An IFA needs to have an office space. From this office space, the IFA can run the advisory business and meet the clients. The IFA also needs some degree of Information Technology infrastructure such as personal computers and internet connection. The number of employees that the business needs depends on the scale of the business. The fixed costs of setting up an IFA business is not high. Its operational or running costs depend on the scale of the business. Overall, it is not a capital-intensive business. It is more of an intellectual capabilities-intensive business.