Your own sub-practice, without the administrative and compliance headache
Advisors join Sharper Image Financial Services as 1099 independent contractors and operate under the firm's SEC and state registrations. You focus on clients. We run the rest.
The path from application to launch
Apply
Submit a short application. Choose the New Advisor program or the Existing Book program.
Conversation
Meet with Jarrett to talk about your goals, your clients, and what you want your practice to look like.
Licensing and onboarding
We handle registration paperwork and sponsor licensing where needed. Existing advisors get account transfer assistance and tech stack integration.
Launch and grow
You start serving clients and building your practice, with the firm handling compliance and administration behind you.
Who does what
You own
- Your hours and your schedule
- Your client relationships and your practice
- Hiring and managing your own staff
- Business development and growth
- The financial planning and advice you deliver, within the firm's compliance framework
The firm handles
- Regulatory compliance, supervision, and required filings
- Licenses and approved business expenses
- Custodian relationship and account administration
- Technology stack and communications archiving
- Administrative and back-office operations
How the economics work
You give up a small percentage of the fees you earn. In exchange, the firm pays for licenses and approved expenses and does your compliance and administrative work. There is no platform fee or monthly technology charge: the percentage is the only cost. Approved expenses are reimbursed through a request in your portal, with your receipt attached. The more you build, the more of each dollar you keep.
The technology you start with
Everything below is set up and supported by the firm.
- Charles Schwab
- RightCapital
- Less Annoying CRM
- AdvicePay
- Zoom (Meetings + SMS)
- Microsoft 365
- Calendly
- Presults compliance archiving
- RIA Registrar compliance
- Kaplan continuing education
- DocuSign
Structure and supervision
Advisors are independent contractors associated with Sharper Image Financial Services, LLC as investment adviser representatives. Advisory services are offered through Sharper Image Financial Services, LLC, which remains responsible for supervision and regulatory compliance.
Ready to build your practice?
Applications are always open. There is no cap on how many advisors we bring on, and no minimum book size.
Apply now