Nerd's Eye View

JULY 24, 2023

This raises the question for advisors of how to evaluate practice management advice and industry research and which sources of advice to trust. a planning template designed by an outsider but tailored to the needs of a firm’s clients could be more useful than one designed by another planner for a different type of client).

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: SEI has acquired LifeYield, which is designed to facilitate tax-efficient management of multiple accounts across an entire household, to bundle into its RIA custodial platform and investment management technology – underscoring (..)

Startup 188

Startup Financial Advisor Clients Portfolio Management 188

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 24, 2023

Jennifer is the CEO and a Senior Advisor for Milestone Financial Planning, an independent RIA based in Bedford, New Hampshire, that oversees $360 million in assets under management for 225 client households.

Management 246

Management Financial Advisor Planning Retirement 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2022

Amy is the owner of Rooted Planning Group, an independent RIA based in Corning, New York that oversees $67 million in assets under management for 175 client households.

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Management Planning Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

With a thoughtful and empathetic transition process, firms can benefit from more engaged client relationships, more manageable workloads, and a thriving, profitable business! Read More.

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Clients Communication Numbers Management 212

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Advisor sales enablement platform Nitrogen has announced its own feature for extracting information from prospects' investment statements that can be automatically fed into Nitrogen's analysis and proposal generation tools, which (..)

Estate Planning 243

Estate Planning Planning Communication Taxes 243

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Fran is the CEO of Toler Financial Group, an RIA based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that oversees nearly $200 million in assets under management for 280 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Fran Toler.

Compliance 245

Compliance Financial Advisor Financial Advice Clients 245

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 28, 2025

Kay Lynn is the President of Merit Financial Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Alpharetta, Georgia, that oversees approximately $13 billion in assets under management for 26,000 client households.

Financial Advisor 148

Financial Advisor Clients Management Valuation 148

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 15, 2025

Cameron is the CEO of PWL Capital, a wealth management firm based in Ottawa, Canada, that oversees just over $5 billion Canadian dollars (or approximately $3.5B dollars) in assets under management for 2,400 client households. Welcome to the 433rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! million U.S. million U.S.

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Financial Advisor Financial Advice Planning Clients 130

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 21, 2025

Daniel is the CEO of WMGNA, a hybrid advisory firm based in Farmington, Connecticut, that oversees approximately $270 million in assets under management for 200 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Daniel Friedman.

Taxes 209

Taxes Tax Planning Financial Advisor Compensation Planning 209

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 3, 2025

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Morningstar Office will be shutting down in early 2026 as a part of Morningstar's ongoing effort to refocus on its core investment data and analytics business – forcing advisors currently using the tool to switch (which might be a net positive for many of those advisors who have long complained (..)

Estate Planning 174

Estate Planning Portfolio Management Communication Planning 174

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 7, 2025

Pete is the Director of Sustainable Investing of Earth Equity Advisors, an RIA based in Asheville, North Carolina, that oversees approximately $200 million in assets under management for 250 client households.

Investing 240

Investing Investments Clients Risk Tolerance 240

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 9, 2023

When deciding on a marketing strategy to pursue, one of the key factors for financial advisory firms to consider is efficiency.

Engineering 245

Engineering Financial Advisor Management Clients 245

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Cristina is the CEO of Mana Financial Life Design, an RIA based in Los Angeles, California (but works virtually with clients nationwide), that oversees approximately $70 million in assets under management for 119 client households.

Financial Advisor 229

Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning Planning 229

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 24, 2025

In this article, Senior Financial Planning Nerd Sydney Squires discusses how to construct an associate advisor onboarding plan that guides an associate advisor through their first year, establishes clear checkpoints for progress, yet still allows enough flexibility to grow with the new advisor! building an initial financial plan).

Planning 130

Planning Clients Financial Planning Communication 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 4, 2025

Sten is the owner of Legacy Investment Planning, a hybrid advisory firm based in Franklin, Tennessee, that oversees $220 million in assets under management for 90 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Sten Morgan.

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Financial Advisor Recruitment Investment Planning Planning 201

Mish Talk

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ISM chart and details below by permission of the Institute for Supply Management. Please consider the November 2022 Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ® “Manufacturing contracted in November after expanding for 29 straight months. Managing head counts and total supply chain inventories remain primary goals.

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Manufacturing Business Planning Management Economy 222

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

However, by encouraging clients to shift their focus from managing the status quo to reimagining their goals and pursuing new aspirations, advisors can guide them into the Flourish phase – where they pursue goals and aspirations beyond the basics of simply maintaining stability.

