Your practice
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Tier 7 · $20M–$25M Auto
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Fresh launch typically runs 4–6 months of build before you can bill. Transitioning an existing book is usually faster — try 1–2.
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One-time launch costs (registration, legal, ADV, setup)
Annual ops & compliance you'd carry yourself (tech, CCO, E&O, bookkeeping)
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Your first-year advantage on the Launch Pad
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Estimated difference in year-one take-home.
Launch Pad · year 1 take-home$—
Own RIA, the hard way · year 1$—
What's behind the gap
Upfront launch costs you skip$—
Income you don't put on hold while building$—
Annual ops & compliance we absorb$—
The honest part: after year one, a fully independent RIA keeps more of every dollar — there's no payout split. That's the whole idea. The Launch Pad protects your cash and momentum in the early years, then becomes your glidepath to your own RIA when the math and timing favor it.
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