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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.

CFP

CFP Recruitment Sales Certification

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!

CFP

CFP Clients Certification Financial Advice

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.

CFP

CFP Financial Advisor Ethics Certification

Webinars

Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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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.

CFP

CFP Financial Advisor Ethics Certification

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 20-21)

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 19, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced that it has crossed the milestone of 100,000 CFP professionals in the United States, and despite having just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, just set a record high in the number of advisors sitting (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner CFP Financial Advisor Retirement Planning

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)

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Startup CFP Retirement

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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner CFP Financial Advisor Retirement Planning

#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.

Banking

Banking Financial Advisor CFP Financial Advice

#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.

Certified Financial Planner

Certified Financial Planner CFP Education Financial Advisor

#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.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP Clients Financial Planning

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

CFP

CFP Certification Financial Planning Clients

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.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP Financial Services Education

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.

Ethics

Ethics Financial Advice CFP Financial Advisor

#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.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP Financial Planner Education

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 26–27)

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Nonetheless, given Kitces Research findings that being 'too' comprehensive can eat into a firm's bottom line, advisors might seek a 'sweet spot' of providing a comprehensive slate of services (but not necessarily every possible service) that are most valuable for their ideal target client. Read More.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Financial Advisor Estate Planning Compliance

#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

Assets

Assets Financial Advisor Financial Planning Insurance

#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.

CFP

CFP Planning Financial Planning Financial Advisor

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.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP

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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner CFP Certification Retirement Planning

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

CFP Financial Advisor

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 (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Financial Advice Financial Advisor Tax Planning

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 – (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner CFP Financial Planning Retirement Planning

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 (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Compliance Fee Only Communication

#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.

Clients

Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Management CFP

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.

CFP

CFP Certified Financial Planner Advertising Financial Planner

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.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP Taxes Clients

#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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Management Planning Financial Advisor

#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.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Clients CFP Planning

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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Certified Financial Planner Financial Planning CFP

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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner CFP Professional Services Financial Planning

#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.

Estate Planning

Estate Planning Financial Advisor Financial Services Clients

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.

Advertising

Advertising CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planning

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 2–3)

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 17-18)

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a study from Cerulli Associates indicates a lack of fee transparency represents a significant hurdle for many investors when considering working with a financial advisor.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Fee Only Compliance CFP

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.

Education

Education CFP Certification License

#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.

Tax Planning

Tax Planning Financial Advisor Retirement Clients

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!

Compliance

Compliance Financial Advisor Management CFP

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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Retirement Retirement Planning Advertising

#FA Success Ep 340: Operating Agreement As Pre-Nup: Splitting Away From Ensemble Partnership To Launch Your Own Firm, With Melissa Joy

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 4, 2023

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

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP Clients Assets

10 Female-Led Financial Advisor Websites to Inspire Your Next Redesign

FMG

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We get the pleasure of building website for a variety of financial advisors, including these amazing female-led firms. Guelich, CFP® CLU® ChFC® AEP® RICP®, and Vice President R. Steven Guelich, CFP®, WMPC®. Amy Braun-Bostich MSFP, CFP®, CFS®, APMA®, CLTC® is the founder and CEO of the firm.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor CFP Financial Planning Wealth Management

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 3-4)

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Also in industry news this week: A recent study from advisor digital marketing firm Snappy Kraken suggests firms that invest in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), have a regular cadence of emails to their subscriber list, and include video content in these messages tend to get greater returns from their marketing efforts CFP Board has created a guide (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Compliance CFP Clients

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!

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Retirement Planning CFP Clients

Announcing More Webinars And IAR CE In 2024 And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For most financial advisors, 2023 was a year of rebound and reinvestment, as markets bounced back from the turbulence of 2022, and expanded profit margins allowed advisory firms room to reinvest back into the services and value they're providing clients to make sure their retention stays strong in the future. Read More.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Financial Advice Ethics Financial Planning

#FA Success Ep 347: When The Firm You Sell To Gets Sold And You Have To Reinvent Yourself, With Cary Carbonaro

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 22, 2023

Welcome back to the 347th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Cary Carbonaro. Read More.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Media Sales Clients

CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?

How Marketing With The CFP Marks Reduces Client Acquisition Costs And Accelerates Revenue Growth

Webinars

Trending Sources

CFP Misconduct Research (And The Challenge Of Counting How Many Financial Advisors There Really Are)

Webinars

CFP Misconduct Research And The Challenge Of Counting How Many Financial Advisors There Really Are

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 20-21)

Adviser links: going back to work

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)

#FA Success Ep 384: Growing An Advisor Career From (Bank) Assistant To Partner While Also Growing A Family, With Hannah Provost

#FA Success Ep 353: Driving Growth By Setting A Clear Vision Of What You Do Best In Your Business(es), With Brett Danko

#FA Success Ep 289: Coming Together As A Partnership To Serve Your Collective Community, With Kamila Elliott

Why Service Advisors Who Obtain CFP Marks Are Making More Money For Themselves And Their Firms

41 Top Influencers for Financial Advisors in 2023

Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

#FA Success Ep 321: Navigating The Financial Advisor Career Track In An Unfamiliar Culture, With Danqin Fang

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 26–27)

#FA Success Ep 336: Showing Prospects An (Asset) Map To Generate More Advice Engagement, With H. Adam Holt

#FA Success Ep 314: Focusing On The Planning Work You Enjoy By Providing Outsourced Virtual CFP Services, With Sue Chesney

Investopedia 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2022-Allison Berger and Chad Smith

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Feb 11-12)

CFP Board Chooses Elizabeth Miller as 2024 Chair-elect

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 28-29)

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 12–13)

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 14–September 15)

#FA Success Ep 360: Growing To 100+ Clients With $100M+ AUM With Intentionality To Leave Time For Family, With Suzanne Powell

Do I need to use the (r) mark with my CFP designation?

Your Input Requested – Reader Survey For Nerd’s Eye View (2022)

#FA Success 291: Managing Fast Growth And Slow Growth Of A Planning-Centric Advice Firm, With Amy Irvine

#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

What (Really) Makes Advisors More Productive And The Third Kitces Research Study On Advisor Productivity

Kitces & Carl Ep 135: Do Experienced Financial Planners Have A Professional Obligation To Create Job Opportunities For The Next Generation?

#FA Success Ep 309: Leveraging Structured Notes To Differentiate A Highly-Leveraged $300M Solo Practice, With Anh Tran

Building An Inclusive Hiring Process To Decrease Bias And Find Your Firm’s Ideal Candidate

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 2–3)

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 17-18)

Announcing Expanded IAR CE And Price Updates And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

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

Managing Compliance as an Independent Financial Advisor

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 26-27)

#FA Success Ep 340: Operating Agreement As Pre-Nup: Splitting Away From Ensemble Partnership To Launch Your Own Firm, With Melissa Joy

10 Female-Led Financial Advisor Websites to Inspire Your Next Redesign

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 3-4)

The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2024)

Announcing More Webinars And IAR CE In 2024 And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

#FA Success Ep 347: When The Firm You Sell To Gets Sold And You Have To Reinvent Yourself, With Cary Carbonaro

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