Nerd's Eye View

JULY 9, 2024

Alex is the owner of Blackbridge Financial, a hybrid advisory firm based in Irmo, South Carolina, that oversees approximately $330 million in assets under management for 415 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Alex Lewis.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 12, 2022

Kamila is the CEO and Founder of Collective Wealth Partners, an independent RIA based in Atlanta, Georgia, that oversees nearly $25 million in assets under management for almost 175 client households.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In this guest post, Chris Stanley, investment management attorney and Founding Principal of Beach Street Legal, explores the specific conditions under which a financial coach must register as an investment adviser. Nevertheless, the 'securities' component of the definition has several nuanced exceptions.

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Investing Investments Retirement Planning Financial Advising 245

Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City Managing your wealth is a crucial aspect of financial success and security. Let’s look at key factors to consider when selecting the ideal wealth management firm in the Kansas City metro area. But with many options available, how do you choose the right one?

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Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 13, 2022

CFP ® , Director of Consumer Investment Research . Regulators of financial planning firms and accrediting bodies do not lay out differences in nomenclature. RIAs commonly use two titles for their IARs: Financial Advisor and Wealth Manager. Financial Advisors and Wealth Managers have a common knowledge and skill sets.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Also in industry news this week: The CFP Board has proposed a series of changes to its disciplinary processes, including a two-year deadline for advisors subject to an interim suspension to file a petition for reinstatement. The time management principles that are used by the most successful leaders.

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Financial Planner Tax Planning CFP Taxes 206

Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City Managing your wealth is a crucial aspect of financial success and security. Let’s look at key factors to consider when selecting the ideal wealth management firm in the Kansas City metro area. But with many options available, how do you choose the right one?

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Wealth Management Management Risk Tolerance Retirement Planning 52

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Suzanne is a Senior Financial Advisor at Meridian Wealth Management, an RIA based in Lexington, Kentucky, where she oversees approximately $110 million in assets under management for nearly 150 client households. Welcome back to the 360th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Suzanne Powell.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Anh is the Founder and Managing Partner for SageMint Wealth, a corporate LPL-affiliated RIA based in Orange, California, that oversees nearly $325 million for 195 client households. Welcome back to the 309th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Anh Tran.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 6, 2024

Especially given that NewRetirement has already managed to get some sizable 401(k) providers and recordkeepers to offer the software on a paid basis to their own plan participants … which means NewRetirement is effectively getting paid to market its own advice services (a marketing funnel that pays for itself!?).

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Brad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Intellicents, an independent RIA with 12 offices across the country and headquartered in Albert Lea, Minnesota, that oversees $6 billion in assets under management for more than 3,000 client households. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 4, 2023

Melissa is the Founder of Pearl Planning, an independent RIA based in Dexter, Michigan, that oversees more than $175 million in assets under management for 251 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Melissa Joy.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 29, 2022

For most advisory firms, 2022 has been a year of relative stability, market volatility notwithstanding. Over the years, Nerd’s Eye View reader feedback has shaped everything from the visual design of the blog (from its original dense small font!)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 24, 2024

Incidentally, this strategy can also improve the firm's client retention in the long term, since clients are sold on the firm experience rather than on any one individual advisor.

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Financial Advice Clients Financial Planning Planning 189

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 6, 2023

We also talk about how Adam almost didn’t land his first job with Equitable because he didn’t do well on his insurance exams and only lucked into the job because a newly-hired manager happened to need one more insurance producer to meet his own numbers, how, in the early stages of his career, Adam wanted to work with business owners and (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lisa is a Partner and Wealth Advisor for CI Brightworth, an RIA under the CI Financial umbrella with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, that oversees nearly $5 billion in assets under management * for over 1,500 client households.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2022

Which is relevant already in 2022 for any advisors who are registered in one of the 3 states (as their home state, or simply a state in which they have more than the de minimis number of clients) that has already rolled out the IAR CE obligation – Maryland, Mississippi, and Vermont – and will be relevant for far more advisors in the years (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Andy is the owner of Tenon Financial, a virtual independent RIA that oversees $70 million in assets under management for 43 retired client households. Welcome back to the 297th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Andy Panko.

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Tax Planning Financial Advisor Retirement Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mindy is the owner of Creative Money, an independent RIA based in Seattle, Washington, that offers a unique 12-month financial planning engagement – or as Mindy puts it on her homepage, “financial planning that doesn’t suck” – which has allowed her firm to work with nearly 400 client households just this year.

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Steve Sanduski

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Guest: Louis Barajas , an author, speaker, CFP®, an the CEO and founder of International Private Wealth Advisors , where he serves as a wealth manager for influential Latin celebrities, athletes, executives, and other high-net-worth individuals in the entertainment and sports industries.

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Darrow Wealth Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Although running a business isn’t always a part-time gig, consulting can offer a lot of flexibility, high income, and ability to continue saving for retirement or cover medical insurance. Start planning early to have flexibility and options later in life It’s not uncommon for workers to lack specific goals around retirement.

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Retirement Retirement Planning Insurance Medical 91

Darrow Wealth Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Although running a business isn’t always a part-time gig, consulting can offer a lot of flexibility, high income, and ability to continue saving for retirement or cover medical insurance. Start planning early to have flexibility and options later in life It’s not uncommon for workers to lack specific goals around retirement.

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Carson Wealth

JUNE 6, 2023

Alex Jensen, CFP ® , CPWA ® , AEP ® , CEPA, Wealth Strategist As a small business owner, you work tirelessly to build a successful business you can be proud of. Inevitably, there will come a time you need to leave your business behind — whether due to retirement or unforeseen circumstances.

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Steve Sanduski

APRIL 22, 2024

A Guest Post by Jeremy Keil , CFP®, CFA, CIMA® of Keil Financial Partners. If you’re like me, then you’ve heard the same type of advice like “Segment your book of business into A, B, C, D clients” and “Take great care of your A&B clients.”

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Clients Financial Advice CFP Numbers 59

Steve Sanduski

APRIL 8, 2023

I’m “a numbers guy” who has undergrad and grad degrees in finance and business, who’s been a Certified Financial Planner for more than 25 years, and who can tell you his net worth by month going back more than 30 years. Perhaps my CFP designation should be revoked! But one thing I can’t tell you is “my number.”

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. Advice-only financial planning is fee-only comprehensive financial planning without the expectation or even the option to manage any client investments. Even investment management is about moving a client into a product.

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