Advisor Solutions

When you think about what you want to do as an advisor, it’s probably not purchasing and maintaining disparate technology platforms, building bespoke portfolios, monitoring tedious compliance requirements, or running point on the back-office operational tasks burdening your day-to-day. It probably is focusing on your clients.   And we know that demand for those client-facing services…

Delivering an exceptional client experience is a key differentiator for advisory firms and a major part of building client trust. According to Shep Hyken research, 83% of customers trust brands or businesses more when they deliver excellent customer experience. And today’s clients are looking for more than just sound financial advice and strategy.  They want…

Developing your client base is vital for growing your business, but as the world changes, so must your strategies for lead generation. There are plenty of tried and tested marketing tactics for bringing in leads, but are they suitable for financial advisors, and, more specifically, will they work for your advisory business? The right lead…

The fast-growing movement to independence continues to gain momentum among today’s wealth managers, with a report from Cerulli Associates showing that 71% of advisors would prefer independence if they were to move to another firm. There are obvious benefits to building and implementing your own independent business model–more control, flexibility, and scalability immediately come to…

According to Fidelity research, 96% of advisors who made the move to an independent firm are happy with their decision. And Cerulli Associates indicates that by 2025, more than a quarter of the industry’s assets will be managed by advisors in RIA channels.  The top reasons behind making a move to independence underscore the ongoing…

We have the platform and technology solutions to support you on every step of the advisory journey while offering the freedom of independence. We’re built for advisors, by advisors. The CG Advisor Network (CGAN) was born from the pursuit of true independence, founded in 2005 by financial advisors working in captive advisor models. After taking…

Legislation introduced on September 13th, 2021 provides more clarity on tax increases the Biden administration is seeking to enact through the American Families Plan. The bill includes a host of tax increases on households earning more than $400,000 along with significant reforms to the estate and gift tax exemption, reducing the amount back to an…