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Compliance Calendar For A Solo RIA: Staying On Top Of Compliance Tasks While Serving Clients

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One of the most intimidating aspects of launching a solo advisory firm is the question of how to manage compliance. Creating a compliance calendar for a solo RIA can help to systematize and manage compliance tasks, requirements and deadlines.

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Crafting An Annual Compliance Calendar For A (Solo) RIA: Staying On Top Of Compliance Tasks While Serving Clients

Nerd's Eye View

One of the most intimidating aspects of launching a solo advisory firm is the question of how to manage compliance. accounting reports, client contract templates, and a surety bond) and filing an annual renewal fee near the end of the year.

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Paid Solicitation Under The SEC Marketing Rule: Using Third-Parties For Lead Generation And Prospecting

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Financial advisors who pay third parties to solicit or refer prospective clients to generate new business have historically been subject to the SEC’s Cash Solicitation Rule. These requirements include ensuring that promoters are eligible to receive compensation for testimonials or endorsements (i.e.,

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Adviser links: a winning model

Abnormal Returns

standarddeviationspod.com) Compliance Jason Zweig, "In 30 years of writing about the financial-advice industry, I never learned that advisers can provide less-comprehensive disclosures than stockbrokers." wsj.com) Advisers are scrambling to get into compliance with new advertising rules. thinkadvisor.com).

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AI-Generated Financial Advice And The Fiduciary Catch-22

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Financial advisors have a fiduciary obligation to act in their clients' best interests, and at the same time are prohibited by state and SEC rules from making misleading statements or omissions about their advisory business.

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Form U4: Common Missteps And Best Practices For RIAs

Nerd's Eye View

Which makes it all the more important for IARs to ensure Form U4 is up to date and that the way they are presenting themselves to current and potential clients in public – including content on their website, advertisements, and social media post – aligns with their (also publicly available) regulatory disclosures!

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The Independent Contractor Question

Inside Information

Broker-dealers live off of the activities of their affiliated reps; they facilitate the transactions and asset management for a percentage of the commissions and fees that advisors/reps receive from their clients. The BD doesn’t control prices charged to clients except to the extent that it facilitates commissions.