Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Today, the industry has evolved further, with a growing emphasis on aligning financial decisions with clients' personal priorities and life goals.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 22, 2024

The obvious answer to growing beyond the capacity of a single owner/advisor is to build a team of employees (either in advisory and/or other roles like client service or operations) that can accommodate additional room for growth.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 13, 2023

Establishing successful client relationships as a financial advisor relies on good communication skills not just to present information persuasively and with confidence, but also to establish client rapport that allows meaningful and engaging relationships to be built.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2024

Also in industry news this week: The Federal Trade Commission released a final rule that would ban most non-compete agreements, which could lead to an increasing number of non-solicit agreements (and, potentially, lawsuits regarding their enforcement) between financial planning firms and their advisors The Securities and Exchange Commission issued (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that about 98% of clients are at least somewhat satisfied with their financial advisor and that an advisor’s ability to provide peace of mind when it comes to finances is a key driver of this satisfaction A study indicates that advisors can potentially boost client referrals by using (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2024

The study also identified attributes of "top performing" firms across a range of metrics, finding that they are more likely than other firms to have a clear ideal client persona, client value proposition, and marketing plan.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 16, 2024

Notably, this announcement included the first off-channel communication case brought by the SEC as a result of a referral from an RIA exam, which could lead examiners to focus on off-channel communications during regular RIA examinations.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Also in industry news this week: A CFP Board study indicates that financial planners with the certification earn 10% more than other advisors and show very high levels of career satisfaction A Morningstar study has identified 4 main areas where investors find value from their financial advisors, which might not match an advisor's own list of top ways (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 29, 2024

Also in industry news this week: With the new “T+1” rules for trade settlements will go into effect in late May, the SEC has issued a risk alert for broker-dealers and RIAs outlining the requirements they face and areas of focus for the regulator during upcoming examinations A recent survey suggests that while client satisfaction with their (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 22, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has recently been cracking down on firms for recordkeeping failures related to electronic communications, including their use of text messaging with prospects and clients.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Further, Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the most cited factor driving industry growth during the next 3 years, with client data integration as a primary area for improvement, suggesting an opportunity for AI tools to help advisors make the most of the significant amount of client data they possess (possibly saving time in the process) and potentially (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 30, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent benchmarking study suggests that a number of RIAs are looking to move 'upmarket' and work with wealthier clients by expanding their service menu to include family office services, investment banking, and/or trust (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 15, 2023

For instance, ensuring clients maintain the proper insurance coverage based on their needs is an important part of the financial planning process. At the same time, clients face another class of risks that advisors often do not consider: cyber. stealing a client’s financial assets that are accessible online), identity theft (i.e.,

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 10, 2024

Also in industry news this week: The latest Social Security trustees report offered a slightly rosier picture for the health of the various Social Security trust funds thanks to improved economic conditions, though they warned that time is running out for legislators to take action to ensure the system will be able to pay out full benefits beyond the (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 26, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news of a survey indicating that about 90% of financial advisors would switch firms based on bad technology at their current firm, and that 44% have already done so.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 27, 2023

Also in industry news this week: Why cash management strategies could become increasingly important parts of an advisor’s value proposition in a higher-interest-rate environment Why improved returns on cash products could be a double-edged sword for some advisory clients following last year’s market volatility From there, we have several (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 12, 2024

Implying that part of the potential appeal to such support platforms is not simply about whether it's more cost-effective to use their tech and services to replace the advisor's own overhead costs, but that it's easier to scale up quickly as a fast-grower by leveraging incrementally more of the support platform's capabilities than needing to take the (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 31, 2024

Going beyond FPA’s existing PlannerSearch tool, the narrowed-down list is meant to help consumers identify a focused subset of the most reputable planners.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 12, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission this week authorized 11 Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), which could provide financial advisors and their clients with a convenient way to invest in the cryptocurrency without (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 7, 2023

Also in industry news this week: FINRA has announced that, on the heels of its first enforcement action under the Reg BI rules, it will be ramping up its examinations of broker-dealers for potential violations (after a long period of relative leniency when firms were still determining how best to comply with the rule) A recent study from Ameriprise (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 21, 2022

New research demonstrates the importance for advisors of helping clients understand why they need to make certain decisions in the first place before giving planning recommendations. How advisors can help clients review their Medicare coverage as the annual open enrollment period begins. Social Security COLA for 2023.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 8, 2024

to prevent fraud.

