Engagement pricing
Every engagement works the same way: a Month 1 onboarding and diagnostic that produces your 90-day roadmap, then an ongoing fractional COO partnership. The tier reflects the complexity of the firm and the scope of the work — not a menu of add-ons.
01
Building the operational foundation
Best fit
Independent and hybrid RIAs with $100M – $300M AUM, or firms in earlier stages of operational development.
What you can expect
02
Scaling operations to match firm ambition
Best fit
Independent and hybrid RIAs with $300M – $750M AUM, or firms with multiple advisors or active growth initiatives.
What you can expect
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Full operational leadership for complex, scaling firms
Best fit
Independent and hybrid RIAs with $750M – $3B AUM, or firms with significant operational complexity or strategic growth plans.
What you can expect
Month-to-month after Month 1
Exit with 30 days written notice
Implementation included — no separate project invoices
Standalone projects
Retainer engagements maintain and improve your existing operating model. When a firm faces a major one-time transaction or transformation, that work is scoped separately as a fixed-fee project.
Platform conversions, portfolio-history cleanup, and transitions to institutional technology such as Orion, Addepar, or Black Diamond.
Operational harmonization of an acquired RIA book or an incoming breakaway team — systems, workflows, CRM, billing, payroll, and benefits.
Operational support for a state-to-SEC registration transition — workflows, client documents, records, and audit-trail structures. Compliance and filings remain with the firm's CCO and counsel.
Partner-transition frameworks, advisor incentive models, organizational design, and fee-structure change support.
Standalone engagements are separately scoped and quoted, outside the monthly retainer. Every retainer client is eligible. Final regulatory responsibility for compliance-related work always remains with the firm's designated CCO.
How an engagement works
Month 1
We study your firm — how it actually operates, where it is strong, and where the friction is costing you growth, capacity, and peace of mind. We map your workflows, review your technology and vendor stack, assess compliance documentation, and design your operational scorecard.
The deliverable: a prioritized 90-day operational roadmap with clear milestones, owners, and success metrics — so you always know exactly what is being worked on and why.
Month 2+
We own the operational agenda. Systems, vendors, technology, implementation, reporting, and strategic planning — all part of what we do. The 90-day roadmap is updated quarterly as the firm evolves. Every deliverable is documented, compliance-aware, and designed to outlast the engagement.
Implementation is part of the engagement — not a separate invoice. CRM migrations, AI tooling, workflow automation, and systems work are what a fractional COO does. Projects requiring significant third-party vendor costs are handled transparently and billed at cost.
Side by side
| Essentials | Growth | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best fit | $100M – $300M | $300M – $750M | $750M – $3B |
| Commitment | Month-to-month | Month-to-month | Month-to-month |
| Exit notice | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days |
| 90-day roadmap | Included | Multi-workstream | Comprehensive |
| Implementation | Included | Included | Included |
| AI and technology | Implementation support | Full roadmap | Full roadmap and governance |
| Strategic planning | Foundational | Growth and transition | Full — succession and valuation |
| Profitability analysis | — | — | Included |
| Peer benchmarking | — | — | Included |
Not sure which tier fits?
No deck, no pitch. You tell us where the firm is headed and where operations are getting in the way. We recommend the right fit based on your firm's specific situation, not just AUM.
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