Embracing the Freedom of Independence
Advisers can now own their financial practice, removing themselves from the typical office setting and turn possibilities into reality.
The philosophy of ownership and entrepreneurship is what drives Woodstock Financial Group and the advisers it serves. Advisers now have the ability to service clients from anywhere in the United States and offer them the products and services that suit their needs. Woodstock Financial Group offers some of the most advanced industry technology including multiple industry leading platforms.
Woodstock Financial Group fully embraces these principles.
Woodstock Financial Group has always believed in the fundamental principles of flexibility. Our flexible platforms allow an adviser to make the seamless transition from a bank or wirehouse setting to a fully independent model. Flexibility has allowed many advisers who have relied on transactional business to transition to a feebased asset management business. WFG gives you the tools you need to open the door for this type of business model.
Business Development
We firmly believe that our “Unique Business Development Program” can generate all the prospects you need to take your business to the next level and any level you wish to achieve.
Generate 401(k), other advisory and financial services business that will increase your revenues and decrease your time on endless cold calling and nonproductive canvassing. Implementation of this program is very simple and will increase your customer assets under management and your personal income at the same time with no cost to you.
This proprietary program is available to all our Registered Reps, Agents and Investment Adviser Representatives. Upon registering with Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. you will have the opportunity to utilize this amazing business development program. Getting continuous community exposure with the potential to reach Investors and Business Professionals will help guarantee your personal success.
Marketing Support
Because your success is of the utmost importance to us, we have a program in place that allows the advisor to choose from a variety of customized marketing materials to personalize his or her business. Brochures, newsletters and other printed materials are available through various vendors in a turnkey environment. Woodstock Financial Group has a library of preapproved marketing material including, but not limited to brochures, websites, transition letters and 401(k) prospecting letters.
The Woodstock Financial Group adviser can participate in a qualified lead program. We match qualified accounts (with assets) based upon their needs and your specialty in your local area so you can work with these clients to service their accounts.
Woodstock Financial Group is a SEC Registered Investment Adviser.
Our feebased asset management program offers a unique product mix that is easily accessible to our advisers.
Our feebased advisers have multiple options when choosing RIA platforms. The choices are based on account activity. Advisers that predominantly use mutual funds would be more suited to the Fidelity Advisor Channel whereas an adviser who uses individual stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs would be more suited to use the IMG platform offered through Southwest Securities. Other highprofile platforms include Lockwood via Pershing and ITS.
Woodstock Financial Group takes great pride in knowing that we are providing total solutions for advisers and their clients.
Technology
Woodstock Financial Group through its relationships with Southwest Securities and Fidelity Investments Advisory Group offer its agents and representatives industry leading technology and support.
Through Southwest Securities and Fidelity Registered Investment Advisory Group, WFG’s advisors have access to the most advanced technology in the industry.
AdvisorCHANNEL™, the Fidelity Investments platform for Registered Investment Advisers is the latest tool for portfolio management. It is easily adaptable for both the veteran adviser and an individual who is in the process of annuitizing their business.
Fidelity AdvisorCHANNEL™ allows the adviser to manage a client’s portfolio (or a complex family of portfolios), allowing you to aggregate trusts, partnerships and retirement accounts. While using the rebalancing and order management tools, you can conduct research on over 600 separately managed accounts and access equity research from such trusted sources as S&P and Columbine Capital. Through Informa Investment Solutions, AdvisorCHANNEL™ gives you the ability to research and create client proposals for separately managed accounts. Fixed income research is conducted through BondTraderPro. Onboard tools include account rebalancing and reallocation, equity research in addition to mutual fund and managed account research.
In addition to separate accounts, feebased programs allow you to include such diverse investment vehicles in your client’s portfolio as limited partnerships and private equity, a necessity for the sophisticated client seeking a balanced portfolio. You also have the ability to offer your clients comprehensive reports, over and above the printed brokerage statements.
If you have ever considered feebased business, Woodstock Financial Group has a seamless transition plan to a feebased model. If you are currently a feebased adviser, WFG can accommodate and service your business, regardless of the size.
AdvisorView Broker Workstation is the cuttingedge, flexible technology platform offered by Southwest Securities, one of Woodstock’s clearing partners. AdvisorView offers streamlined workflows to help you manage and grow your business. It has oneclick navigation to critical customer information and five powerful applications which are Production Summary, Moneyline, Account Names, Household Manager and Alerts Manager. In addition, you can customize “My Dashboard” with the information you need for your specific book of business. The Power Finder can be used for searches by accounts or households. With AdvisorView you can enter orders, get quotes, customize and save searches, retrieve activity by asset class, date or symbol, export data to Microsoft Excel and much more.
Transition Strategy
We recognize the entrepreneurial spirit and realize that changing firms is time spent moving clients and learning new systems. This is why we have a dedicated team of experienced individuals who take pride in giving selflessly to assist our independent advisers.
Setting the standard for independent wealth management isn’t easy. That is why our years of experience in helping advisers make transitions have culminated in a strategy that will work for any adviser’s business, regardless of size.
Because every adviser’s business is different and Woodstock Financial works with offices of varying size, we would be remiss if we handed you a binder and checklist and said, “Here, follow this.”
We sit down with you and map out a customized strategy and timeline based upon your goals and business model. The pace of transition ultimately depends on your business needs.
During this period you will receive extensive training in technology and back office procedures. Our transition team will go to great lengths to minimize downtime, implement a seamless transition and work with you every step of the way.
Learning is a process; if you have questions at any time, our experienced staff will always be available to help you.
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