FAQ
The WN Group partners with solo investment advisors, teams of advisors and financial planners. We have discovered the most successful relationships we have are with advisors who value an open relationship and are seeking to outsource compliance functions, back office operations and some or all of their investment management needs so they can focus on servicing and planning for their existing and prospective clients.
At The WN Group, qualified advisors may use the Wealth Navigation Advisors brand, or depending on the size and structure of the advisory practice, advisors may choose to use their own brand. For advisors using their own brand, The WN Group has a website and marketing team ready to help you build your brand to help grow your practice.
Yes. You continue as owner of your respective practice and client relationships you have built.
The WN Group provides a comprehensive platform designed to create efficiency and enhance productivity. Simply stated, The WN Group takes care of the details and offers solutions that enable you to focus on servicing your clients and growing your practice.
The WN Group prides itself on providing advisors with the technology required to thrive in a world where financial advice, speed, clarity and foresight are a necessity. Through our platform, Advisors have access to best-in-class digital solutions that include portfolio management, analytics and reporting software coupled with mobile and iPad client facing apps and CRM.
No. The WN Group services fee-based advisors. For advisors with commission-based business, The WN Group can help you put together a plan to transition to fee-based from a hybrid fee/commission model. There are many very viable fee-based alternatives to the traditional securities products, including mutual funds, variable annuities, fixed index annuities, private real estate, private debt, private equity and more.
The WN Group has proprietary model portfolios that advisors may use. Advisors using their own brand may choose to maintain their own investment philosophy and models.
The WN Group currently has relationships with a handful of custodial firms, although the primary custodian is Charles Schwab. We do have the capability to integrate with most custodians depending on the size of the practice.
Yes. The WN Group has E & O insurance available for its Investment Advisor Representatives and the firm.
Advisors may have the option of maintaining their current office space or co-locating at The WN Group’s home office.
The WN Group primarily partners with advisors who are seeking relationships to grow their practices. However, we understand that there are advisors who would like a partnership to arrange for and develop a succession plan relationship to protect the future of their practices. The WN Group is able to facilitate the best exit strategy for advisors if needed.
