CFP Board Chooses Elizabeth Miller as 2024 Chair-elect
Wealth Management
JULY 19, 2023
Elizabeth Miller, the founder and president of Summit Place Financial Advisors is the 2024 CFP Board Chair-elect, set to take leadership for a year in 2025.
CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 18, 2022
Amid estimates that nearly 40% of all financial advisors are likely to retire in the next 10 years, the need for a new generation of advisor talent is clear.
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How Marketing With The CFP Marks Reduces Client Acquisition Costs And Accelerates Revenue Growth
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 27, 2023
In the context of financial advisors, surveys have shown that CFP certification serves as an important branding signal for consumers seeking the services of a qualified advisor. Similarly, CFP practitioners were found to have a lower practice-wide Client Acquisition Cost (CAC) and greater revenue growth in 2021!
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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor
Darrow Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Looking to find fiduciary financial advisors and wealth managers? Only fiduciary advisors are legally bound to act in your best interest at all times. Here are five ways you can find a full-time fiduciary financial advisor. What is a fiduciary advisor?
Building An Inclusive Hiring Process To Decrease Bias And Find Your Firm’s Ideal Candidate
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 16, 2024
CFP Board Career Center, FPA Job Board), on general interest sites (e.g., Association of African American Financial Advisors) can improve the chances that the listing will be seen by the widest possible group of potential candidates, thereby strengthening the applicant pool and increasing the chance of a great hire.
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CFP Misconduct Research (And The Challenge Of Counting How Many Financial Advisors There Really Are)
Nerd's Eye View
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Financial advisors are generally required to abide by ethical standards, such as the duty to act in a client’s best interests when giving financial advice. in Journal of Financial Regulation, however, concludes the opposite. A forthcoming study by Jeff Camarda et al. Previous research by Derek Tharp et al.
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CFP Misconduct Research And The Challenge Of Counting How Many Financial Advisors There Really Are
Nerd's Eye View
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Financial advisors are generally required to abide by ethical standards, such as the duty to act in a client’s best interests when giving financial advice. in Journal of Financial Regulation, however, concludes the opposite. A forthcoming study by Jeff Camarda et al. Previous research by Derek Tharp et al.
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How to Find a Fee-Only Financial Advisor
Darrow Wealth Management
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
When starting to search for a financial advisor, investors may not realize the different types of advisors out thereand theyre not all trying to sell you something. If youre looking for a fee-only financial advisor or wealth manager, its probably because you know fee-only advisors don’t sell products.
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Social media don’ts: What financial advisors should avoid
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
By Carla Brown, FPFS, CFP For financial advisors, social media can get you in front of people you might otherwise not meet as well as keep you at the top of mind with your clients. Some types of social media content, however, could work against the image you want to portray to attract and keep clients.
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Advisor Charged With Murder in Colombia Faces Fallout
Wealth Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Financial advisor John Poulos was fired from Vanguard and stripped of his CFP designation after being arrested for a homicide near Bogota, Columbia. He was caught in Panama on his way to Turkey, according to reports.
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#FA Success Ep 384: Growing An Advisor Career From (Bank) Assistant To Partner While Also Growing A Family, With Hannah Provost
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 7, 2024
Welcome to the 384th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Hannah is a partner and financial advisor at Lomanto Provost Financial Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Plattsburgh, New York, that oversees approximately $150 million in assets under management for about 380 client households.
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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 16, 2022
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. How individuals can best harness their willpower to achieve their biggest goals.
The Advantages of Working with a CPA Financial Advisor
Tobias Financial
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Advisors who have knowledge of tax laws alongside financial planning can help avoid potential pitfalls, improve tax efficiency, and ensure each decision aligns with long-term objectives. Our CEO, Marianela Collado, CPA/PFS, CFP, CDS is an example of how this combination of skills can benefit clients.
