- Financial planning
- Whether the relationship covers a plan, or only a portfolio.
- Investment management
- Who decides trades, and within what mandate.
- Cross-border support
- Whether a move changes what the firm can still do.
- Jurisdictions accepted
- The legal entity, and the countries of residence it can serve.
- Minimum investable assets
- The published segment may not be the service you would use.
- Fee model
- Planning, management, custody, platform and product costs are separate.
- Custody
- Who holds the assets, and what happens if the adviser changes.
- Pensions
- Whether retirement accounts are in scope, or referred elsewhere.
- Estate-planning coordination
- Whether the firm will work alongside a lawyer, and on what.
- Tax-reporting support
- What information is produced, and what is left to a tax adviser.
- Family / multi-generational planning
- Whether people in more than one country can be included.
- Private-office capability
- Whether more complex wealth has a stated service, or is not described.
- Ability to continue after relocation
- A relationship that works today may stop at the next border.
- Review frequency
- How often the plan is looked at, and what that meeting covers.