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The Independent Path

You've built the book.
Now build something you own.

Over 11,000 advisors left their firms in 2025 — the largest exodus in industry history. If you're at Merrill, Morgan Stanley, UBS, or Wells Fargo and doing the math, we'd like to have a conversation.

$2.65B
Assets Under Management
30+
Advisors on the Platform
1,800+
Client Relationships
2015
Founded — Marlton, NJ
11,172
Advisors changed firms in 2025
+16%
Surge vs. prior year — a record
22 yrs
Average tenure of those who moved
54
$1B+ teams moved — 29 from wirehouses
Source: Diamond Consultants 2025 Advisor Transition Report

Support at every stage

Whether you're finally ready to make a move, looking to accelerate growth on your own terms, or thinking about what your practice looks like in the next chapter — we've built PVI for each of these moments.

01
Breakaway Advisors

You're done with the comp grid cuts, the banking cross-sell pressure, and the proprietary product lists. You're ready to own your practice. We provide the infrastructure, compliance, and operational support to make day one go smoothly — and day 1,000 even better.

02
Growth-Minded Advisors

You're already independent but want institutional investment access, a stronger brand, and a platform that helps you acquire and retain clients at a higher level. PVI's resources accelerate growth without adding overhead.

03
Senior Advisors

At a wirehouse, your succession options are limited and the economics are set by someone else. At PVI, you build enterprise value that you actually own — and choose how you monetize it. We offer structured programs that protect your clients, your team, and your legacy.

What your production is actually worth

Wirehouse grids keep compressing. At $1M production, major wirehouses pay 44–49% effective payout. At PVI, advisors typically retain 60–90%+ after expenses. On the same book, that difference is real money — every year.

Wirehouse Grid
Merrill · Morgan Stanley · UBS · Wells
35–50%
Effective payout
  • Grid compression year after year
  • Zero payout below $250–500K households
  • Banking cross-sell requirements
  • No enterprise value — you own nothing
Pine Valley Investments
Independent RIA Platform
60–90%+
Effective payout after expenses
  • Your economics, your structure
  • Serve every client on your book
  • No banking products, no quotas
  • Build real enterprise value you own

A complete platform for your practice

Everything you need to run and grow a successful advisory practice — without the complexity of building it yourself.

Transition Services

Full support for advisors moving from wirehouses or independent firms. We handle the operational complexity so you can focus on your clients.

Model Portfolios

Access to PVI's institutional-quality model portfolios, managed by our internal investment committee led by Chris O'Neill, CFA.

RIA Operations Setup

Entity formation support, custodian onboarding, and all operational infrastructure needed to launch your registered practice. We work alongside your compliance counsel to ensure a smooth setup.

Trade Support

Dedicated trading desk support across Schwab and Altruist custodians, with real-time execution and rebalancing capabilities.

Technology Training

Onboarding and ongoing training across PVI's full technology stack — eMoney, RightCapital, Tamarac, Monarch, and more.

Financial Planning Support

Access to PVI's financial planning resources, including complimentary eMoney subscriptions for all clients and planning team support.

Compliance Services

Ongoing compliance oversight, ADV maintenance, client communications review, and regulatory support so you stay focused on your clients.

Marketing Management

Professional bio pages, team presence on pinevalleyinvestments.com, Morning Core newsletter access, and marketing support from our team.

Succession Planning

Structured programs to help senior advisors transition their practice — protecting their clients, their team, and their financial legacy.

A platform built for
how advisors work now.

At a wirehouse, your technology is assigned. At PVI, you choose. We've built a full best-of-breed stack — and as the industry evolves, so does the platform. That includes AI-powered productivity tools that help you spend more time with clients and less time on paperwork.

All tools are adopted in accordance with applicable compliance and regulatory requirements.

Financial Planning
eMoney RightCapital
Portfolio & Reporting
Tamarac Monarch
Custodians
Charles Schwab Altruist
Productivity & AI
Advisor-selected tools,
adopted on your terms

What you gain when you
stop giving away the upside.

Every advisor who has joined PVI left a firm where the rules weren't written in their favor. Here's what changes.

01
You own your practice
At a wirehouse, the firm owns the client relationship. At PVI, you do. That means real enterprise value — saleable at meaningful multiples — rather than a "sunset deal" set by someone else's terms.
02
No proprietary products. No quotas.
No approved product lists. No banking cross-sell pressure. No sales targets that conflict with what's right for your clients. Fiduciary advice, full stop.
03
Institutional access without the wirehouse
Private equity, venture capital, proprietary fund strategies, and institutional model portfolios — resources typically reserved for the largest firms, available to every advisor on the PVI platform.
04
Multi-custodian flexibility
Work across Charles Schwab and Altruist simultaneously. Choose the custodian that's right for each client — not the one your firm has a deal with.
05
Technology you actually choose
Best-of-breed tools selected by you — not assigned by a compliance department managing to the lowest common denominator.
$2.65B
AUM
30+
Advisors
4
Advisory Groups
10+
Years in Business
USA Today
Best Financial Advisory Firms 2025

The rankings were determined based on two dimensions: (1) Peer/Client Recommendations — collected via an independent survey sent to over 20,000 clients and financial advisors; and (2) Growth of Assets under Management (AUM) — analyzed both short (12 months) and long-term (5 years) based on publicly available data. Pine Valley Investments did not compensate USA Today for this award.

Advisors who've made the move

PVI isn't a startup bet. Experienced advisor teams — many from the same firms you're at today — have built thriving practices here. Their transition is proof that the infrastructure works.

The Markoe Group
Jonathan Markoe & Team
Joined PVI from Merrill Lynch in 2018. Today managing one of PVI's largest advisory group practices alongside Jake Markoe, Joshua Feldschneider, Scott Lermack, and Victoria Allen.
The Fay Group
Kate Fay & Team
Joined PVI from Girard Investment Partners in 2021, the year PVI crossed $795M AUM. A team that chose PVI for its infrastructure, culture, and long-term growth potential.
BWA — Braatz Walden
Jason Braatz & Team
Joined PVI from Merrill Lynch in 2023. Jason Braatz, Jerry Braatz, Corey Fisher, Scott Walden, and Chris Bryan built their group practice within the PVI platform from day one.

Ready to explore a
partnership with PVI?

Whether you're planning a transition, looking to grow, or thinking about succession — we'd love to have a conversation. No pressure, no pitch.