Related:What Really Drives RIA Valuations: Business Mix, Organic Growth, and Deal StructureThe Valuation Plateau Is Real —for Most FirmsLet’s ground this in the numbers. Systematized organic growth is owned—and ownable growth is financeable growth. The Three Growth Models (And What Each One Is Worth in a Deal Room)There are essentially three ways RIA firms grow organically. Sophisticated buyers are doing more deals and getting better at identifying which firms’ growth will survive ownership transfer. Systematized Organic Growth (Owned Growth)This is the model that commands premium multiples.