For advisors

Most directories list you. Fiduciary Check builds your practice.

Verified, fee-only fiduciaries get an AEO-ready profile, compliant reviews, a private peer forum, co-branded content, quarterly marketing strategy, and member pricing on the channels that actually grow a practice.

What you actually get

Fourteen benefits. Four ways your practice grows.

Visibility, reputation, marketing power, community.

1.

Visibility and distribution

Get found by the people already searching.

A listing is a name in a list. A Fiduciary Check profile is a structured, AEO-citable, SEO-indexed surface engineered to show up in Google, answer engines, and your own marketing.

Benefit 01

AEO/SEO/GEO-optimized profile

Every profile is structured for Google rankings, local geographic intent, and answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Schema, citations, and metadata done right by default.

Benefit 02

Co-branded articles with backlinks

Editorial pieces published under both names with do-follow backlinks to your firm's domain. Real authority, not directory link rot.

Benefit 03

AEO/SEO/GEO brandkit

Use Fiduciary Check's verified-fiduciary brandkit on your own site, blog, and proposals, including badge artwork, schema snippets, and approved copy.

Benefit 04

Featured advisor spotlights

Long-form spotlights amplified across our newsletter, social, and the platform's editorial homepage. Plus tier and above.

Benefit 05

Marketing, educational, and blog content library

Pre-approved client-facing content you can repurpose, explainers, FAQs, retirement-planning primers, written by Fiduciary Check editorial.

2.

Reputation and trust

Reviews, badges, and proof your prospects can verify.

Trust is the conversion driver in this category. We give you the artifacts a serious prospect actually looks for, and the compliance posture to handle them correctly.

Benefit 06

SEC Marketing Rule compliant reviews

Client review collection that follows the Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1), disclosures, balance, and recordkeeping handled. Stop avoiding reviews because compliance is hard.

Benefit 07

Fiduciary Check LinkedIn badge

A verifiable LinkedIn credential that confirms your firm passed the Orange Check audit. Profile-level proof, not a graphic.

Benefit 08

Fiduciary Check powered review link

Drop a single link in your email signature, your newsletter, or a follow-up, and clients leave compliant reviews on your verified profile.

Benefit 09

Compliantly transfer Google reviews

Migrate existing Google reviews onto your Fiduciary Check profile under SEC-compliant disclosure framework. Don't lose the equity you've already built.

3.

Marketing power

Member economics, on the channels that move the needle.

Verified members get access to growth services at platform rates, including the channels independent fiduciaries usually can't afford to do well.

Benefit 10

Discounted seminar / webinar marketing

Member pricing on done-for-you seminar and webinar packages, funnels, slide decks, post-event nurture, and compliant promotion.

Benefit 11

Discounted handwritten letter service

SEC Marketing Rule compliant handwritten letters and mailers at member pricing. A real channel for high-net-worth prospecting.

Benefit 12

Quarterly marketing consultation

Sit with the Fiduciary Check growth team every quarter to plan content, channels, and conversion improvements specific to your practice.

4.

Community and partners

Peers and partner pricing, in one place.

Independent doesn't have to mean isolated. Members get a real community of fee-only fiduciaries and pre-negotiated partner pricing on the tools the practice runs on.

Benefit 13

Private advisor forum

A members-only forum modeled on the best of Reddit and discreet professional networks, practice management, compliance questions, marketing experiments, peer feedback.

Benefit 14

Discounted partner resources

Member pricing on advisor technology, planning software, compliance services, and operational tools through our trusted partner network.

14 benefits, one membership.

Side by side

Fiduciary Check vs. typical fiduciary directories.

Most directories sell a listing. We sell verification, distribution, and growth. The listing is the start, not the product.

Feature
Basic
$49.99/mo
Recommended
Plus
$74.99/mo
AI video
Studio
$249.99/mo
Competitor
Typical directory
Verification standard
Document audit against fee-only fiduciary standard, re-verified annually
Document audit against fee-only fiduciary standard, re-verified annually
Document audit against fee-only fiduciary standard, re-verified annually
Self-attestation, paid listing
AEO/SEO/GEO-structured profile
Verifiable LinkedIn badge
Private members forum
AEO/SEO/GEO brandkit
Co-branded articles with backlinks
Discounted partner resources
Marketing & education content library
SEC Marketing Rule compliant reviews
Compliantly transfer Google reviews
Featured advisor spotlights
Quarterly marketing consultation
Sold separately
Discounted seminar / webinar marketing
Sold separately
Discounted handwritten letter service
Sage AI video editor seat
SEC-compliant AI video production
Membership cost
$49.99 / mo
$74.99 / mo
$249.99 / mo
$200 to $500+/mo or %AUM

Comparison reflects the typical capabilities of paid fee-only advisor directories. Pricing references public list pricing or commonly disclosed AUM-based models. Fiduciary Check pricing as of September 2026.

How verification works

Document-based, never self-attested.

The Orange Check is awarded only to firms whose Form ADV Part 1, Part 2A, Form CRS, IAPD, and BrokerCheck records all confirm the fee-only fiduciary standard.

Read the full methodology
  1. 1.
    Apply

    Submit your firm's CRD/IARD numbers and the individual seeking verification. Takes about 5 minutes.

  2. 2.
    We pull primary sources

    Form ADV is pulled directly from the SEC IAPD database, never from you. Records you can't alter.

  3. 3.
    Document audit

    We review Part 1, Part 2A, Form CRS, IAPD, and BrokerCheck against the fee-only fiduciary standard.

  4. 4.
    Approval and onboarding

    Approved firms get profile setup, brandkit, LinkedIn badge, forum access, and a kickoff call.

Earn the Orange Check

See it in 15 minutes, or skip straight to apply.

Most calls run shorter than 15 minutes. We'll show you a live profile, walk through the marketing services, and scope a path that fits your firm.

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