Clients Ethics Financial Advice 
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 6, 2025
New financial advisors often start with below-market fees – sometimes to build confidence that prospects will actually pay, other times to attract clients quickly and establish a base. And while new clients often come in at higher fees, early clients may still be paying well below the firm's current rates.
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 8, 2024
Given the continuing growth of advicers who fall under these new IAR CE Requirements, the Kitces platform is not only continuing to offer IAR CE (along with all of its other CE types) through its Nerd's Eye View blog articles, but, starting this year, has also expanded IAR CE eligibility to our webinars as well.
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Nerd's Eye View
JULY 17, 2023
has increasingly made financial services products available directly to consumers, financial advisors have focused more and more on the business of financial advice itself. But as technology (in particular, the internet!)
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 13, 2025
With another strong year in the markets, most advisory firms are near or at record highs for their revenue, their numbers of clients, and the headcounts of their teams. Which is surprising to some, given that a decade ago, the emergence of so-called "robo-advisors" was supposed to displace human financial advisors and compress advisory fees.
Nerd's Eye View
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
In fact, even a relatively modest shift to a higher-trust environment (which may be achieved by enacting higher standards) that just partially reduces the incredibly high client acquisition costs of financial advisors could more than offset the entire cost of fiduciary liability insurance from those higher standards!
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.
Midstream Marketing
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Key Highlights The financial advice world is changing. A strong brand identity is key to getting and keeping clients in this tough market. Websites, social media, and SEO offer great opportunities to connect with new clients online. RIAs must understand and follow SEC marketing rules to meet their ethical and legal needs.
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