Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that the “financial monitoring software” platform Elements has raised $5 million in a seed-extension funding round as it seeks to establish a foothold in the rapidly growing AdvisorTech category of “advice engagement” tools designed to draw clients further into the ongoing (not just (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 19, 2022

Welcome back to the 290th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Andrew is the founder of Tenpath Financial Group and Planning Across the Spectrum, a hybrid firm based in Farmington, Connecticut that oversees $100 million in assets under management for 100 client households.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 8, 2023

Traditionally, financial advice and tax preparation have existed as 2 related, but separate, services. Besides the fact that many financial advisors don’t hold the necessary credentials (e.g., by tailoring client data-gathering worksheets to focus on the information that is relevant to a client’s tax situation).

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The 2024 Technology Tools for Today (T3) Advisor Conference, held last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured a large gathering of financial advisors and representatives from across the fintech industry. Likewise, while CRM usage has slipped by about 5%, the overall number of advisors who use a CRM still remains at a dominant 92%.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Much of this frustration can be avoided with a clear onboarding plan. A good onboarding plan can bring clarity to the advisor (or hiring manager) on how much time will need to be spent with the new hire, what order to present information in, and when an advisor can plan to 'let go' of and finally delegate different tasks to the CSA.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In this episode, we talk in-depth about Gaetano's experience working in insurance sales starting soon after he graduated from college, including why the need to cold-call for business as a relative newcomer was both a challenge and a confidence-builder as he started to gain traction selling insurance products and some standalone financial plans, the (..)

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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

MAY 7, 2024

So, whether you're interested in learning about entering the financial advice industry as a career changer, how to build a partnership with a more senior advisor, or how to maintain work-life balance while advancing in your career, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, with Hannah Provost.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 22, 2024

Which could make it more advantageous for firms and advisors alike to consider a more equitable, cooperative approach than strict on-competes or non-solicits to deciding which clients an advisor can solicit if they do eventually leave the firm.

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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 2, 2024

What's unique about Kristopher, though, is how his firm has scaled to more than a billion dollars of AUM while specializing in working with clients whose personal and financial lives touch both the United States and the United Kingdom, a niche for which there is no set 'playbook' to learn the tax, estate, and other planning expertise needed to serve (..)

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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Zack is the Director of Financial Planning and Participant Engagement of Greenspring Advisors, an RIA based in Towson, Maryland, that manages $2 billion of private wealth assets under management for 1,300 client households and advises on an additional $5 billion in retirement plan assets.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And be certain to read to the end, where we have provided an update to our popular "Financial AdvisorTech Solutions Map" (and also added the changes to our AdvisorTech Directory) as well!

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 17, 2024

So, whether you're interested in learning about transitioning from a broker-dealer to a 'supported independence' model, how to choose among available corporate RIA platforms, or how a firm can generate prospect leads by being vocal about its values, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, with Fran Toler.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 23, 2023

Offering financial advice can mean many things for different financial advisors, and there are many reasons that advisors choose to join the planning profession.

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Financial Advice Communication Financial Planning Marketing 130

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the early days of the financial advice industry, an advisor's options for generating new business were somewhat limited. and learn where the advicer's time and money are best spent as they build and scale their ideal financial planning practices! Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 17, 2024

While it could be decades before we know those answers, at the moment, professionals across every industry, including financial advice, are working to learn how they can leverage this new and remarkable tool to make their practices more efficient.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 12, 2024

Which is why it's important for advisors thinking about joining a firm to consider the firm's culture and how well it trains its advisors (and reinforces the training) on exercising due care in giving financial advice. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 26, 2024

For most of its history, the financial advice industry has been very slow to change. Additionally, those promoting change can be very clear about what the process will entail and how it will be implemented (with the caveat that the plan needs to be flexible to allow for change as conditions evolve).

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 2, 2024

Stevyn is founder of Grow Wellthy, a health and wellness consulting firm based in Springfield, Missouri that specializes in working with busy – but not always healthy – financial advisors.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 12, 2024

In the modern era of financial advice, the advicer/client relationship is tightly centered on trust.

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Clients Financial Advice Accounting Business Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 13, 2024

What's unique about Eric, though, is how he has built Marcum Wealth into a multi-billion-dollar firm under the umbrella of a national accounting firm, in large part by cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with the firm's internal CPAs to get them comfortable providing referrals of their accounting clients to his financial planning business.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Ultimately, though, we are still just getting going with the ongoing growth of the Kitces platform as we continue to execute on providing Advicers with relevant content across our 4 strategic pillars: Navigation, Education, Research, and Development (and yes, our organizational strategy really does spell out N-E-R-D!). Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Natalie is the owner of Natalie Taylor Consulting Services, an independent virtual RIA, and is also the Head of Financial Advice for Monarch Money, a personal financial management tool that helps consumers track their spending and net worth over time.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2024

Tyson is the CEO of FORM Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for just over 800 client households.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 27, 2024

Mark is the former CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions, a former Principal with Moss Adams Consulting, and is a longtime practice management consultant and thought leader in the financial advisory industry.

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Financial Advisor Consulting Accounting Financial Advice 130

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the competitive market for financial advice, advisory firms often seek to find ways to differentiate themselves from one another.

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Clients Financial Advice Investments Investing 130

Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Introduction In the busy world of financial advice, it’s important to stand out. If you are a financial advisor looking to grow your client base and make a real impact, you need to learn good marketing strategies. For financial planning, you might target young professionals in New York City.

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Steve Sanduski

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” It takes “intention and attention” to set goals, create action plans and playbooks, and get to work! Brighton Jones’s unique approach to business planning. They want to talk about how they need to update their estate plan, but they’ve got some real turmoil.

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Accounting Clients Financial Advice Estate Planning 52

Steve Sanduski

MAY 16, 2023

Only a human financial advisor can understand the complex range of emotions they elicit, the nuance they require to navigate, and the depth and breadth of planning needed to adapt to them. Put your client’s life at the center of the planning conversation. Your business is likely much larger than it was 10 years ago.

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Steve Sanduski

APRIL 22, 2024

This range can now serve as a benchmark for your financial advice business. Most importantly, use this exercise to confirm you are delivering more value to your clients than the fees they are paying AND that they are paying enough fees so that you are profitable enough to keep giving them great financial advice!

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Steve Sanduski

APRIL 22, 2023

Here’s the disappointing news as it relates to the long-term health of the financial advice profession: Industry data clearly shows that the typical advisory firm has 0% revenue growth when you exclude market movement.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 21, 2023

Brenda is a financial planner with Objective Financial Partners, an advice-only advisory firm based in Ontario, Canada, that works with clients on project-based financial plans, and also offers outsourced paraplanning to other Canadian advisory firms. My guest on today's podcast is Brenda Hiscock.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Tell us a little about your plans coming out of college. So there’s the, “Hey, I’ll work with you and we’ll develop goals and a plan how to get there.” They’ll do tax planning, right? We’ll do estate planning and other complex financial planning. How did you end up at Vanguard?

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. It’s so clear to me what the future of financial advice is – what it should be – and what it will be. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is an advice-only financial planner?

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