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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: While the FPA is going full steam ahead on its federal and state lobbying efforts to regulate the title “financial planner”, CFP Board is more focused on increasing recognition of the CFP marks.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that self-directed retirement planning software provider NewRetirement has raised a $20M Series A round as the company demonstrates that its DIY tools really do turn a subset of consumers into bona fide prospects for financial advisors.

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When Does A Financial Coach Need To Register As An Investment Adviser? The “ABCS” Test To Determine Status

Nerd's Eye View

Notably, while many financial coaches satisfy the majority of these requirements – they are in the business of offering advice to clients and are compensated as such – they often steer clear of making specific securities recommendations, focusing instead on areas like budgeting, debt management, savings, and retirement planning.

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#FA Success Ep 297: From $0 To $70M In 2 Years By Leveraging Facebook Groups To Share Authentic Expertise, With Andy Panko

Nerd's Eye View

We also talk about how, after listening to industry podcasts on his commute while working in the traditional corporate finance world, Andy’s eyes were opened to the possibilities of financial planning which led him to pursuing his CFP marks (along with some other designations) before he ever quit his old job to launch his new firm (to ensure (..)

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#FA Success Ep 355: Scaling Worksite Financial Planning As An Employee Benefit For The Average Worker, With Brad Arends

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Brad, though, is how he built a multi-billion-dollar advisory firm not by moving 'upmarket' to gather multi-millionaire clients, but instead leveraged his 401(k) retirement plan advisory firm to begin offering comprehensive financial planning to the employees of large companies as an added employee benefit, and in the process scaled (..)

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Adding More “Right Hemisphere” Thinking to the Retirement Planning Process

Steve Sanduski

As I think about the nature of retirement planning, it is highly left-hemisphere focused. What’s missing from retirement planning, and financial planning in general, is the value, nuance, and context that right-hemisphere thinking brings to the table. What does all this have to do with retirement planning?

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The Growing Appeal of Semi-Retirement

Darrow Wealth Management

It goes by many different names: semi-retirement, partial or phased retirement, second career, and so on. But typically, it means the same thing: working in some capacity after retiring early. A partial retirement helps with the emotional transition There are two phases of retirement planning: time and money.