Driving Profitability through your RIA's Governing Documents

Have you ever considered that you could drive greater profitability in your RIA (or any other business) through policies and procedures? Think about it... Your firm's governing documents such as the employee handbook, compliance manual, or company policy are meant to communicate policies and contingencies that can reduce risk and drive efficiency.

 

In today's episode, I'm going to discuss these important documents. As I do, I will explain which documents you should have in your RIA, and what types of information goes into each one. Finally, I will explain how well-kept governing documents can help you become more profitable and propel you toward the eight-figure exit.
 
This week on The Financially Simple Podcast: 

 

• (0:57) What are the governing documents for an RIA?

• (3:34) How does a document written by an attorney impact your eight-figure exit?

• (6:40) Intrinsic value

• (7:50) Gaining efficiency by enforcing policies and procedures

• (10:33) What happens if you don't set the expectation?

• (11:12) Strategies to drive compliance to your governing documents

• (16:34) Do you have faith in processes to handle regulatory change management?

• (17:25) Don't simply put these documents on the shelf

 

Our Favorite Quotes: 

"By engaging your team and the governing documents, you can instill a culture of regulatory compliance for you and your RIA. But you can also instill a culture of profitability and value." - Justin Goodbread
 
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