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How a Fee-Only, Flat-Fee Financial Planner Can Save You $114K+

MainStreet Financial Planning

The two most common pricing models are fee-only financial planners (flat-fee or fixed-fee advisors) and AUM-based financial advisors (who charge a percentage of assets under management). While AUM advisors may seem appealing, they often come with high lifetime fees and potential conflicts of interest.

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Accelerating Growth By Marketing How Your Advisory Firm Is Different (Instead Of Better)

Nerd's Eye View

Given that larger firms tend to have more substantial marketing budgets to attract clients, smaller firms and their advisors have had to look for alternative ways to differentiate themselves from the competition.

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#FA Success Ep 356: Scaling To (Nearly) $2M Of Revenue As A Flat-Fee, Advice-Only Firm, With Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the 356th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Sarah-Catherine is the founder of Aptus Financial, a fee-only financial planning firm based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that is approaching $2M in revenue and works with over 480 client households.

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Your Guide to a Financially Healthy Holiday Season

Your Richest Life

But holiday spending is still a struggle for most people, with seven in 10 people reporting that they usually go over budget on their holiday expenses. Creating a budget for the holidays gives you the freedom to enjoy the holidays without the nagging guilt that you might be undermining your financial goals.

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How to Treat Yourself Without Blowing Your Financial Goals

Your Richest Life

Planning means including a set amount into your budget each month for fun purchases, or creating savings funds for those extras that you really want. When you’ve built a “treat yourself” fund into your budget, you know exactly how much you can spend without blowing your financial plans.

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Meet the firm that is finally bringing financial planning to small accounts!

Sara Grillo

While financial planning has become more popular, it’s still not center stage for most advisors. I’ve got Zack Hubbard , the director of financial planning and participant engagement at Greenspring Advisors, a fee only RIA. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors.

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Check in with Your Financial Goals this Summer

Your Richest Life

And you work that into your budget to make sure you’re allocating more funds to those accounts for the rest of the year. Review your budget According to the CFP Board , 59 percent of Americans are not tracking their spending, and two in five people have never had a budget. Your budget is meant to support those goals.