Chris Stanley

Founding Principal

Chris Stanley is the Founding Principal of Beach Street Legal LLC, a law practice and compliance consultancy whose sole purpose is to help entrepreneurial investment advisors and financial planners succeed. He strives to provide simple, practical counsel to those in the fiduciary community and to keep that community ahead of the regulatory curve.

Regulation and compliance

The SEC's RIA code of ethics rule, explained

There are important nuances to note in the relatively straightforward requirements of the rule.

By Chris Stanley

July 21
Practice and client management

Form ADV common missteps and best practices for RIAs

Part art, part science, Form ADV is the most important document an RIA will prepare — and one that will always require judgment calls.

By Chris Stanley

March 13