THE ARC ENGINE
Understanding The Advisor Research Collaborative (ARC)
Cerulli’s ARC is a research body consisting of more than 2,000 financial advisors. Members of the Collaborative form an ‘engine’ that feeds our strategic market intelligence in wealth management with their professional experience and insight. Tens of thousands of pieces of data are collected and analyzed, producing powerful insights used to help the industry become more intelligent. The cumulative effect: a smarter, more informed industry better able to respond to industry changes.
CALLING ALL ADVISORS
Who Participates?
Financial advisors committed to lifelong learning, seeking to contribute their experience to make the industry smarter. Your experience as an advisor provides the foundation for our strategic market intelligence. As a member of ARC, you benefit from exclusive research insights, digital rewards, and access to Cerulli's subject matter experts.
How it Works
STEP ONE
Research Interviews and Surveys
Cerulli analysts conduct research interviews and surveys with financial advisors whereby participants engage in open dialogue about the current state and future outlook for the advisor markets.
STEP TWO
Finding the Meaning
These responses provide a means for synthesizing the other components of our methodology into research products that are independent, insightful, and grounded in the industry’s current climate.
STEP THREE
Custom Benchmarks for Participants
In return, Cerulli provides advisors with a comparative benchmark report that analyzes key practice metrics against the complete ARC network.
Why it Works
Value
Advisors find value in the work we do. More than 2,000 financial advisors participate in the Collaborative to benefit from shared insights and recommendations.
Objectivity
Cerulli Associates is an independently owned research and consulting firm. For over 30 years, we’ve built a legacy as an objective data provider, offering clear, actionable outcomes.
Industry understanding
All Cerulli analysts come to the firm with a background shaped by relevant experience at leading financial services firms, which contributes to the internal pool of industry knowledge.
Commitment
We’re committed to helping advisors grow their business. With the help of ARC members, we’re able to identify critical industry trends and best practices to propel their business forward.
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