Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2023

million in seed funding to support its growth as it builds out its "end-to-end" financial planning and advice engagement platform (but will it be able to replace, rather than augment, advisors' existing financial planning software?)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 7, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that estate planning platform Wealth.com has launched Ester, an AI-driven 'legal assistant' that uses machine learning to help advisors quickly review and extract the key information from clients' estate planning documents, as it joins FP Alpha in the competition to become 'Holistiplan for estate planning (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this guest post, Chris Stanley, investment management attorney and Founding Principal of Beach Street Legal, discusses in depth the various stages of buying, selling, and merging an investment advisory and financial planning business.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 24, 2022

a single person, a couple, a business, or a retirement plan) and the date on which the agreement will become effective. To start, the agreement should contain basic information about the adviser-client relationship, including who the client is (e.g., The agreement should also lay out some acknowledgments for the client to review.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2022

Yet despite this – and perhaps even because of it – advisory firms are putting an ever-greater focus on financial planning in 2022, as a way to both show value to clients in the midst of difficult market returns, and, more broadly, to help clients navigate the current environment.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 24, 2022

a single person, a couple, a business, or a retirement plan) and the date on which the agreement will become effective. To start, the agreement should contain basic information about the adviser-client relationship, including who the client is (e.g., The agreement should also lay out some acknowledgments for the client to review.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 16, 2024

Thomas is the co-founder of AllStreet Wealth, a financial planning firm for millennial business owners and those with equity comp based in Indianapolis, IN, that has quickly grown to more than $500,000 of run-rate revenue generated from serving 70 ongoing client households. My guest on today's podcast is Thomas Kopelman.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2023

The 1st category of tasks that advisory firms must handle involves renewing their registration with the applicable state(s) in which they do business each year, which typically involves submitting select documents (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2023

The 1st category of tasks that advisory firms must handle involves renewing their registration with the applicable state(s) in which they do business each year, which typically involves submitting select documents (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 6, 2024

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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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 30, 2023

Tim is a Managing Partner for the Center for Financial Planning, a hybrid advisory firm based in Southfield, Michigan, that oversees $1.5 Welcome back to the 335th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Tim Wyman. billion in assets under management for 1,000 client households.

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James Hendries

DECEMBER 25, 2022

A well-crafted business plan can be a blueprint for entrepreneurial confidence. This multifaceted tool is as important to established business owners looking to grow their companies as it is to budding entrepreneurs. A business plan defines your business, outlines your goals, and lays a strong foundation for achieving them.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 13, 2023

Danika is the President and Founder for Xena Financial Planning, a virtual advisory firm that advises 40 client households of women in tech and supports more than $275K of ongoing revenue. Welcome back to the 337th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Danika Waddell.

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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. Welcome back to the 340th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Melissa Joy.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 3, 2023

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: All-in-one software platform Blueleaf has launched a new “aggregation-as-a-service” solution, promising better client data aggregation capabilities than existing solutions by automating the process of weaving multiple (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2023

While many RIAs have already tackled some of the bigger issues around the conversion such as informing clients of the changes and updating regulatory documents, there are still some operational intricacies in the TD Ameritrade to Schwab transition process for advisors to address that could cause headaches if they're missed.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

While there is some overlap between the specific documents to be submitted for those registering with the SEC as opposed to the states, the universe of documents is far from identical. Notably, along with certain standardized forms (e.g., Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We will also be hiring a new Director of Advisor Education, Instructional DesigNerd, and Director of Advisor research soon to support our efforts to provide the best educational content for Advicers.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 2, 2023

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Docupace launches an ‘RIA Productivity Toolkit’ as it increasingly expands beyond its document management roots in a bid to become more of the back-office workflow engine of small-to-mid-sized advisor enterprises.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 21, 2023

Ultimately, the key point is that an investment adviser’s code of ethics is not just a pro forma document, but rather a key part of ensuring that the firm is living up to its fiduciary duty to its clients.

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MazumaBusinessAccounting

JULY 15, 2021

That’s why I wanted to put together these tips to help you stay on top of your finances while growing a successful business. Plan for Current Business Needs. First, let’s talk about the importance of a business plan. How does an idea develop into a fully functioning business? Tax Planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 5, 2024

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Envestnet has announced that it is being acquired and taken private in a $4.5

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 4, 2024

Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 388th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 4, 2024

Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 388th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 16, 2024

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Christi provides families with 4 primary pillars of administrative family office services – bookkeeping for their personal financial household, payroll for household employees, property management for their multiple homes, and information and document management – in order to both manage the day-to-day (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 5, 2024

Ultimately, transitioning from a solo-advicer to an employer responsible for hiring and supervising others is a big step that requires serious consideration.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Other tools make it easy to write business plans, digitize important formation documents, create logo designs and websites, and tackle other essential tasks. This guide from Able Futures will tell you how to put your entrepreneurial plans into action, find the funding you need, and get your business up and running in no time.

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Traditional tax firms tend to have rigid business models that make it difficult for clients looking for one-off expert consultations or even ongoing planning services. In a 1 hour tax-planning session, an expert advisor will: 1. Review your equity and tax documents 2. How does it work? Answer your key equity questions 3.

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Steve Feinberg

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

However, there are several obligations that any prospective business must meet, so it’s important to learn the process to register a business in NH from start to finish. Making a Business Plan. It’s an obvious but tremendously important question when registering a new company: What’s my business going to be?

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Steve Feinberg

OCTOBER 31, 2022

You might know how much money your business made that year, but without a bookkeeping service, you might not know if your materials cost has gone up, for example, or if your employment structure is costing more on year-end taxes. Tips on Successful Bookkeeping for a Landscape Business. Following some of these tips can help: 1.

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Clever Girl Finance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When you sit down to set goals for a small business, you’ll naturally start to sort them into high-priority goals vs ones that aren’t as pressing. Small business goals give you a north star to walk towards. Revamp your business plan annually. How to set goals for a small business. Keeps you focused.

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Clever Girl Finance

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

There are other things that matter just as much, like saving, investing, and retirement planning. Is everything on your credit report documented accurately? Call your creditors to create payment plans and set up new payment dates. So consider different tips for retirement and start planning. So, what is your credit score?

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

Advice-only financial planning is fee-only comprehensive financial planning without the expectation or even the option to manage any client investments. Financial planning is offered as a stand-alone product; it is the only thing that an advice-only financial planner does. How do you start an advice-only financial planning firm?

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Additionally, companies formed on or after January 1, 2024, will need to include "company applicants", which are the individuals who filed and/or directed the filing of the company's business formation documents at the state level in their BOI reporting. And if any of the company's beneficial owners change (e.g.,

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

At times, younger clients benefit from the careful planning of their parents; their inherited wealth can come in many forms, such as LLC interests, private equity holdings, or income from family trusts. With a well-vetted business plan, she came to us for guidance on how to proceed.

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Brown Advisory

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

At times, younger clients benefit from the careful planning of their parents; their inherited wealth can come in many forms, such as LLC interests, private equity holdings, or income from family trusts. With a well-vetted business plan, she came to us for guidance on how to proceed.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

What's unique about Emily, though, is how her firm ensures every client can be served profitably through a combination of a complexity-based minimum fee arrangement, coupled with a structured data gathering, plan delivery, and client communication processes that encourage client accountability and follow-through on action items recommended by their (..)

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