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From Fragmented Data  to Growth Intelligence

How Nations Financial Group built a single source of truth to scale smarter — powered by Invent.

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Client

Nations Financial Group

Implementation

9 – 12 Months

Firm Type

Hybrid BD / RIA

Use Case

Enterprise Data Unification

Platform

PRISM — Powered by Invent

Client

Nations Financial
Group

Real‑Time

AUM, compensation & performance visibility

100+

Connected data sources & app integrations

9 – 12 mo

Enterprise-grade implementation timeline

When Data Slows Growth Momentum

Nations Financial Group is a hybrid Broker-Dealer/RIA firm serving growth-oriented advisors — many transitioning from employee models in search of greater flexibility and independence.

As the firm expanded, leadership hit a fundamental wall: there was no single source of truth. Key business data lived across disconnected systems, and even basic questions required hours of manual effort.

At a certain scale, this isn't just inefficient — it becomes a growth constraint.

"What is my current AUM?"

Required pulling from multiple disconnected platforms manually.

"How many households do I manage?"

Data fragmented across CRM and custodial systems.

"How much trailing compensation did I generate?"

No consolidated view — spreadsheet stitching required.

Leadership insights were directional, not precise.

Proactive coaching and benchmarking were nearly impossible.

Data Silos Hinder Growth

Custodial Data

DISCONNECTED

No Unified View

CRM Systems

MANUAL RETRIEVAL

Hours of Effort

Compensation

DELAYED ANSWERS

Reactive Decisions

Performance

INACCURATE INSIGHTS

Directional Only

The result at enterprise scale: Growth is constrained. Opportunity is lost.

Strategic Turning Point

Nations' leadership made a critical realization: this was not a crisis to react to — it was a foresight-driven decision to invest in enterprise infrastructure before growth demanded it.

One Platform. One View. One Source of Truth.

Nations selected Invent to serve as the firm's centralized data foundation — ingesting, normalizing, and unifying data across their entire technology ecosystem.

Invent as the Enterprise Data Foundation

Invent ingested data from across Nations' technology ecosystem, normalized and standardized it, and applied custom business logic specific to their hybrid BD/RIA model — bringing together:

Clients & Households

Unified household hierarchy across all custodians and accounts

Fee, Commission & Trailing Compensation

Complete revenue intelligence across BD and RIA channels

Accounts, Positions & AUM

Real-time asset tracking with full position-level visibility

CRM Activity & Operational Data

Redtail CRM, documents, and communications in one layer

Growth doesn't break firms — fragmented data does. Invent gives wealth enterprises a unified, governed data foundation so leadership and advisors operate from the same real-time source of truth. That's how reporting becomes intelligence, and intelligence becomes growth.

Oleg Tishkevich

CEO, Invent

Most firms try to scale on bad data and broken processes—and pay for it in missed revenue and hidden inefficiencies. Invent replaces that drag with a unified, governed data foundation where every advisor action, workflow, and decision is aligned and measurable. The result isn’t just efficiency — it’s a compounding return on every dollar, every client, and every advisor across the firm.

Pete Franco

VP of Product, Invent

Introducing PRISM

Built on Invent's data foundation, Nations launched PRISM — a white-labeled advisor portal designed as the front door to the firm's entire technology ecosystem. A single pane of glass for advisors and leadership to access everything they need to run and grow their businesses.

Invent Enterprise Platform

Clarity in Data, Confidence in Decisions

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KPI Dashboards

Real-time AUM, households, revenue, and performance trends — all in one view.

Compensation Visibility

Fee, commission, and trailing compensation data normalized across the hybrid BD/RIA model.

Email & Documents

SharePoint content, documents, and email accessible from a single workspace.

Single Sign-On

One login connects to all integrated systems — eliminating friction for advisors and staff.

CRM Insights via Redtail

Client activity, relationship data, and communications integrated directly into the portal.

Benchmarking & Coaching

Leadership gains consistent insight, peer comparisons, and scalable advisor support tools.

What Leadership is Saying About PRISM

PRISM is an important milestone in our broader technology strategy. It allows us to leverage our data more effectively, including future AI-driven capabilities, while maintaining the personal service that defines our culture.

Steve Cairney

President, Nations Financial Group

The strength of PRISM is not just in what it shows, but in how it connects information across systems. That connectivity allows us to operate with greater clarity and discipline.

Les Miller

Director of Technology Solutions, Nations

PRISM reflects a strategic shift from fragmented tools to an integrated platform. That integration improves efficiency, reduces friction, and creates long-term leverage for the firm.

Dan Elliott

Chief Strategy Officer, Nations

How Long Does This Really Take?

Nations' leadership was realistic about what true enterprise data transformation requires — and that transparency made all the difference. Enterprise-grade results require enterprise-grade preparation.

9 - 12

Months

From kick-off call to full production

Complexity Drivers

Hybrid BD/RIA revenue model complexity
Multiple data vendors and dependencies
Custom business logic requirements
Data normalization across inconsistent formats

Discovery & Architecture

Invent maps all data sources, business logic, and integration requirements. Nations defines goals, advisor experience vision, and success metrics.

Data Ingestion & Normalization

Invent handles the technical heavy lifting — ingesting from all sources, transforming raw data, and applying firm-specific business logic to the BD/RIA hybrid model

PRISM Portal Development

White-labeled advisor and leadership portal built on the unified data layer — KPI dashboards, compensation views, CRM integration, and SSO configured.

Validation & Launch

Data quality assurance, advisor UAT, and phased rollout. Nations goes live with a durable, scalable foundation — not a surface-level shortcut.

From Reactive Reporting to Real-Time Intelligence

While formal ROI metrics are still being quantified, the impact is already clear across both advisor experience and leadership effectiveness.

Instant Data Access

Advisors no longer wait hours or days for manual reports. Real-time visibility is available on demand.

Live Asset Transition Tracking

New advisors can monitor assets transferring from prior firms in real time — a previously multi-system, manual process.

Leadership Benchmarking

Real-time asset tracking with full position-level visibilitys

Recruiting & Retention Edge

Redtail CRM, documents, and communications in one layer

Turning Insight Into Measurable ROI

With the data foundation in place, Nations is entering its next phase of growth enablement — moving from infrastructure to impact.

Advisor Education & Adoption

Driving usage across the advisor base to maximize the value of the PRISM platform and data foundation.

Peer Benchmarking

Performance comparisons across advisors to enable data-driven coaching and identify growth opportunities.

Comprehensive Client Reviews

Household investments, trailing compensation, CRM activity, communications, and documents — in a single advisor-ready view.

AI-Driven Capabilities

Leveraging the AI-ready data foundation to deliver proactive intelligence and next-best-action guidance.

Efficiency ROI Measurement

Quantifying gains in time savings, operational costs, and growth acceleration across the firm.

Usage-Driven Enhancements

Platform evolution guided by real advisor workflows and leadership needs as the firm scales.

The future of wealth management isn't another dashboard — it's intelligent infrastructure. Invent unifies custodial, CRM, revenue, and operational data into an AI-ready foundation that transforms reactive reporting into proactive growth enablement.

Oleg Tishkevich

CEO, Invent

From Fragmented Data  to Growth Intelligence