability and capacity. The additional benefits of asset class and manager style diversification allow you to focus your day-to-day management on other business development concerns and relationship management.
Prefer to leverage third-party asset managers to support your client investment needs? These managers offer a variety of strategies to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs with allocations matched to client risk tolerance for your mass-affluent and high net worth clients.
Advisor-Managed Solutions
The experienced, entrepreneurial advisor has two options for wealth management services in which the advisor functions as advisor-as-portfolio-manager.
Strategic Choice
The Strategic Choice program is a wrap fee program sponsored by SFA with accounts custodied at Pershing LLC. This program allows experienced and properly registered advisory representatives to manage clients’ portfolios at Pershing utilizing all of the reports and features available through Pershing.
The program is available to your individual clients, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities.
Strategic Blueprint
Strategic Blueprint, LLC is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), offering custodial services through TD Ameritrade Institutional. This program offers you the option to (1) maintain your registration with a broker-dealer for commission-based services by also affiliating with the Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. or (2) conduct a fee-based advisory business with no broker-dealer affiliation.
In addition to advisor-as-portfolio-manager, Strategic Blueprint offers unified managed accounts with a universe of vetted managers, strategists, and model portfolios.
Should you need a broad menu of investments, access to alternative investments, and the flexibility to choose model portfolios, strategists, and asset managers, or design your own portfolios, Strategic Blueprint offers tools, resources, and support that you need.
Integrated technology includes Black Diamond, Salesforce, and Laserfiche. Most financial planning software will also integrate seamlessly with Strategic Blueprint. Both asset-based and transaction-based pricing are available. In addition, our pricing bundles reporting, CRM, and forms technology costs, as well as E&O and email services fees.
For more information about Strategic Blueprint, please contact here.
Brokerage
Brokerage accounts are with an introduced relationship with Pershing LLC, an affiliate of BNY Mellon and a world leader in brokerage services.
Through Pershing, you enjoy access to advanced investment capabilities, from fast, precise trade execution and settlement to accurate, timely account statements. You can expect quality service, global capabilities, rock-solid reliability, and prompt resolution of any questions or issues.