Welcome!

This week marks RIA Match’s 1st Year Anniversary since launch!!!
Thank you for being a part of our growth, our success and most importantly, our community.
Your engagement is awesome! You are making connections with potential partners and refining your list of RIAs to join!

Stats on your Matching Pool:

  • 1,090 subscribers
  • 25 new subcribers join each week
  • 1,126 unique visitors last month
  • 63% returning visitors/37% new visitors
  • 4,751 IOIs  (Indications of Interest) have been sent.
  • 1,654 internal emails sent. You are communicating!

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What our subscribers are saying. . .


“I have had the opportunity to speak with a number of folks on the site and I believe it is a great tool for advisors out there. Thank you guys for creating something that was so necessary! It has been a great experience."

 ~ Jon Dubravac, CEO of Avant-Garde Wealth Management

“I want to let you know that I am benefiting from RIA Match. Within the first 2 weeks, I have already made contact with 2 RIA’s with whom I have started some dialogue.  I gladly recommend your service to other RIA’s seeking to grow, sell or combine their firm with another one.”

~D. Dean McCormick III, CPA, Insight Wealth Strategies, LP

“Having been a successful producing branch manager/advisor at a major wire house firm for many years and then making the leap to independence, I can say the results have been very rewarding for our clients and the practice. As we move forward, RIA Match gives us the potential to acquire, merge, or partner with other like- minded firms. This is a tremendous opportunity.  RIA Match, and its cutting edge technology allows us to virtually prospect for the right situation in a very user friendly way being completely anonymous. Any firm wanting to buy or sell should be on this site!”

~Thomas A. Pacilio, Sr. Managing Director, Pacilio Wealth Management

“I’ve used RIA Match for several months and am amazed by how many connections I’ve made with other RIA’s.  Several are right in our backyard.  We’ve already started a dialogue with a few.  RIA Match has been a great experience that I would recommend to any RIA regardless of whether they’re looking to grow or exit their practice.”

~Paul Duval, President, Genesis Wealth Advisors, LLC

“I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your service. It is a great resource for advisors looking to make changes and is one of the most valuable tools that we use.”
 
~Eric Howie, CFP®, ChFC®, Managing Director, Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC
 
Thank you for your testimonials!

Success on RIA Match is. . .


Success on RIA Match is making connections between financial advisors and RIAs that will lead to potential partnerships or new firms to join. We give you efficient tools for succession planning and growth.
Imagine an advisor hoping she will meet a potential partner at a conference or through a wholesaler visiting her office. It is hit or miss: mostly miss. Now imagine the efficiency of a web based matching platform where the power is in the hands of the advisor as she reviews the profiles of her populated Match List based on proprietary matching algorithms. They communicate, reveal their identities, discuss possibilities. That’s how we help our clients.
RIA Match is agnostic as to custodial platform; we created the playing field, we do not call the plays or benefit from them.

Why connecting with other advisors matters?

The growth and continuity of your firm matters to your clients, your staff and your family. The newly released Cerulli Associates report projects that the advisor industry will contract by more than 25,000 advisors over the next four years. They expect the wirehouse channel to contract and the RIA and dually registered channels to grow. Cerulli reports that there are 32,000 fewer advisors now versus 2005. They attribute the reduction in large part to retirement without sufficient replacement of new advisors.   Financial Planning Magazine wrote a current article on the report. Connecting with other advisors and RIAs on RIA Match will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your efforts for growth and succession.

Where to from here. . .

Service
We continue care for our RIA Match community. Whether you call or email us, we are committed to quick responds and resourceful answers. Our online Support section also has over 30 1-2 minute videos to answer the most commonly asked questions.

Growth
Our community continues to grow as more advisors and firms join! We now have over 1090 registered profiles on the site with an average of 25 new profiles each week. Every hour our propriety algorithms comb through each profile to identify the best matches based on your current goals and objectives and places the newest matches on the top of your Match List!

Webinars
Expect more best-of-breed industry experts in our webinar series.  This Fall’s upcoming webinars will include Live Oak Bank, The Collaborative and The Partnership Resource. Watch for dates. You can also view previously recorded webinars on the site: click Support and then Webinars.

The RIA Match Store
Check out the RIA Match Store! We have added strategic products and services. Look at the worksheets, white papers and services you need to grow your firm; consultants, negotiators, valuations and more.

The Knowledge and Insight Digest
We will continue to bring you curated industry insights in our Knowledge and Insight Digest. We will increase the quantity of relevant articles in the K&I Digest this year. I promise to blog more often!

Our Newest Feature, Promoted Profiles
Look out for Promoted Profiles, a new feature for subscribers who do not want anonymity. Launch is expected in 6 weeks!

Keep the feedback coming!
From your feedback we have made improvements to the site. Examples:

  • Filter by goals in the Advanced Filter to further refine your search.
  • Receive a read receipt confirmation so you know if your emails are being read.
  • Improvements to the user experience.
We wish you continued success,

Mary Ann

Mary Ann Buchanan
Founder, RIA Match

PS Haven’t completed your profile yet?
Your match could be waiting for you! Contact us if you have questions.