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Perspective

What a Billion-Dollar Valuation Tells You About the Advisor Model

Bridgepointe crossed a billion. Charlesbank reinvested. Carlyle AlpInvest came in. The capital is the least interesting part of the story.

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April 2026

Perspective

Your Advisory Board Has 12 People. Your Market Has 10,000.

12 advisors shaping strategy for 10,000. The math doesn’t close — and the blind spot is costing suppliers millions in misallocated channel spend.

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February 2026

Perspective

Why the Pay-to-Play Model Is Losing Advisors

The pay-to-play model has been losing advisor trust for years. The advisors who’ve been around long enough know it. Here’s why the model is breaking — and what comes next.

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March 2026

Research

The Intelligence Gap: What Advisors Know That Suppliers Do Not

Advisors sit on a mountain of deal data that suppliers never see. Here is what that asymmetry costs both sides.

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February 2026

Analysis

Five Things the Channel Gets Wrong About AI

The channel is talking about AI. Most of the conversation is missing the point. Here are the five most common mistakes.

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January 2026