Sponsors

Established in 1979, AAM has become a highly respected financial force providing complete portfolio solutions tailored to the individual needs of financial professionals. Our results-oriented advisor-centric service model and industry experience differentiates us from the competition by adding real value to your financial services business. We offer access to separately managed accounts (SMAs), unit investment trusts (UITs), mutual funds, structured products and the fixed income markets, as well as portfolio analytics and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Altruist is the modern custodian for independent financial advisors. Altruist combines a self-clearing brokerage firm with intuitive software for account opening, trading, reporting, and billing – all in one streamlined solution.

Our mission is to create and distribute innovative alternative investments with the goal of providing more diversified investment solutions. American Elm Distribution Partners is a managing broker-dealer and multi-product platform raising capital in the RIA marketplace. Our affiliate American Elm Advisors offers compliance and distribution consulting services; Distribution and Compliance is at the center of American Elm’s mission as a leading alternative investment fundraising platform.

Caribou is a non-commissioned healthcare planning company that works exclusively with financial advisors and their clients to plan for current and future healthcare costs, creating holistic and accurate financial plans. Caribou's healthcare planning software, HealthPlanner, creates custom deliverables that match the client with health plan options tailored to their relevant life event (Medicare, retirement, etc.) and their health needs, coverage priorities, and budget.

At Schwab Advisor Services™, we are dedicated to working with and learning from advisors like you. With over 30 years of experience serving independent advisors, we understand what it takes to help you meet your business goals.

Dimensional Fund Advisors is a leading global investment firm that has been translating academic research into practical investment solutions since 1981. Guided by a strong belief in markets, the firm builds and implements strategies to help clients pursue higher expected returns. An enduring philosophy, strong client commitment, and deep working relationships with the academic community underpin Dimensional’s approach to investing and form the foundation for new strategies. As of March 31, 2023, Dimensional and its affiliates manage $614 billion in USD for investors worldwide.

Fidelity Investments is a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing and other financial products and services to institutions, financial intermediaries, and individuals.

At Franklin Templeton we offer our clients a gateway to investment excellence backed by a global organization and delivered through a consistent, coordinated client experience. We’ve broadened our capabilities by attracting leading public and private market investment managers to our firm. Today we are among the world’s largest asset managers with offices in major financial markets, serving clients in more than 150 countries, and managing nearly $1.4 trillion in assets.

Judson Group is an Executive Search firm specializing in Wealth Management and working with RIAs, Single/Multi-Family Offices, and Trust Companies. We work nationwide and primarily offer Retained search services. We use our client centric approach, direct industry experience, and intimate market knowledge to bring our clients comprehensive talent solutions in an efficient and timely manner. Hunter Judson, Jr. founded the practice after advising UHNW clients at Bessemer Trust.

KP7 is a boutique registered investment advisor that offers a portfolio of publicly-traded equities for high-net worth clients.

Lukrom is an Arizona-based real estate investment firm offering accredited investors unique opportunities to invest in exclusive private credit and equity offerings. Lukrom iFund LP, our private credit fund, comes with a truly innovative $15M First Loss Commitment that provides significant protection against loss to our investors. No other credit/debt funds protect their investors like this. We are a fully administered fund and undergo annual third-party audits, ensuring full transparency for all stakeholders.

PPC LOAN provides conventional loans (non-SBA) and tailored financing solutions for acquisitions, mergers, partnership buy-ins and buy-outs, succession plans, and refinances.

Up to 100% financing

Fixed rates

Loan terms up to 10-years

Loans from $250,000+

SEI is a custodian for growth-minded RIAs with integrated open-architecture technology, wealth management solutions, and investment offering. A strategic business unit of SEI and serving the independent financial advisor market for nearly 30 years, Independent Advisor Solutions works with over 7,400 advisors and supports approximately $88.3 billion in advisors’ total platform assets (as of September 30, 2023). For more information, visit seic.com/advisors.

Sheman and Company is an investment banking and M&A firm dedicated to the convergence of the asset & wealth management, insurance, healthcare, and technology industries. Founded in 2004, we have 16 professionals completely focused on ensuring the most successful outcome for every client we serve. With offices in Charlotte and New York, our firm has closed over 85 transactions and more than $11.5 billion of deal value.

Shelton Capital Management is a boutique asset manager delivering sophisticated investment solutions. Founded in 1985, Shelton Capital Management has maintained consistent investment principles and a steadfast focus on authentic customer service. The firm manages over $4.3 billion of assets as of September 30, 2023. For additional information, please visit us at http://sheltoncap.com or call (800) 955-9938.

TIFIN AG uses artificial intelligence to expand the world of advice. We use a combination of advanced algos, machine learning, and rich data partnerships to help wealth enterprises answer specific questions to drive net new assets.

Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's most respected investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice and retirement services, and insights to individuals, institutions, and financial professionals. Based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Vanguard has offices worldwide and manages more than $7.5 trillion on behalf of more than 30 million clients.* Vanguard operates under a unique, investor-owned** structure and adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

VRGL helps advisors accelerate the Client Acquisition and Proposal Management process (“CAPM”) by providing automated statement extraction, powerful 5 Pillar Analytics, and fully customizable proposal generation capabilities. VRGL's proprietary technology enables advisors to offload the cumbersome process of manually extracting data while streamlining and accelerating the client acquisition and decision-making process - all so advisors can expedite time to revenue by up to 50% with a 25% or more increase in initial check size.

Wasatch is a research-driven, 100% employee-owned investment advisor, managing a family of no-load mutual funds. As small cap specialists, we pursue a disciplined approach to bottom-up, fundamental analysis to develop a deep understanding of the investment potential of individual companies. We deeply believe in our practices and back them up with our own time and investments.

YCharts enables smarter investment decisions and better communication with clients and prospects. With industry-leading tools, you’re empowered to create compelling visuals that emphasize the strengths of your investment strategies. YCharts offers: comprehensive data for stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts and economic indicators; advanced portfolio analytics for strategy optimization and communication with clients; and powerful visualization and sales enablement tools.

YourStake provides the #1 rated tools financial advisors need to help provide personalization to their client’s investments. We offer advisors a suite of tools that bring immense time efficiencies and insights to client prospecting, reporting, and portfolio analytics. We also help with investment research and optimization to provide scalable personalization for clients.