In today’s environment with the constant change in rules and regulations, it is more important than ever to have a partner by your side to help you navigate through the changing landscape. As our network’s dedicated Chief Compliance Officer and OSJ Delegate, Colby Cypriano and her team have built systems and processes to support you in this area. Viewing compliance as our industry’s version of what other industries might call their “safety program”, we host regular network update calls for both you and your team members to proactively provide guidance on the industry’s newest developments.
Process paperwork you send us or communicate with your office within one business day of receipt to insure timely processing and follow-through of time sensitive client paperwork.
The best defense is a good offense. Staying on top of industry trends, best practices and new rules and requirements in order to adjust work flows and processes and keep you abreast of important developments ahead of the curve.
Thorough and comprehensive review of client business you submit considering the various angles and aspects that will protect both you and your clients from future misunderstandings and miscommunications. The key aspect of this standard is thorough documentation of recommendations and advice for both new and existing client accounts and reviews, detailing the reasoning and suitability behind your recommendations.
Simply put, doing the right thing by you and your clients and doing things the right way and within the guidelines and rules of our industry.
Although your practice may be substantial, connecting it with the scale and scope of a larger enterprise immediately makes your business more valuable and you’ll find it easier to get the time and attention you deserve from the companies you work with. The Horizon Advisor Network enjoys a strong relationship and spirit of partnership with the leadership and operations teams at Cetera Advisors. Collectively, this gives us timely access to resources, guidance and advice that most individual advisors cannot access on their own.
The right-fit OSJ relationship can help independent financial advisors and professionals navigate compliance, supervision, paperwork, and broker-dealer coordination with more confidence and fewer administrative burdens. These FAQs explore answers to common questions advisors ask about how Horizon Advisor Network’s proactive OSJ services and our partnership with Cetera Advisors.
Independent advisors should look for an OSJ that is responsive, proactive, ethical, protective, and experienced in supporting real-world advisory practices. The right OSJ should help you navigate compliance and operations without creating unnecessary friction in the way you serve clients.
Horizon Advisor Network helps advisors with compliance by providing proactive guidance, documentation review, supervisory support, and communication around important requirements. The goal is to help advisors protect their clients, their practice, and their professional reputation while staying focused on client relationships.
Yes. Horizon Advisor Network’s OSJ services are designed to help streamline compliance and backstage operations so advisors can spend more time on client service and practice growth. Support with paperwork, documentation, supervision, and operational questions can reduce the burden of managing everything alone.
Horizon Advisor Network provides OSJ services that may include compliance support, supervisory review, paperwork processing standards, documentation guidance, issue resolution, and broker-dealer coordination. These services are designed to help independent advisors operate with more confidence and support.
A Super OSJ can support independent financial advisors by combining compliance oversight, operational guidance, practice support, peer connection, and broker-dealer access at a larger scale. Horizon Advisor Network gives advisors the ability to remain independent while gaining the structure and support of a broader network.
Horizon Advisor Network helps protect advisors by encouraging strong documentation, proactive compliance habits, ethical decision-making, and careful review of client business. This support can help reduce risk, strengthen processes, and promote a more professional client experience.
Going it alone can make it harder to access timely guidance, operational perspective, compliance support, and broker-dealer resources. Horizon Advisor Network gives independent advisors a support structure, experienced leadership, and a community that understands the challenges of running and growing an advisory practice.
Horizon Advisor Network’s relationship with Cetera Advisors helps affiliated advisors connect with the scale, resources, and guidance of a larger enterprise. This relationship can support communication, issue resolution, compliance guidance, operational needs, and access to resources that may be harder for an individual advisor to reach alone.