Bradford Smithy, Elevation Point’s Founding Partner, reveals why wirehouse compensation plans fluctuate annually and how independence empowers advisors to control their pay and growth.
“Bradford Smithy, CIMA, is a founding partner at Elevation Point, where he leads the firm’s wealth management business. With more than 30 years of wealth management experience, Smithy champions advisor trust and is skilled at understanding advisors’ and clients’ evolving needs.”
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Elevation Point is a growth-oriented wealth management firm, serving as a value-aligned partner for RIAs and independence-seeking advisors. From dynamic OCIO solutions to personalized playbooks designed to empower advisors to thrive in independence, we offer customized and full-spectrum support. Our capital comes with complete transparency and no hidden agendas. Distinguishing ourselves as accelerators in a landscape of aggregators, we’re powering a nationwide community of emerging industry leaders, overseeing more than $3.4 billion in assets under management. With a focus on advisor values and evolving client needs, our mission is clear: to elevate the entire industry to higher ground.
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