Adviser links: going back to work
Abnormal Returns
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Podcasts Josh Brown and Michael Batnick talk advisor tech with fintech expert Jason Pereira. youtube.com) Daniel Crosby talks with Cady North, Founder and CEO of North Financial Advisor, about planning for a sabbatical. riabiz.com) CFP professionals make more money. kitces.com)
#FASuccess Ep 428: Leveraging (Salesforce) CRM To Really Systematize A Mid-Sized Advisory Firm, With Lorie Jones
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 11, 2025
Welcome to the 428th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! 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.
The art of attracting and retaining clients: MDRT YouTube favorites
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
JANUARY 12, 2025
By Antoinette Tuscano, MDRT senior content specialist You can be an outstanding financial advisor; however, youre still out of business without clients. In these top videos posted on MDRTs YouTube channel in 2024, learn how MDRT members communicate and work with clients.
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#FA Success Ep 353: Driving Growth By Setting A Clear Vision Of What You Do Best In Your Business(es), With Brett Danko
Nerd's Eye View
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Welcome back to the 353rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Brett Danko. Read More.
#FA Success Ep 289: Coming Together As A Partnership To Serve Your Collective Community, With Kamila Elliott
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 12, 2022
Welcome back to the 289th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Kamila Elliott. 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.
Why Service Advisors Who Obtain CFP Marks Are Making More Money For Themselves And Their Firms
Nerd's Eye View
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
While the share of advisors with the CFP marks has risen steadily over time, today, about 2/3 of financial advisors are not CFP professionals. This means that, for most advisors, the decision to obtain this designation remains an open one. The typical service advisor without CFP certification earns $48.83
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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 17, 2023
In the early days when financial advisors were first and foremost salespeople for insurance and investments products, the reality is that "advisor training and education" wasn't really about finance or advice… it was mostly just about learning how the company's products worked and how to effectively sell them to consumers.
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Road to Launch with XYPN Member Alan Skillern, CFP®, MBA
XY Planning Network
APRIL 14, 2025
As a financial advisor running a one-man practice in rural Indiana, I never expected my weekly schedule to revolve around a 15-month-old who calls me 'Allie.' Mondays at noon, I trade spreadsheets for sippy cups and market reports for Mickey Mouse. I'll admit that in the very early days of my firms launch, I resented these hours.
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41 Top Influencers for Financial Advisors in 2023
Indigo Marketing Agency
DECEMBER 19, 2022
As a financial advisor, your job requires you to stay on top of leading industry information, the evolving ways to connect with clients, and new strategies for managing money. That’s why we’ve identified the top 41 financial influencers we believe will greatly impact the industry in 2023. Steve Sanduski. Ron Carson. Grace Gong.
#FA Success Ep 321: Navigating The Financial Advisor Career Track In An Unfamiliar Culture, With Danqin Fang
Nerd's Eye View
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Welcome back to the 321st episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Danqin is a Lead Advisor for Austin Asset, an independent RIA based in Austin, Texas that oversees more than $1.3 My guest on today's podcast is Danqin Fang. billion in assets under management for nearly 400 client households. Read More.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Feb 11-12)
Nerd's Eye View
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that according to CFP Board leaders, “everything is on the table” when it comes to the organization’s announced competency standards review.
#FA Success Ep 336: Showing Prospects An (Asset) Map To Generate More Advice Engagement, With H. Adam Holt
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 6, 2023
Welcome back to the 336th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Adam is a principal with RubinGoldman and Associates, and the Founder and CEO of Asset-Map, a financial planning tool that helps financial advisors create a visual representation of their clients’ financial situation, reaching over 1.25
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Investopedia 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2022-Allison Berger and Chad Smith
Financial Symmetry
AUGUST 29, 2022
Allison Berger, CFP® and Chad Smith, CFP® were both selected as one of Investopedia’s 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2022. They are two of the five financial advisors on this list from North Carolina. Allison Berger, CFP® says “I’m honored … Continued.
#FA Success Ep 314: Focusing On The Planning Work You Enjoy By Providing Outsourced Virtual CFP Services, With Sue Chesney
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 3, 2023
Welcome back to the 314th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Sue Chesney. Read More.
