Hybrid RIA Platform

Triad Pioneered the Hybrid RIA Platform

At Triad Advisors, we understand your desire for independence and the freedom to make your own decisions for your clients. With more than 75% of our advisors managing fee-based assets through a separate RIA, Triad is the clear industry leader in supporting dually-registered (hybrid) advisors.*

Triad has long maintained partnerships with leading institutional platforms such as Fidelity, Schwab and TD Ameritrade, where Triad provides broker/dealer services to dually-registered advisors. This “hybrid” model provides the best of both worlds: an RIA platform for asset management and financial planning and a broker/dealer solution for commission-based securities, insurance and alternative investment business. A hybrid model offers advisors a broader range of products and services that can strengthen and solidify client relationships and maximize firm revenue.

As a full-service broker/dealer, Triad offers the following products and services designed to complement the RIA business and enhance your wealth management practice:

Products

We offer an extensive menu of non-proprietary securities and insurance products.

  • A full-service clearing platform through National Financial Services (NFS)
  • Equities, Fixed Income strategies, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, etc.
  • Variable and Fixed Insurance Solutions
  • A broad menu of Alternative Investments, including REITs, LPs, 1031 Exchange Programs (TICs), etc.
  • Banking and Mortgage services available through Everbank

Technology

Our Web-based technology creates a seamless integration of both your fee and commission business.

  • Investigo – provides Web-based account consolidation, AIMR performance reporting, contact management and document storage (imaging). Investigo consolidates data across multiple custodians including brokerage, institutional RIA, directly held mutual funds and variable annuities.
  • Streetscape – an open-architecture, Web-based workstation for brokerage accounts through NFS. Through Streetscape, you can review client account information, access real-time quotes, place orders, and access research tools and calculators.
  • INFO – a gateway to information and product availability through Triad Advisors. INFO provides advisors and their assistants access to commission schedules, product information, practice management ideas, and the ability to request client checks.

Compliance

Our compliance department understands the RIA model and can offer ongoing regulatory guidance to support and protect your business. As part of our value-added RIA services, we provide the following:

  • Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance and Fidelity Bonding for separately registered RIAs
  • Access to compliance consulting firms to assist with RIA compliance needs (ADV, Advisory Contracts, etc.)

Practice Management

To provide our advisors with high-level educational experiences, we offer quarterly workshops designed to provide in-depth education on a variety of timely topics. This year, we will hold workshops on the following topics:

  • Brokerage Services & Technology
  • Advisory Services
  • Insurance Planning
  • Alternative Investments
  • Compliance
  • Estate Planning

If you would like additional information please call 800-720-4003.

* Investment Advisor Magazine, June 2006