Custodians.
Whether you affiliate under the Sovereign corporate RIA or operate under your own DBA, you’ll have immediate access to our preferred custodians. If there’s another custodian you already work with or prefer, that works too. The choice is yours.
Schwab is the largest custodian for independent RIAs, with a commission-free trading platform built around fee-based advisors.
For qualifying advisors, Schwab also offers access to their client referral network, a consistent source of new business potential.
Interactive Brokers is the right fit for advisors whose clients have complex or international holdings.
The platform offers direct access to global markets, a wide range of asset classes, and a cost structure built for active, multi-asset portfolios.
Raymond James has built a long track record of supporting independent advisors.
They were the first full-service IBD to completely eliminate commissions and ticket charges on stock and ETF trades. That means when you’re selecting zero-cost options for your clients, you’re choosing from the full universe, not a pre-approved list.
Technology.
Technology is one of the biggest differentiators in how efficiently a practice runs. Sovereign has developed a deeply integrated platform and takes full responsibility for maintaining and customizing it for every affiliated advisor.
The only billing platform designed specifically for fee-for-service financial planning.
AdvicePay handles flat-fee, subscription, and hourly billing for financial planning engagements. It’s purpose-built for this kind of work and included in your base platform.
Financial planning software, built for a planning-first practice.
eMoney handles the full range of planning work — account aggregation, cash flow modeling, scenario analysis, and client-facing reporting. It connects directly to your investment data, so your planning and portfolio management are working from the same place. Available as an add-on at $180/month, well below the standard retail price.
Compliance-grade archiving for every channel.
Global Relay is the market standard for compliant cloud email archiving and compliance monitoring. It also covers compliant client texting, keeping you covered across every communication channel.
Tax planning insights without hours of manual review.
Holistiplan analyzes client tax returns and turns the data into planning opportunities, scenario comparisons, and client-ready reports. The platform also supports estate and property-and-casualty insurance reviews.
The full suite, always current.
Office 365 gives you Outlook, Excel, Word, OneDrive, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and the rest, both desktop and cloud. As a subscription, you stay on the latest versions without managing updates yourself.
Portfolio management and reporting, built for fiduciary advisors.
Orion powers portfolio accounting, performance reporting, billing, and client-facing reporting across your book. It’s the operational backbone of the Align TAMP and connects everything in your platform.
A full communications system in one place.
RingCentral is a cloud-based VoIP platform with detailed call handling, video conferencing, faxing, and a mobile app that lets you manage your practice from anywhere.
One view of your entire client base.
Salesforce gives every member of your team a shared view of every client, prospect, center of influence, and wholesaler. Workflows, task management, call logging, and activity tracking keep your practice organized without things slipping through.
Estate planning made easier for advisors and clients.
Trust & Will is a digital estate planning platform that helps clients create wills and trusts online while giving advisors visibility into plan progress, documents, and key estate details.
Investment research and client communication in one platform.
YCharts combines market data, portfolio analytics, proposal tools, and customizable reports to help advisors research investments, compare strategies, prepare for meetings, and communicate recommendations more clearly.