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Clients Financial Planning Planning Management 174

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2023

At the same time, the business strategies that worked for the original owner might not be suitable or as successful for their successor, which can force the 2nd-generation owner to take a different path to ensure the firm thrives into the future.

Financial Planning 246

Financial Planning Retirement Planning Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Mark is the Chief Investment Officer of Noble Wealth Management, an RIA based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, that oversees $320 million in assets under management for 160 client households.

Retirement 130

Retirement Portfolio Management Investing 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 10, 2025

These services may range from 'standard' offerings like retirement planning to less traditional areas like credit card consulting. Financial advicers often market their comprehensive financial services as a way to differentiate themselves from other advisory firms and to stand out in the broader landscape of financial advice.

Clients 246

Clients Financial Advice Retirement Planning Financial Services 246

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For many financial advisory firms, ownership has traditionally been tied to equity, where advisors take on financial risk in exchange for legal ownership and a share of the firm's success.

Investing 237

Investing Investments Distribution Accounting 237

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

robo-managed portfolios) at a lower fee. For example, most Millennial and Gen Z clients can open their own investing account and buy index funds online with only minimal guidance from their advisor, so full-service investing might not offer enough value to a next-generation client to justify an ongoing planning fee.

Clients 246

Clients Planning Tax Planning Management 246

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Nonetheless, after a year or 2 in business, some firm owners will find that their plate is becoming full and their available time is shrinking as they balance servicing current clients with marketing for new ones and also possibly managing staff. Jake also learned key lessons on managing daily schedules.

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Fee Only Clients Planning Management 246

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 25, 2024

Chris is the founder of Sparrow Wealth Management, an RIA based in Orlando, Florida, that oversees approximately $110 million in assets under management for 68 client households.

Clients 242

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning Planning 242

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 18, 2022

equivalent of nearly $60 million in assets under management for 115 client households. Louis is the Director of WealthUp, an independent advice practice based in Cape Town, South Africa, that oversees the U.S.

Financial Planning 130

Financial Planning Planning Management Investing 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 14, 2023

Nancy is the CEO and Founder for Benchmark Wealth Management, an independent RIA affiliated with LPL Financial based in Memphis, Tennessee, that oversees nearly $340 million in assets under management for almost 1000 client households. Welcome back to the 324th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

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Management Financial Advisor Clients CFP 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 11, 2025

Lorie is the wealth manager of Fearless Financial Advisors, a dba of hybrid advisory firm Fidelis Wealth Advisors based in Castle Rock, Colorado, where Lorie personally oversees $30 million in assets under management for 88 client households. Welcome to the 428th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

Financial Advisor 130

Financial Advisor Certification Wealth Advisor Clients 130

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 8, 2025

Seth is the founder of Heartwood Financial Planning, an advisory firm affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation that is based in Fresno, California, and oversees approximately $100 million in assets under management for 850 client households.

Financial Planning 130

Financial Planning Clients Planning Financial Advisor 130

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Eric is a partner at East Bay Investment Solutions, a firm that provides fractional Chief Investment Officer services based in Charleston, South Carolina, that supports over $6 billion in assets under advisement across 26 advisory firms they serve.

Financial Advisor 244

Financial Advisor Investing Investments Financial Services 244

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 29, 2024

Additionally, this process helped clarify how the firm could elevate its culture around client service by refining its client interaction standards and offering an objective way for managers to measure advisors' performance. becomes a crucial one to solve.

Clients 246

Clients Communication Healthcare Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Jim is a Co-Founder of Motive Wealth Advisors, an independent RIA based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, that oversees $250 million in assets under management for nearly 50 families.

Clients 130

Clients Management Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor 130

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Sebastian hired a team member to become a quality control specialist (and has now added a second) specifically to follow up with clients after meetings to ask about their experience with both their advisor as well as with other departments in the firm with which they interact (from the front desk to operations), (..)

Financial Planning 148

Financial Planning Clients Planning Wealth Advisor 148

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Brett is the Founder of Brett Danko Educational Center, a CFP Board Education and Exam Prep provider, and the CEO and Managing Partner for Main Street Financial Solutions, an independent RIA based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that oversees almost $2 billion in assets under management for nearly 1,700 client households.

Certified Financial Planner 246

Certified Financial Planner CFP Education Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 16, 2024

When a financial planning firm is hiring a new employee, it naturally wants to find the best candidate to fill the role.

Advertising 246

Advertising CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planning 246

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.

Financial Advisor 245

Financial Advisor Clients CFP Planning 245

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning.

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Clients Planning Financial Planner Financial Planning 130