Finetooth ConsultingProven Solutions for Financial Advisors

34 Greenacre Avenue ● Longmeadow, MA ● 01106 ● www.FinetoothConsulting.com

Capabilities & Reach

• Formed in 2006, Finetooth Consulting has established itself on the forefront of the needs of the Financial Advisors. The firm has transitioned over $173,950,000 in GDC in the past six years and provide expertise in the areas of advisor transition, practice management, research and analytics, competitive analysis and succession planning. Our core clientele are Financial Advisors that are in need of a competitive edge. Our experienced team will utilize all of the resources necessary to provide the needed solutions.

• Though our firm utilizes proactive approches in engaging our prospects and gaining new clients, our main source of new clients has been through our successes with past clients and their referrals.

Solutions

• Transition Advisory Group

Financial Advisors are always looking for a way to better structure their business and provide the products and solutions which their clients require. While keeping in mind your time requirements to transition, Finetooth’s Transition Advisory Group will help you shift your practice to a more suitable broker dealer or RIA.

• Practice Management

Financial plan preparation, asset management and product pitching is essential in creating a profitable business model, but we believe that practice management should begin well before any of these. Our approach takes a deeper look at how to better integrate all of these facets to provide your clients and associates with a better experience so you may grow your practice exponentially.

• Research & Analytics

Ranging from our complimentary weekly newsletters on asset and practice management to our detailed and in-depth research on the investment management industry, we are continuously bringing our clients everything they need to better perform in this competitive industry. We have now expanded our scope to provide clients with competitive firm analysis.

• Succession Planning

You have worked hard to build a practice which is second to none and we understand your need to pass it on to someone who will be able to carry on the big task. Our team of professionals will help you locate someone who will be able to cater to the needs of your current clients. Obtaining a fair market value for your practice is of utmost importance to Finetooth Consulting.

• Health Benefit Solutions

Independent Financial Advisors have to take on the burden of providing all of the essentials for their practice. An item of top priority is their health and that is why Finetooth Consulting has created a platform to provide Financial Advisors with health benefits with no exclusions for pre-existing conditions.

Transition Advisory Group

• Ryan Shanks, Founder & CEO

Massachusetts

• H. Dan Lovelace, Managing Director

Texas

• Craig Enderlin, Managing Director

Texas

• Ned Van Riper, Managing Director

Ohio

• Aaron Hasler, Managing Director

Minnesota

• John Van Ermen, Managing Director

Illinois

• Saliq J. Khan, Director of Research

Ohio & Indiana

Client Testimonials

• “Finetooth Consulting came highly recommended as a firm that would represent our interests in the marketplace. We wanted to identify the right Broker-Dealer and RIA for our business model and they provided phenomenal service and feedback regarding our needs and the available market options. I appreciate a firm that understands the landscape so well and that is such a pleasure to work with.”

• “Finetooth is simply the best in their field of endeavor! Second to none in the Business. An excellent mentor and business association!”

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