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United Advisor Group
A better way to independence.

Don't Just Break Away. Build a Legacy.

Independence should be more than a move. UAG is not the only path forward, but it may be the wisest one for the business and future you’re working so hard to build.

Before you plan your next move, see how the UAG Advantage could tip the scales heavily in your favor.

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Advisor-ownedOne-TierNo private equityNo broker-dealer ownershipNo debt

Pathways in

Start Where You Are Today

01

Independent broker-dealer advisors

Move from a broker-dealer structure to true RIA independence with a clear transition plan and hands-on support.

  • Break away from grid payouts and product shelves
  • Structured transition plan and paperwork support
  • Keep your book, your team, and your client agreements

Structure, speed, and support for your move to independence.

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02

Wirehouse advisors

Step away from the wirehouse model while protecting your client relationships, brand, and business economics.

  • Protect client relationships through a careful transition
  • Own your brand instead of the firm's brand
  • Capture the full economics of the business you run

Control of your book, your brand, and your economics.

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03

Established RIAs

Join an advisor-owned One-Tier partnership designed to help your firm strengthen, scale, and increase long-term value.

  • Add shared scale without a private equity partner
  • Offload compliance, technology, and reporting weight
  • Participate in firm ownership and long-term value

Shared scale and ownership for firms already independent.

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The Advisor Ownership Trade

Keep What Makes Your Firm Yours. Gain the Strength of a Partnership.

What You Retain

  • The brand your clients know and trust
  • The relationships you worked years to earn
  • The direction you chose for your firm
  • The investment approach that reflects your judgment
  • The operating identity that makes the firm yours
  • The long-term direction you want to protect

What You Gain

  • Advisor Ownership
  • Compliance infrastructure
  • Custodial Relationships
  • Integrated Technology and Reporting
  • Firm-Growth and Firm-Value Support
  • Greater Control Over Your Business Growth
  • Training
  • Shared Scale
  • Idea Sharing and Joint Work
  • Opportunity to Build Your Legacy

The One-Tier Partnership

One Partnership Framework. Independent Firms. Shared Strength.

United Advisor Group is built as a single, advisor-owned tier. No outside layer sits above the advisors. Ownership, direction, and long-term value stay with the independent RIA firms inside the partnership.

01

One Partnership Framework

A single, advisor-owned structure that every participating firm shares, rather than a stack of tiers and outside owners.

02

Independent Firms

Each firm keeps its own brand, clients, and business direction while operating inside the shared framework.

03

Shared Strength

Scale, infrastructure, and expertise are pooled across firms so each advisor benefits from the whole.

Support Built for Advisors

Practical Support Across Every Part of Your Business.

Transition Support

Planning, timing, and coordination for the move.

Foundational Support

The operating pieces needed to stand up the firm.

Technology

Tools, reporting, and platform coordination.

Compliance

Guidance and structure for a regulated environment.

Training

Practical education for the advisor and team.

Firm-Focused Growth and Value

Support for building a stronger, more transferable business.

Idea Sharing

Advisor-to-advisor learning across the partnership.

Joint Work

Opportunities to collaborate where expertise overlaps.

Value-Driver Education

Guidance on what can strengthen long-term firm value.

Firm Growth and Long-Term Value

Build a Firm That’s Stronger Today and More Valuable Tomorrow.

Advisor ownership brings together independence today and the work of building lasting enterprise value, understanding what drives it, and giving your firm a clearer path forward.

Educational framing. Not a valuation promise.

What Drives Long-Term Firm Value

  • 01

    Recurring, Durable Revenue

    Understand the quality and stability of firm cash flow.

  • 02

    Client Retention and Depth

    Relationships that endure across generations and markets.

  • 03

    Operational Independence

    Systems and identity that belong to the firm, not a parent.

  • 04

    Succession and Continuity

    A firm built to outlast any single advisor.

A Real Advisor-Owned Community

Independent Firms, Connected by Ownership and a National Footprint.

United Advisor Group is made up of independent firms that share ownership and strength across the country. The Firms page introduces the community behind the partnership.

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Participating Firms

Independent, advisor-owned members of the partnership

National Footprint

Firms operating across regions of the country

One Community

A shared framework connecting independent advisors

Resources

Helpful Starting Points as You Evaluate the Move.

Advisor Education

Guidance and learning built for advisors evaluating independence and ownership.

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RIA Calculator

A light resource to help you think through the economics of going independent.

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RIA Confidential

A related but separate channel for candid conversation across the RIA community.

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Confidential Inquiry

A Private Conversation, at Your Discretion.

A transition is a sensitive decision. Reach out directly and privately to explore whether advisor ownership and the One-Tier partnership are the right fit for your firm. No obligation, no disclosure.

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Held in strict confidence, advisor to advisor.