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Trade Brains

JULY 27, 2022

Tata Communications Vs Tata Teleservices: The Tata Group is one of the oldest and most prestigious business groups in India. Two companies -Tata Communications and Tata Teleservices in the telecom and media sector have given multibagger returns in the past five years. Tata Communications. Keep reading to find out! Data Business.

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Steve Sanduski

DECEMBER 11, 2024

01 What Triggers the Need to Transition Clients to a New Advisor? Transitioning clients between advisors within a financial firm can be a challenging and emotionally charged process. Eventually, Erin realized that in order to grow further and ensure the highest quality of service, he needed to transition his clients to other advisors.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

detecting fraud or analyzing data) to provide a better client experience! Nonetheless, respondents (particularly those in younger generations) do not see this as an either-or choice, but rather anticipate benefitting from working with human advisors who leverage AI tools for certain tasks (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Jarkesy, which in a narrow sense focuses on the SEC's use of in-house Administrative Law Judges to hear securities law cases rather than traditional Federal jury trials, but in a broader sense could call into question the SEC's (and other government agencies') authority to make rules and enforce laws in the absence of specific guidance from Congress (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2024

While this shift has enriched the advisor's role, it has also introduced challenges in aligning the advisor's offerings with the nuanced needs of HNW prospects and clients. If clients and advisors approach issues with a fundamentally different psychology, then an advisor's 'comprehensive' advice may not address the client's actual problems.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 10, 2024

client retention rates remaining robust, and at least a bit of client referral growth trickling in. The first half of 2024 has been a solid start for most advisory firms, with markets enjoying moderate growth (a pleasant follow-through after a particularly strong 2023!), Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 24, 2022

Advisory agreements for Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) contain many sections that are important both for the purposes of complying with SEC and state securities regulations, and for constituting a valid agreement between the RIA and the client. The agreement should also lay out some acknowledgments for the client to review.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 12, 2024

Which suggests that while firms might be tempted to zero in on compensation when it comes to retaining advisors, focusing on these other factors (which do not necessarily involve hard dollar expenses) could pay off in the form of increased advisor (and client) retention over time.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 24, 2022

Advisory agreements for Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) contain many sections that are important both for the purposes of complying with SEC and state securities regulations, and for constituting a valid agreement between the RIA and the client. The agreement should also lay out some acknowledgments for the client to review.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 8, 2024

Given the continuing growth of advicers who fall under these new IAR CE Requirements, the Kitces platform is not only continuing to offer IAR CE (along with all of its other CE types) through its Nerd's Eye View blog articles, but, starting this year, has also expanded IAR CE eligibility to our webinars as well.

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction and Key Highlights In todays challenging landscape, standing out and building meaningful client connections is essential. Forefield Advisor Marketing is a powerful suite of tools for financial professionals, aimed at enhancing client engagement and driving business growth.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A personal brand allows you to consistently communicate what makes you different from your competitors. In the attraction model, clients know, trust and respect you before meeting you. In other words, the thought processes involved for personal branding makes it necessary for you to identify and clarify what makes you unique.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

5 Proven Marketing Strategies for Financial Advisors to Boost Client Acquisition In her classic hit song Nothing Can Come Between Us, Sade was right when she sang, Its about trust. Host Educational Webinars Webinars are a powerful way for financial advisors to connect with potential clients and build trust. Authenticity is key.

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