Over the last year, Swenson has been expanding Osaic’s options for advisors who want to operate without a FINRA license.

It’s been a little over a year since Ed Swenson, the former Dynasty Financial Partners COO and co-founder, joined Osaic (then Advisor Group) as president of RIA Solutions, a newly created role.

Swenson was tasked with creating and managing Osaic’s RIA-only and hybrid channel strategy along with developing a corporate RIA platform for fee-based advisors. He’s also been building out a W-2 employee affiliation model for RIAs who use Osaic. Advisors who choose to affiliate that way come under Osaic’s corporate RIA.

Swenson recently spoke with WealthManagement.com about what his team has accomplished in the last year, what the RIA affiliation models look like, and how Osaic’s RIA channel differs from other firms.

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