Summary: The first thing to consider when contemplating an RIA custodial relationship, is whether a custodian is actually needed in the first place. For advisors who are simply going to charge financial planning fees, and bill clients with a third-party payment processing solution for those finanical planning fees, and while letting clients continue to be self-directed with their actual portfolios (or serve clients who simply don’t have portfolios to invest), then the advisor does need to become an RIA, but doesn’t necessarily need an RIA custodian.
 But the key point is to acknowledge that no single custodian is best for all advisors, and given the substantial costs of switching from one RIA custodian to another, it is worthwhile to try to figure out upfront which custodian is the best for you, and d not just in the short-term, but ideally in the long-run too!."Michael Kitces |
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