Rivi Advisory

Your practice,
running itself.

2x+
Operational capacity freed up on average -- time that goes straight back into growing your business.
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"Most advisors are great at the client side. The operational side is where practices either scale -- or stall."

Whether you've been building your practice for years or just made the move to independence, Rivi Advisory builds the infrastructure that lets you focus on what you do best.

AI-powered workflow design
Fractional COO support
Built for independent advisors on LPL

Built for independent financial advisors on the LPL platform -- whether you're scaling an existing practice or building a new one from scratch, we help you get the operations right.

What We Offer

Two ways to work
with Rivi Advisory

Whether you're cleaning up an existing practice or building a new one from day one, we start with a foundation engagement and stay on as your ongoing operations partner. No long-term lock-in. Just a practice that actually runs.

01

Foundation Engagement

A structured onboarding engagement where we audit your current operations, identify the friction points costing you time and money, and build out the AI-powered workflows your practice needs to scale.

  • Full operational and workflow audit
  • AI agent configuration and deployment
  • CRM setup and client segmentation
  • Staff training and process documentation
  • Compliance-aware workflow design
One-Time Engagement
02

Ongoing Partnership

After the foundation is built, we stay on as your fractional COO -- maintaining your systems, evolving your workflows as the practice grows, and keeping your AI infrastructure current as the technology changes.

  • Monthly systems review and optimization
  • AI workflow updates and expansion
  • New staff onboarding support
  • Technology stack management
  • Ongoing advisory and strategic support
Monthly Partnership
03

AI Agent Workforce

Each of your clients gets their own dedicated AI agent -- loaded with their complete financial picture, personal context, life goals, and communication history. Zero overhead. Always current. Always ready.

  • Individual client AI profiles
  • Personalized communication generation
  • Meeting prep and follow-up automation
  • Weekly client touchpoint content
  • Life event monitoring and alerts
Included in Partnership
04

Enterprise Value Strategy

The advisors who sell their practice for a premium are the ones who ran it like a business from day one. We help you document your processes, systematize your workflows, and build the operational story that commands top dollar at exit.

  • Practice valuation readiness assessment
  • Process documentation and playbooks
  • Succession planning support
  • Buyer-ready operational reporting
  • Revenue and client retention metrics
Strategic Add-On
The Process

Simple to start.
Built to last.

The engagement model works the same whether you're an established advisor cleaning up years of informal processes or a newly independent advisor building from scratch. We meet you where you are and build from there.

Phase One

Foundation Buildout

We start with a thorough look at how your practice actually operates today -- every tool, every process, every bottleneck. Then we build the infrastructure it needs.

  • Operational discovery and audit
  • Workflow mapping and gap analysis
  • AI agent deployment and configuration
  • CRM optimization and client segmentation
  • Staff training and documentation
  • Systems integration and testing
Phase Two

Ongoing Partnership

Once the foundation is in place, we stay on as your fractional operations team -- keeping everything current, handling the operational lifting, and evolving your systems as your practice grows.

  • Monthly systems review and tune-up
  • Workflow expansion and optimization
  • New hire onboarding and training
  • Technology stack oversight
  • Strategic operational guidance
  • Regular reporting and metrics review
Brian Hogan

Brian Hogan

Founder & Principal, Rivi Advisory

About

Built from the
inside out.

I spent years working with businesses at the intersection of operations, technology, and growth -- long enough to know that most practices run on a mix of good intentions and workarounds that were never designed to scale.

Financial advisors were a natural fit for what I do. The best ones have built something genuinely valuable -- deep client trust, consistent performance, strong referral networks. But the back end of the business rarely matches the quality of the front. Processes are informal. Technology is underused. The advisor is the only one who knows how everything works, which is a problem the day they want to hire, grow, or eventually sell.

I started Rivi Advisory to close that gap. The timing matters -- AI has changed what's possible for a small practice without a large staff. What used to take a team of five can now be handled with the right infrastructure and a few well-trained AI agents. My job is to build that infrastructure and make sure it actually works for your specific practice, not a hypothetical one.

I work almost exclusively with independent advisors -- particularly those on the LPL Financial platform -- because that's where I can add the most specific value. I know the platform, the compliance environment, and the tools that actually integrate well. When I build something for your practice, it fits.

Operations & Workflow Design

End-to-end process architecture built for service businesses

AI Implementation

Practical deployment of AI tools that financial advisors can actually use

LPL Platform Expertise

Deep familiarity with the LPL ecosystem, tools, and compliance requirements

Fractional COO

Senior-level operational leadership without the full-time overhead

Who This Is For

Established or just starting.
We work with both.

Rivi Advisory works with two types of independent advisors. The ones who've been at it for years and need to clean up and scale. And the ones who just made the move to independence and want to build it right from day one.

The Established Advisor

You've built a strong book and a loyal client base. But the back office hasn't kept up. Processes are informal, technology is underused, and you're the only one who knows how everything works. We fix that -- and build the infrastructure that makes your practice scalable and sellable.

The Newly Independent

You just made the move to independence -- congratulations. Now comes the hard part. Building a practice from scratch means every operational decision you make today compounds over time. We help you set it up right from day one so you never have to undo bad habits later.

The Solo Operator

You run lean by design and want to keep it that way. AI infrastructure lets you deliver an enterprise-level client experience without adding headcount -- and keeps your practice genuinely sellable when the time comes.

Let's have a
real conversation.

No pitch decks on the first call. Just a straight conversation about where your practice is, where you want it to go, and whether BVBC is the right fit to help get you there.

Based in Southern California
Serving advisors nationally
LPL Financial platform specialist