Your RIA
Owns the relationship
The primary advisory contract and client relationship stay with your firm.
- Client planning and suitability
- Allocation targets and disclosures
- The client conversation and review process
For Registered Investment Advisers
Bring your clients' digital asset holdingsback under your advisory relationship.
Most RIA infrastructure was not built for digital assets. Client interest in crypto is growing, but most firms still lack the infrastructure, expertise, and compliance support to offer it confidently. That gap pushes assets off platform and puts both client relationships and AUM at risk. DAG Wealth provides a compliant, turnkey way to close it.
Keep the relationship. Add the operating layer.
DAG Wealth gives your firm a clear way to add digital asset portfolio management without handing away the client relationship. Each party has a defined role.
Your RIA
Owns the relationship
The primary advisory contract and client relationship stay with your firm.
- Client planning and suitability
- Allocation targets and disclosures
- The client conversation and review process
DAG Wealth
Runs the digital-asset sleeve
DAG Wealth serves as sub-adviser and supplies the operating layer for the asset class.
- Portfolio and billing management
- Advisor-branded reporting and tax reporting
- Onboarding, education, and ongoing support
Independent custodian
Holds the assets and keys
Client assets remain with an independent institutional custodian, not DAG Wealth.
- Segregated client sub-accounts
- Institutional custody and governance controls
- Insurance subject to policy terms and limits
What makes this hard to build in-house
Client demand, custody, reporting, and compliance pressure arrive together. Solving only one part does not create a usable advisory service.
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Limited in-house expertise
Most advisory firms lack the in-house digital asset expertise and portfolio integration experience required to serve clients compliantly and confidently.
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Infrastructure not built for RIAs
Existing custody, reporting, and compliance infrastructure was built for traditional securities. The operational demands of digital assets are different.
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Growing client demand
Client interest in digital asset exposure is accelerating, with real risk that assets move elsewhere if advisors cannot serve that need from within the relationship.
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Custody and compliance complexity
Custody, security, compliance, and reporting for digital assets require dedicated specialization that most advisory practices do not have in place.
Compare three ways to serve the same client demand
The right structure depends on your firm's policies and each client's circumstances. This view keeps the operating tradeoffs together.
- DAG Wealth
- Low. Managed operations, client materials, and support
- Spot crypto ETFs
- Very low. Trade and hold like any ETF
- Build your own
- High. Significant customization required to meet RIA-level requirements
A controlled three-step handoff
The process starts with the firm relationship, moves through client fit and allocation, then settles into an operating rhythm your team can see and report.
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Onboard your firm
Streamlined onboarding designed to minimize disruption. Sub-advisory agreement executed, compliance and operational contacts established, Form ADV considerations reviewed with your team.
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Identify clients and allocation targets
Your firm identifies clients who are candidates for digital asset exposure. The DAG Wealth team works with your advisors to determine allocation targets given each client's broader portfolio, risk tolerance, and planning goals.
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DAG Wealth handles the operational heavy lifting
DAG Wealth serves as sub-adviser providing portfolio management and billing management. Digital assets are custodied with independent institutional custodians. Sub-accounts sit under your firm's master agreement; your team retains visibility through reporting that flows into your existing client review process.
What changes for your firm
The relationship stays where it is. The capability around it becomes deeper, easier to operate, and easier to explain.
New revenue potential
Capture assets currently sitting outside your advisory relationship. The digital asset demand your clients already have moves inside your firm's reporting and your fee schedule.
Client retention
Meet client demand for digital asset exposure internally rather than losing clients to crypto-native firms. The structural cost of losing a household is materially higher than the cost of adding the capability.
Market differentiation
Stand out in a competitive advisory landscape by offering institutional digital asset capabilities your peers cannot match without an eighteen-month in-house build.
Ongoing institutional support
Dedicated digital asset expertise backing your firm at every stage: initial onboarding, client identification, ongoing portfolio management, client reporting, and the regulatory updates that come with an evolving asset class.
