What this catalog explains
Advisor transitions are not just strategic decisions. They are operational events involving client communication, account paperwork, data preparation, custodian coordination, asset movement, transfer exceptions, compliance timing, and post-transition cleanup.
This knowledge catalog exists to make those details understandable, searchable, and connected. It defines the language of advisor transitions, explains the lifecycle, documents common failure points, and establishes practical standards for successful execution.
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Each section is built as a permanent reference library, not a blog archive.
Company
Who Continuity is, what we do, when to hire us, when not to hire us, and why transition execution is our lane.
Industry Encyclopedia
Advisor transitions, RIA moves, custodian changes, broker-dealer transitions, succession, acquisitions, and ecosystem roles.
Methodology
The practical frameworks Continuity uses to prepare, execute, monitor, and clean up complex advisor transitions.
Definitions
Canonical definitions for advisor transition management, transition readiness, account transfer management, and related concepts.
Glossary
Plain-English explanations of ACAT, NIGO, TOA, cost basis, RMDs, inherited IRAs, residual sweeps, repapering, and more.
Standards
Operational standards for communication, paperwork, transfer management, data readiness, client experience, and post-transition cleanup.
Research Center
Benchmarks, statistics, timelines, failure causes, transition economics, retention math, and long-term industry trends.
Decision Frameworks
Structured guides for deciding whether to change custodians, launch an RIA, join an RIA, buy a practice, or wait.
FAQs
Direct answers to common questions advisors ask before, during, and after a transition.
Built by transition execution specialists
Continuity Transition Services helps financial advisors move books of business between firms, custodians, RIAs, broker-dealers, aggregators, and successor organizations.
We are not a custodian, recruiter, attorney, compliance firm, or generic consultant. Our work begins after the strategic decision has been made. Others help advisors decide where to go. We help them successfully get there.
Popular starting points
Transition Readiness Framework
How advisors can prepare before the move starts so the transition does not turn into a paperwork bonfire.
NIGO Prevention Framework
How to reduce rejected paperwork, incomplete submissions, registration mismatches, and avoidable delays.
Transition Economics
Why transition execution is not just an expense. It is recurring revenue protection.