Infrastructure
Our Home is Built on a Solid Foundation
As with any dwelling you construct, a framework is designed around a solid foundation, and built using the strongest materials in order to ensure permanent structural integrity. At Richard Brothers Financial Advisors we conducted exhaustive research on every element of our Infrastructure, and inspected and approved all the pieces to make certain they all fit together and worked in harmony. We believe our firm exceeds industry standards and this process benefits our advisors and, ultimately, their clients.
Here are some of the elements you will enjoy as an advisor/partner:
Stable Organization—Richard Brothers Financial Advisors was created and is owned by advisors just like you. Because we are business owners, we are passionate, proactive and fully committed to our business. This enables us to act quickly on decisions, makes us nimble and gives us better control over challenges and outcomes.
Office/staffing/technology/professional help —Our own staff will handle administrative and technology details for you, allowing more time for you to focus on client service and to continue growing and maintaining your business without missing a beat. This includes assisting you with office location, turnkey alternatives, insurance, benefits, furniture and business equipment, networks and computers, and more. Our legal and accounting professionals are also available and happy to help you.
Partnership with First-Class Custodian: Pershing —We don’t hold the assets. Pershing, LLC is one of the industry’s best known and most trusted custodian with whom we have a valued clearing relationship. Pershing is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York.
Brokerage Services — Offered through Allegiance Capital LLC, a member of FINRA and SIPC. Randall and Neal Richard founded Allegiance Capital in 1999, and in 2007 they decided to adopt the name Richard Brothers Financial Advisors to better reflect its personal service to clients. Affectionately known for many years as “The Richard Brothers” to most clients, it seemed most fitting to transition the name to Richard Brothers Financial Advisors for instant recognition.
Products and Relationships — Richard Brothers is a local company deeply connected in and around Northern New England. We are unique in that we not only have close and solid partnerships with local businesses and regional communities, but we also have access to markets domestically and internationally through more than 100 financial organizations. We are characterized by a product neutral approach, which focuses on the quality of services and products offered, not the amount we sell. Consequently, we offer reliable investment products and financial instruments from such respected firms as, Allianz/PIMCO, American Funds, American Century, Black Rock, Davis Funds, T. Rowe Price, Van Kampen, Dreyfus, and iShares ETFs, as well as other highly skilled and industry-recognized managers we trust and have worked well with over the years.
Richard Brothers supports you in the following areas:
- managed accounts (through our managed account platform)
- wealth management (through our wealth management platform)
- financial planning
- trust and fiduciary services
- private banking
- tax planning
- asset management
- and an extensive list of no-transaction fee mutual funds.
Advisor Services Desk —“How May We Help You?” We understand the challenges that go hand-in-hand with a busy practice. A main concern is time management. This is where our “concierge-type” services can help you. You can relax and we’ll do some of that time-consuming footwork for you. We’ll get the answers you need, the tools you need, the recommendations you are looking for. Just like the experts at a hotel concierge desk, our Advisor Services Desk team offers a wide selection of operational support with custom solutions for your practice needs. We don’t expect you to “ fit” into a boilerplate customer services system or be a logged-in phone number at an 800 # call center. Instead, we respect the individuality of your business and realize that its distinctive characteristics have made you successful. A concierge-type service is no longer a luxury for an advisor; it is a necessity. Our Advisor Services Desk team understands that helping you will ensure the continued enrichment of your life here—at Richard Brothers Financial Advisors—and at home.
Partnership Options—With a partnership option, you are not simply making a move to another broker-dealer. You are making a “career” move -- a move to become business owner, partner, and leader in control of your destiny. You will enjoy more flexibility and fewer restrictions, i.e. too rigid compliance, as well as more security and a highly attractive upside equity potential. Plus, you will have peers you can collaborate with. Our partners benefit from our proven model of success and we are eager to share it with you. Learn more about Partnership Options.
Technology Integration—We partner with premier technology providers such as Broker’s Ally, Bill Good Marketing (CRM and marketing tools), MoneyGuide Pro, Naviplan (financial planning), Advent (investment reporting), Global Relay (compliance surveillance), Pershing NetX360 (integrated advisor workstation), iNautix (workflow tool), etc. All are independent and our list is expandable to accommodate your needs to improve software integration, making your workflow simpler, more productive, faster and more accurate.