As the Financial Services Industry continues to evolve, several trends have emerged with ever increasing clarity:

1. Clients insist on what they perceive to be “independent advice”;
   
   
2. Financial Advisors recognize that the client demand for “independent advice” is not a passing trend;
   
   
3. Financial Advisors recognize that their ability to provide world class solutions to client investment needs is no longer tied to the tradition “wirehouses”;
   
   
4. Financial Advisors recognize that there exists significant economic value inherent in their practice and that this value is maximized by disposition in the independent advisor channel.

If you are a wirehouse broker analyzing the alternatives available to you as you consider the move to Independence, there are several reasons why you should consider affiliating with Spire:

1. We understand the wirehouse system.  Most of our senior management team began their careers in the major wirehouses and were very successful consultants and Managers;
   
   
2. Spire Investment Partners is an RIA which also owns a Broker Dealer.  Going Independent does not mean that you should or must give up your Series 7. We have the ability to accommodate your business in the manner best suited for you and your clients.
   
   
3. Spire is truly independent.  We have custodial and clearing relationships with the major players in the Independent space. You choose what is best for your business.
   
   
4. You own your business.  We commit to you contractually that your business belongs to you and that we must earn the right to keep you as our client on a daily basis.
   
   
5. Over the 12 years of our existence we have developed significant relationships with our industry partners. By joining Spire you have all of the advantages of our scale with respect to pricing, relationships and stature.
   
   
   

Needless to say, there is much more to the Spire story.  Please contact me to discuss your needs.   Paul.Murphy@spireip.com