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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 28-29)
Nerd's Eye View
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)
Your Input Requested – Reader Survey For Nerd’s Eye View (2022)
Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 29, 2022
Every year, we ask you – our readers – for feedback about what you want to make this website even better for you, to ensure we stay on the right track in adding value to the advicer community and making financial advisors better and more successful. I hope you'll participate in this year's survey.
#FASuccess Ep 393: Taking The Risk Of A Multi-Million-Dollar Succession Loan To Make The Business What You Want It To Be, With Alex Lewis
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 9, 2024
Welcome to the 393rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! 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. Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is Alex Lewis.
#FA Success Ep 360: Growing To 100+ Clients With $100M+ AUM With Intentionality To Leave Time For Family, With Suzanne Powell
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Welcome back to the 360th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! 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. Read More.
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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 12–13)
Nerd's Eye View
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a CFP Board ad campaign promoting a career in financial planning to high school and college students sparked an uproar in the planning community, as some advisors questioned whether the messages being sent in the ads – (..)
What (Really) Makes Advisors More Productive And The Third Kitces Research Study On Advisor Productivity
Nerd's Eye View
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
2022 marks the 50 th anniversary of the enrollment of students into the first Certified Financial Planner (CFP) course, and in the years since then, financial planning (and the process of creating a financial plan) has changed extensively.
The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2024)
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 6, 2024
Welcome to the May 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 14–September 15)
Nerd's Eye View
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Which means that while many fee-only RIAs use the reduced conflicts that come with the fee-only model (as opposed to firms that receive compensation from commissions and other sources) as a key marketing talking point, the fact remains that being truly 'conflict free' is nearly impossible and such claims (which are hard to substantiate) appear to be (..)
Managing Compliance as an Independent Financial Advisor
XY Planning Network
MAY 8, 2023
Sometimes that one word has the power to make financial advisors break out in a sweat. Many advisors—especially those who haven't managed their own compliance previously—can feel like it's the "monster in the closet." Let's talk compliance. But it doesn't need to be!
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#FA Success 291: Managing Fast Growth And Slow Growth Of A Planning-Centric Advice Firm, With Amy Irvine
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 26, 2022
Welcome back to the 291st episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Amy Irvine. 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. Read More.
#FA Success Ep 309: Leveraging Structured Notes To Differentiate A Highly-Leveraged $300M Solo Practice, With Anh Tran
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Welcome back to the 309th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Anh Tran. 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. Read More.
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Do I need to use the (r) mark with my CFP designation?
Investment Writing
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
“Do I need to use the ® mark with my CFP designation”? This question spurred me to do some research on whether one must always write “CFP ®.” In fact, I rarely included an interviewee’s CFP designation because space was tight. Here’s the CFP Board’s response to my tweet on the topic.
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Announcing Expanded IAR CE And Price Updates And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Financial advisors have had to navigate many challenges in 2022, from an inflationary environment, the likes of which we have not experienced in decades, to weak stock and bond market performance.
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Kitces & Carl Ep 135: Do Experienced Financial Planners Have A Professional Obligation To Create Job Opportunities For The Next Generation?
Nerd's Eye View
APRIL 4, 2024
Advisor Metrics, Cerulli Associates predicts that 37.5% (or nearly 110,000) of financial advisors will retire over the next 10 years. In its most recent report on U.S.
Regulation requires us to lead with advice, not products
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
JANUARY 14, 2025
By Jamie McIntyre, CFP It was pretty clear from the regulator that they didn’t want product to be the focus of what a financial planner or financial advisor led with. So with that, the message was clear: Don’t lead with a financial product as the tool that is going to help someone.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 26-27)
Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 25, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent CFP Board survey indicates that consumers do not expect AI tools to replace human financial advisors, but rather supplement advisors' work.
#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
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Welcome back to the 297th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Andy is the owner of Tenon Financial, a virtual independent RIA that oversees $70 million in assets under management for 43 retired client households. My guest on today's podcast is Andy Panko. Read More.
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