ADVISORS | PARTNER WITH US

For Advisors Interested in Joining Our Firm.

Join CGN Advisors, LLC, a Fee-Only SEC registered investment advisor, and let us take many of the operations, billing, technology, marketing, compliance and investment management functions off your plate so you can spend more time focusing on what truly matters—financial planning for your clients. Build your own local brand as a DBA office of our national firm using our turnkey RIA platform.

Current licensing fee to join CGN Advisors.

• $2500 1-time affiliation fee ($500 non-refundable if unable to accept advisor into firm based on background check).
• $900/month ongoing fee (months 2+).

Advisor must.

• Offer Fee-Only, fiduciary, accessible financial planning.
• Offer financial planning as a distinct and separate service offering from investment management.
• Have or obtain CFP® certification (or CPA/PFS credential) within 5 years from start date. 2-year Apprenticeship Pathway is available.

For additional information please contact: Justin@CGNAdvisors.com

Platform Component:  RIA		Service Options Fee-Only financial planning and investment management service options include: hourly project fee, fixed fee, monthly ongoing, quarterly ongoing and AUM (see Investments section below for more information about AUM).
		Billing All billing is processed by CGN Advisors, LLC. Advisors are paid on the 1st and 15th of each month.
		Business Continuity Access to built-in business continuity plan in case of death or disability, as well as planned sale (e.g. retirement).
		E&O Insurance Professional liability (E&O) insurance is provided.
		DPL Financial Partners Access to commission-free insurance and annuity platform.
		Add-On Access to in-house Paraplanner Services for $75/hour.
		Add-On Join our group Premier Subscription to the Kitces.com Members Section for $130/year.
		Add-On Join our NAPFA Corporate Membership for $300/year.

Platform Component: Technology		CRM Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is provided.
		Email Email hosting is provided. 1 email address is included. For additional email addresses, costs passed on to advisor.
		DMS Document Management Software (DMS) is provided.
		SECURE FORMS Secure, online confidential client questionnaires, risk questionnaires and Investment Policy Statements (IPSs) are provided.
		Portal Access to Orion advisor/client portal.
		PORTFOLIO RISK ANALYTICS Access to Orion Risk Intelligence software (formerly Hidden Levers) is provided.
		FINANCIAL PLANNING Access to Orion Planning financial planning software is provided.
		Add-On Access to enterprise edition of MoneyGuidePro for $1025/year or MoneyGuideElite for $1575/year (includes firm-managed capital market assumptions and CGN Investment Strategies standard portfolio sets).
		Add-On Access to Holistiplan for $12.50/tax return uploaded.

Platform Component: Marketing		Streamlined Scrolling Website Website design/setup is provided using a framework that is part of CGN Advisors, LLC main website.
		Find an Advisor Profile Find an Advisor profile listing is provided on CGN Advisors, LLC main website.
		Add-On Access to FMG Suite's marketing platform for advisors. Cost varies.

Platform Component: Compliance		IAR Registration Initial registration (using COMPLY's RIA in a Box product) within about 15 days as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) for 1 DBA office of CGN Advisors, LLC.
		Compliance Program All ongoing compliance managed by CGN Advisors, LLC using MyRIACompliance.
		Archiving Email, website and social media archiving software is provided.

Platform Component: Investments		Custodians Access to institutional custodian is provided.
		AUM Offer Assets Under Management (AUM) via CGN Investment Strategies. You remain out front to manage the client relationship (choose 1 of 10 tiered billing schedules) and we will work hard behind the scenes to manage the investments (for a low base fee).
		AUM Tiers and Fees AUM  Tiers Advisor  Fee CGN Fee (Avg. 0.18%) $0 - $500k 0% - 0.75% 0.25% $500k - $1M 0% - 0.55% 0.20% $1M - $2M 0% - 0.35% 0.15% $2M+ 0% - 0.40% 0.10%
		CGN Investment Strategies 5 series of professionally managed portfolios, including: Core, Intentional, Select, Sustainable ESG and DFA Focus.
		DFA CGN Advisors, LLC is a Dimensional-approved firm.

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