Q129 - Can I Use Alternative Investments As An RIA?

Transition To RIA Podcast · Jul 31, 2025 · 21m

“You won’t be able to use Alts (alternative investments) if you transition to the RIA model.”

“Ok, maybe that’s no longer the case….but you won’t have access to as many investment options as we have in the large broker/dealer world.”

“Well….maybe that’s no longer true either, but our large scale gets us better availability/pricing than the RIA space.”

“Damn it…..that’s no longer true either. You RIA folks now often have better options, pricing, etc. than we do!”

This progression is how using Alts in the RIA space has generally played out. While advisors at large wirehouse type firms once had…