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Financial Planning Tips For Advisors with Special Needs Clients

BlueMind

Category: Client Relations Financial planning is difficult for anyone, and even more so for someone who is a special needs person or has such a family member. Providing services and care for them can be a challenge as your financial strategy needs to be specifically unique for their needs but it can be a highly gratifying experience.

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“The pebble in the shoe”: The power of metaphor

Investment Writing

I couldn’t get the phrase “the pebble in the shoe” out of my mind after an advisor mentioned it to me at an annual conference of the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts back in 2011. Note: This post was updated on October 15, 2024, following its original publication in 2011.

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Films About Age and Family

Integrity Financial Planning

“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (2011) – This heartwarming film tells the story of a group of British retirees who travel to India to stay at a newly restored hotel. Feel free to Click HERE to reach out to our financial advisors today at Integrity Financial Planning for a complimentary review of your situation.

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Get a job as a Financial Paraplanner at an RIA firm and ignore the schmucky wirehouse and insurance jobs!

Sara Grillo

For Jonathan Grannick, his first job as a financial paraplanner he found on the University of Georgia student Financial Planning Association listserv. This was in 2011 when remote work wasn’t yet popular, so he was limited to the city where he lived. What designations does a paraplanner usually have?

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Financial Advisors Help Clients Cope During Times of Financial Stress

eMoney Advisor

At the 2022 Financial Planning Association National Conference, I and fellow researchers Dr. Sonya Lutter and Dr. Megan McCoy presented research-based evidence that people who have experienced financial stress and hardship in the past are often more resilient in the face of future financial shocks. and Susan Folkman.

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What the CFA Means To Me

The Irrelevant Investor

I was looking for work in 2011, but with the economy what it was, even getting interviews was difficult. I was much more interested in portfolio construction than financial planning, so I decided to rededicate myself to the CFA. Level 1 was incredibly exciting. I passed the first exam in 2010. I passed level two and level three.

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Walkner Condon: The State of the Firm

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Our Future Location Plans We opened Walkner Condon the last few days of December in 2011 on Monroe Street in Madison, WI. There is a fair amount of personalization we can give you in the data presentation, so don’t hesitate to give us your feedback!