Custody stays independent by design
DAG Wealth works with institutional custody providers that offer segregated, bankruptcy-remote, and insured accounts, subject to custodian terms and policy limits.
DAG Wealth does not provide custody services directly and does not hold client cryptographic keys.
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Segregated sub-accounts under your firm's master agreement. Client assets are identifiable as the client's, not pooled.
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Cold storage with institutional custody arrangements. Reviewed, distributed, no single point of failure.
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Bankruptcy-remote protections. Client assets structured to be outside the custodian's general estate.
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Insurance coverage subject to policy terms, exclusions, and limits. Insurance does not protect against market losses.
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Audit-ready documentation your compliance team and the client's auditors can use.
Frequently asked questions
Question 01 of 06
How are client assets custodied?
Client digital assets are held with institutional custodians through secure, regulated, and insured infrastructure. Each client maintains a segregated sub-account with institutional governance controls. DAG Wealth operates as an SEC Registered Investment Advisor and does not commingle client assets.
The clients holding crypto outside your advisory relationship are still your clients. The sub-advisory structure brings the positions inside your firm without the eighteen-month in-house build.
Disclosures
DAG Wealth is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. DAG Wealth acts as a fiduciary with respect to its advisory clients.
DAG Wealth does not make performance guarantees or promises of specific investment returns. Investing in digital assets involves substantial risk, including the possible loss of principal. Digital assets are highly volatile, subject to regulatory uncertainty, and may not be suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Diversification does not ensure profit or protect against loss.
Metrics referenced on this page, including assets under management, are sourced from DAG Wealth's internal documentation as of the date of publication and are subject to change. Specific current figures are available through Form ADV Part 2A and on request.
Custody services referenced on this page are provided by institutional custody providers, an independent qualified custodian, under its own regulatory framework. DAG Wealth does not provide custody services directly and does not hold client cryptographic keys. Insurance coverage at the custodian is subject to policy terms, exclusions, and limits and does not protect against market losses.
Sub-advisory arrangements involve disclosure obligations under the Investment Advisers Act. Partner advisory firms remain responsible for their own Form ADV disclosures, client disclosures, and compliance with applicable regulations. DAG Wealth provides documentation to support partner firms' disclosure obligations but does not assume their regulatory responsibilities.
Comparisons between DAG Wealth sub-advisory, spot crypto ETFs, and self-built platforms are illustrative summaries of structural differences. They are not endorsements of any specific product or recommendations for any particular client situation. Suitability of any specific structure depends on the client's circumstances and your firm's policies.
Specific fee schedules, partnership terms, conflicts of interest, and material business practices are disclosed in writing before any engagement and in Form ADV Part 2A, available on the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website or on request.
DAG Holdings Co is a holding company that does not provide investment advisory, brokerage, administrative, or insurance services to clients. DAG is not a law firm, does not provide legal or tax advice, and does not provide tax preparation services. Tax matters are handled through referrals to qualified independent tax professionals.
DAG Private Client services involve estate matters that require qualified independent counsel in the applicable jurisdiction. LLC formation, trust drafting, and estate planning services are provided in coordination with or by qualified independent legal counsel licensed in the applicable jurisdiction.
Asset protection structures, including Wyoming LLCs and trusts, do not guarantee protection against all claims, creditors, or losses. Outcomes depend on specific facts, jurisdiction, and applicable law.
Insurance products and services are offered through DAG Insurance or its affiliates.
Investment advisory services are offered exclusively through DAG Wealth, an SEC-Registered Investment Adviser (CRD No. 328627). Registration with the SEC does not imply a particular level of skill or training. Form ADV and Form CRS are available upon request or at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Custody arrangements with third-party independent qualified custodians reduce certain risks but do not eliminate them.
Investing in digital assets involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Digital assets are highly volatile and may not be suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Specific fee schedules, scope of engagement, conflicts of interest, and material business practices are disclosed in writing before engagement and in Form ADV Part 2A for the investment-advisory portion.
The information on this site is for general educational purposes and is not legal or tax advice.