The Patriot Financial Group

Name

The Patriot Financial Group

Legal name

The Patriot Financial Group, LLC

Website

https://patriotfinancialgroup.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive/Full-Service RIAs & Independent Wealth Managers (FSAAACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Wealth Management (FSAEABAA), Financial Planning–Led RIAs (FSAAACAB), Retirement & Distribution Planning RIAs (401(k)/IRA/Pension Rollovers) (FSAAACAE)

Keywords

• Investment advisory services
• Advisor affiliation platform
• Compliance oversight services
• Practice management support
• Wealth management partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Westborough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory Services: Securities offered through Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC and The Patriot Financial Group, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser. Revenue likely derives from advisory fees based on assets under management and/or transaction-based compensation through the broker-dealer relationship.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Patriot Financial Group operates as an independent RIA (Registered Investment Adviser) and OSJ (Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction) that provides financial advisors with affiliation, compliance oversight, technology infrastructure, practice management, succession planning, and access to a national professional network. It enables captive advisors leaving banks and wirehouses, independent advisors, CPAs, career agents, and exiting advisors to operate their practices independently while leveraging shared back-office services and custodian relationships with Schwab, Pershing, and Cetera.

Product overview

The Patriot Financial Group operates as an independent RIA (Registered Investment Adviser) and OSJ (Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction) platform providing financial advisors with infrastructure, technology, compliance support, and access to a premier national network. The core offering combines RIA Services and OSJ Services as the primary business structure, supported by integrated technology platforms (Black Diamond, AdviceWorks, eMoney, Redtail CRM) and comprehensive back-office services including compliance software, financial planning tools, marketing support, billing, succession planning, practice acquisition support, coaching, and specialist access. The Patriot Partnership Program enables advisors to collaborate with CPAs, attorneys, and insurance professionals for referral-driven growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Patriot Partnership Program: A structured partnership program connecting advisors with CPAs, attorneys, insurance agents, and other trusted professionals to expand client value and create new revenue streams.
• AdviceWorks

Products and services

• RIA Services Registered Investment Adviser affiliation providing advisors with infrastructure, compliance support, technology, and a premier national network to operate independently while maintaining regulatory oversight as an SEC-registered investment adviser.
• OSJ Services Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction services offering compliance oversight, supervisory infrastructure, and operations support for financial advisors, with securities offered through Cetera Financial Specialists LLC (member FINRA/SIPC).
• The Patriot Partnership Program Structured program enabling advisors to collaborate with CPAs, attorneys, insurance agents, and other trusted professionals, including recruiting, interviewing, qualification, onboarding, ongoing education, training, coaching, and campaign support to generate referrals and expand revenue opportunities.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Charles SchwabcoreTechnology or IntegrationPremier custodian partner providing platform access for portfolio management, reporting, and client communication. Advisors gain access to Schwab Advisor Center, iRebal, and thinkpipes trading tools.
• PershingcoreTechnology or IntegrationClearing and custody platform partner supporting advisor operations and client account management.
• Black DiamondcoreTechnology or IntegrationInstitutional-quality research, portfolio modeling, and performance analytics platform providing advisors with integrated reporting tools.
• AdviceWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationAll-in-one client portal platform with financial planning tools, document storage, goal tracking, and client communication capabilities.
• Cetera Financial Specialists LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember FINRA/SIPC broker-dealer through which securities are offered. Operates under separate ownership from Patriot Financial Group.
• Cetera Investment Advisers LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSEC registered investment adviser providing advisory services alongside Patriot Financial Group's RIA.

Scale indicators2 records

Emerging players

• Wealth Enhancement Group: Independent RIA and wealth management platform pursuing an advisor-recruiting and acquisition strategy. Comparable in its open-architecture RIA platform offering, COI partnership emphasis, and succession/acquisition support to growing practices.

Direct peers

• Arkadios Capital: Independent wealth platform supporting advisors through hybrid RIA/IBD affiliation models with open architecture. Comparable as a privately held, growth-focused OSJ platform competing for advisor transitions with technology, compliance, and succession offerings similar to Patriot's.
• Cambridge Investment Research: Independent broker-dealer and RIA platform supporting financial advisors nationwide through multiple affiliation models. Directly comparable in offering RIA/OSJ affiliation, open-architecture technology, succession support, and practice acquisition services to independent and captive advisors.
• Sanctuary Wealth: Independent wealth platform built for advisors seeking a high-service, partner-style OSJ/IRA affiliation. Comparable to Patriot in offering advisors ownership of their book plus full back-office, compliance, and technology infrastructure—often positioned against Patriot in advisor recruiting conversations.
• Kestra Financial: Independent wealth management platform supporting financial advisors through affiliated IBDs and an RIA channel. Directly comparable in offering open-architecture technology, compliance support, succession planning, and practice acquisition services to independent and captive advisors.
• Commonwealth Financial Network: Privately held independent broker-dealer/RIA serving advisors across the U.S. Comparable to Patriot as a privately held, advisor-focused OSJ platform providing compliance, technology, and practice management support to transitioning and independent advisors.

Broad incumbents

• Advisor Group: Network of independent broker-dealer and RIA firms (including Royal Alliance, SagePoint, FSC Securities) supporting thousands of advisors. Comparable in providing OSJ supervision, compliance, and wealth platforms to independent advisors at substantially greater scale than Patriot.
• LPL Financial: The largest independent broker-dealer and RIA platform in the U.S., serving advisors across captive, independent, and hybrid models. Directly comparable as a multi-path OSJ/IRA platform competing for the same advisor transitions Patriot targets, but with national scale, proprietary technology, and significantly larger recruiting budget.
• Cetera Financial Group: Multi-channel independent broker-dealer/RIA network to which Patriot is affiliated (Cetera Financial Specialists LLC / Cetera Investment Advisers LLC). Operates competing OSJ and RIA channels at significantly larger scale; structurally both a parent/affiliation partner and an indirect competitor for advisor recruits.

Others

• Cetera Advisor Networks: Specific OSJ/independent contractor channel within the Cetera network—the very channel through which Patriot's affiliated advisors operate. Functions as both infrastructure provider (enabling Patriot's broker-dealer access) and a sibling OSJ option an advisor could join directly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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