Financial Network

What Financial Network does

Financial Network, founded in 1993 as Financial Network Limited in Milford, Connecticut, is a registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to two primary customer segments: employers and plan sponsors seeking retirement plan design, fiduciary oversight, and SECURE Act 2.0 compliance support, and individuals and families seeking customized retirement, education, and wealth preservation planning. The firm operates as a partner firm under Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC (PCIA), a federally registered investment adviser headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, and completed its transition to the Prime Capital brand in 2025, now operating as Prime Capital Financial of Connecticut with offices in Milford and Stamford. The firm is led by Managing Partner Michael Del Re III, who holds equity in Prime Capital and serves as Northeast Regional Leader, supported by a team including John Huber and R. Michael Parry.

The firm's core offering consists of two service lines: Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans (covering plan design, implementation, ongoing fiduciary oversight, and employee financial wellness programs) and Financial Planning and Asset Management for individuals and families (covering retirement planning, education savings, and wealth preservation). Supporting sub-products include an Excessive Fee Questionnaire, a Target Date Fund Questionnaire, SECURE Act 2.0 guidance resources for employers and individuals, and a Plan Tools online portal. The underlying technology stack is built entirely on third-party platforms — Schwab Alliance for client account access, eMoney for financial planning, and Plan Tools for plan administration — with no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, patents, or in-house technology development disclosed.

The business model is fee-based investment advisory services delivered through registered investment advisor representatives, classified as a subscription/recurring revenue model. The firm does not publicly disclose specific pricing, but offers free initial consultations and uses a sales-led go-to-market approach combining direct advisor consultations, content marketing, email newsletters, and community/educational events. The firm operates within Prime Capital's broader national network of 400+ professionals managing $39B+ in assets across 55+ markets as of February 2026, with ownership split 65% Advisor & Leadership and 35% Outside Investors. The firm has received Barron's Top 100 RIA Firm recognition in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Name

Financial Network

Legal name

Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC

Website

https://fnlonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Financial Network, operating as Prime Capital Financial of Connecticut, is a Connecticut-based registered investment adviser founded in 1993 that provides employer-sponsored retirement plan fiduciary services and individual financial planning and asset management, serving plan sponsors and high-net-worth individuals through the Prime Capital network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory Services: Fee-based investment advisory services provided through registered investment advisors. Services include retirement plan management, fiduciary oversight, financial planning, and asset management for individuals and employers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Financial Network (operating as Prime Capital Financial of Connecticut) is a registered investment advisory firm delivering two core services: (1) employer-sponsored retirement plan design, implementation, fiduciary oversight, and employee financial wellness programs for plan sponsors, and (2) customized financial planning and asset management for individuals and families, covering retirement, education savings, and wealth preservation. Services are delivered by a team of advisors in Connecticut backed by the national Prime Capital network.

Product overview

Financial Network Limited (operating as Prime Capital Financial of Connecticut since 2025) offers a unified advisory platform combining employer-sponsored retirement plan services with individual and family financial planning and asset management. The core offering consists of two main services: (1) Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans — covering plan design, implementation, fiduciary oversight, SECURE Act 2.0 compliance, and employee financial wellness — and (2) Financial Planning and Asset Management — providing customized plans for individuals and families across retirement, education savings, and wealth preservation. Supporting sub-products include an Excessive Fee Questionnaire, a Target Date Fund Questionnaire, SECURE Act 2.0 guidance resources for both employers and individuals, and a Plan Tools online portal. The firm operates with a fiduciary-based approach and, as of February 2026, manages over $39 billion in assets across more than 55 markets with 400+ professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans Retirement plan design, implementation, and ongoing oversight for employers and plan sponsors, including fiduciary excellence services, SECURE Act 2.0 compliance, investment advisory committee support, and employee financial wellness programs. Includes access to exclusive fiduciary events, ERISA attorney access, and a dedicated Investment Advisory Committee.
• Financial Planning and Asset Management Customized financial plans and asset management for individuals and families, covering retirement planning, education savings, and wealth preservation, with fiduciary-based guidance. Includes an objective, comprehensive analysis of income, expenses, assets, and liabilities, and is built around each client's goals, values, and timeline.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Prime Capital (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrime Capital Financial of Connecticut became Prime Capital's Connecticut Partner Firm in 2021 and completed transition to Prime Capital brand in 2025. Managing Partner became an Equity Partner with Prime Capital in 2021. The firm operates as part of a national network with 65% ownership by advisors and leadership, 35% by outside investors.
• Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC (PCIA)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegistered investment adviser providing the regulatory and compliance infrastructure for advisory services. PCIA is a federally registered investment adviser located in Overland Park, KS, doing business as Prime Capital Financial | Wealth | Retirement | Wellness | Family Office.
• Private Client ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember FINRA/SIPC providing securities services. Separate entity from PCIA, offering securities through registered representatives. Provides brokerage infrastructure for client investments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CAPTRUST: National RIA focused on employer retirement plan advisory and corporate investment advisory services, with a business model that closely mirrors Financial Network's employer-plan and wealth-management dual-channel approach.
• SageView Advisory Group: Retirement plan advisory firm providing fiduciary, investment, and participant-support services to plan sponsors — a directly comparable niche peer in the employer retirement-plan advisory market.
• Edelman Financial Engines: Large RIA with a strong employer-sponsored workplace retirement plan advisory business combined with individual wealth management — directly comparable in dual-channel structure and scale.
• OneDigital: Employee benefits and retirement advisory firm bundling 401(k) advisory with broader employer benefits consulting and individual wealth services — comparable hybrid benefits/retirement/wealth model.
• Mariner Wealth Advisors: National RIA built via advisor partnership and acquisition — the same network-affiliation and partial-outsider-investor ownership model that Financial Network now uses within Prime Capital.
• Carson Group (Carson Wealth): National RIA with an advisor-partnership/equity ownership model serving both retirement plans and individuals — structurally comparable to the Prime Capital partner-firm arrangement Financial Network now operates within.
• HM Wealth Management: Mid-size RIA serving both employer-sponsored retirement plans and HNW individuals — closely comparable in service mix and firm scale to Financial Network's CT operations.

Broad incumbents

• Creative Planning: Large national RIA providing comprehensive wealth management to HNW individuals — a broad incumbent peer for the firm's individual/family financial planning and asset management service line.
• Cetera Financial Group: Wealth-management platform supporting independent advisors across retirement, brokerage, and advisory — comparable as a parent-style infrastructure firm analogous to Prime Capital Investment Advisors' role for Financial Network.
• Commonwealth Financial Network: Independent broker-dealer/RIA-support platform providing compliance, technology, and practice-management infrastructure to affiliated advisors — comparable as a parent/host platform for partner-firm advisors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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