Q119 - How To Make Up For Lost Deferred Comp When Transitioning To The RIA Model?

Transition To RIA Podcast · Feb 11, 2025 · 25m

If you are an advisor at a firm that utilizes deferred compensation as part of the comp plan, ask yourself why your firm is doing that.

If the value and resources they provide you are as superior as they claim to be, why would they need arbitrary barriers to keep you from leaving?

Wouldn’t you simply want to stay?

Regardless of the spin, deferred compensation is a retention tool to benefit the firm, not to benefit their advisors.

So how best can you manage this reality if you are considering transitioning to the RIA model?

In this episode (#119) of the Transition To RIA question and answer…