Breaking Up With Your Broker Dealer
A Clear Path to Independence for Financial Advisors
Breaking Up With Your Broker Dealer
A Clear Path to Independence for Financial Advisors
Breaking Up With Your Broker Dealer
A Clear Path to Independence for Financial Advisors
Are you ready to break free—but unsure how to begin?
If you’re a financial advisor feeling restricted, undervalued, or out of alignment with your broker-dealer, you’re not alone—and you’re not stuck. Breaking Up with Your Broker-Dealer is your practical, no-nonsense guide to recognizing when it’s time to move on, navigating the transition with clarity, and building a business that finally feels like yours.
Author and advisor consultant Alanah Phillips walks you through the emotional, strategic, and financial realities of leaving your firm, exploring your options, and stepping into independence with confidence.
You’ll learn:
• The key signs it’s time to move on
• The hidden costs of staying too long
• What “independence” really means and which model fits you
• How to avoid common legal, financial, and logistical pitfalls
• Ways to preserve client trust and continuity during your transition
Whether you're just starting to question your fit or you're ready to break up, this book will help you make the leap with eyes wide open and the roadmap in hand.
You deliver clarity and confidence to your clients. You deserve the same in your own career.
Are you ready to break free—but unsure how to begin?
If you’re a financial advisor feeling restricted, undervalued, or out of alignment with your broker-dealer, you’re not alone—and you’re not stuck. Breaking Up with Your Broker-Dealer is your practical, no-nonsense guide to recognizing when it’s time to move on, navigating the transition with clarity, and building a business that finally feels like yours.
Author and advisor consultant Alanah Phillips walks you through the emotional, strategic, and financial realities of leaving your firm, exploring your options, and stepping into independence with confidence.
You’ll learn:
• The key signs it’s time to move on
• The hidden costs of staying too long
• What “independence” really means and which model fits you
• How to avoid common legal, financial, and logistical pitfalls
• Ways to preserve client trust and continuity during your transition
Whether you're just starting to question your fit or you're ready to break up, this book will help you make the leap with eyes wide open and the roadmap in hand.
You deliver clarity and confidence to your clients. You deserve the same in your own career.
Are you ready to break free—but unsure how to begin?
If you’re a financial advisor feeling restricted, undervalued, or out of alignment with your broker-dealer, you’re not alone—and you’re not stuck. Breaking Up with Your Broker-Dealer is your practical, no-nonsense guide to recognizing when it’s time to move on, navigating the transition with clarity, and building a business that finally feels like yours.
Author and advisor consultant Alanah Phillips walks you through the emotional, strategic, and financial realities of leaving your firm, exploring your options, and stepping into independence with confidence.
You’ll learn:
• The key signs it’s time to move on
• The hidden costs of staying too long
• What “independence” really means and which model fits you
• How to avoid common legal, financial, and logistical pitfalls
• Ways to preserve client trust and continuity during your transition
Whether you're just starting to question your fit or you're ready to break up, this book will help you make the leap with eyes wide open and the roadmap in hand.
You deliver clarity and confidence to your clients. You deserve the same in your own career.
About the Author
Alanah Phillips, MBA, is an advocate for the next generation of financial advisors. She is a recruiter, speaker, and industry troublemaker with over a decade of recruiting, hiring, and training experience.
As a co-founder of Catalyst, Alanah partners with experienced advisors, helping them identify reasons it might be time to step away from their current situation and break up with their current firm. She then works as a coach, guide, and matchmaker to connect them to resources to help them build a successful, independent practice.
In 2024, she was named in the Top 35 Influencers For Financial Advisors by Indigo Marketing and was the 2023 Women in Insurance and Financial Services Woman of the Year. Alanah’s mission in financial services is to make it a more transparent, colorful, and fun place for the next generation to work, with the goal of helping her network make more money, have more fun, or both.
Alanah is an avid reader, writer, gym-goer, and baseball fan. When she isn’t working, you can find her soaking up the sunshine and being outdoors in sunny San Diego with her family and two dogs.
About the Author
Alanah Phillips, MBA, is an advocate for the next generation of financial advisors. She is a recruiter, speaker, and industry troublemaker with over a decade of recruiting, hiring, and training experience.
As a co-founder of Catalyst, Alanah partners with experienced advisors, helping them identify reasons it might be time to step away from their current situation and break up with their current firm. She then works as a coach, guide, and matchmaker to connect them to resources to help them build a successful, independent practice.
In 2024, she was named in the Top 35 Influencers For Financial Advisors by Indigo Marketing and was the 2023 Women in Insurance and Financial Services Woman of the Year. Alanah’s mission in financial services is to make it a more transparent, colorful, and fun place for the next generation to work, with the goal of helping her network make more money, have more fun, or both.
Alanah is an avid reader, writer, gym-goer, and baseball fan. When she isn’t working, you can find her soaking up the sunshine and being outdoors in sunny San Diego with her family and two dogs.
About the Author
Alanah Phillips, MBA, is an advocate for the next generation of financial advisors. She is a recruiter, speaker, and industry troublemaker with over a decade of recruiting, hiring, and training experience.
As a co-founder of Catalyst, Alanah partners with experienced advisors, helping them identify reasons it might be time to step away from their current situation and break up with their current firm. She then works as a coach, guide, and matchmaker to connect them to resources to help them build a successful, independent practice.
In 2024, she was named in the Top 35 Influencers For Financial Advisors by Indigo Marketing and was the 2023 Women in Insurance and Financial Services Woman of the Year. Alanah’s mission in financial services is to make it a more transparent, colorful, and fun place for the next generation to work, with the goal of helping her network make more money, have more fun, or both.
Alanah is an avid reader, writer, gym-goer, and baseball fan. When she isn’t working, you can find her soaking up the sunshine and being outdoors in sunny San Diego with her family and two dogs.
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The Book Launch Party
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