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Fifteen Creative Client Events for Financial Advisors

Wealth Management

MARCH 28, 2025

Smaller, more intentional gatherings financial advisors hold with clients create opportunities for conversations, introductions and growth.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Clients

Enhancing Client Conversations About Charitable Giving: Sample Questions, Scripts, and Tools for Better Engagement

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Yet, despite the important role that charitable giving can play, studies show that many advisors hesitate to bring up the topic with clients. Advisors may worry about overstepping boundaries or feel uncertain about a client's interest in philanthropy. These statements often stem from clients' life stories and core values.,

Clients

Clients Education Financial Planner Planning

Fix, Fine, Flourish: A Framework To Take Clients From (Just) “Fine” Staganancy To Being Engaged Again

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When a client first begins working with an advisor, the relationship is often marked with a flurry of onboarding tasks, immediate issues to resolve, and long-term planning goals to establish. And as clients come into monitoring meetings, they may increasingly describe their situation as "fine", with no pressing issues to address.

Clients

Clients Financial Planning Planning Management

Webinars

Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Is The Key To Better Spend Management

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Helping Clients Grasp Abstract Retirement Income Strategies With Historical Market Visualization

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2025

For many financial advisors, a core part of the retirement planning process involves simulating whether the client's assets will last through retirement. Yet while these tools offer mathematical metrics, they often fall short in helping clients connect the numbers to their real lives.

Retirement

Retirement Clients Retirement Planning Marketing

Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker

And while this may sound like great news for you and your clients, it won’t be worthwhile unless you have the latest techniques to back up your ambitions! With the advancement of technology, the implementation of spend management best practices and concrete GAP analyses is more streamlined and accessible than ever before.

Management

Advisors Tell Clients to ‘Buy the Dip’

Wealth Management

AUGUST 6, 2024

Financial advisors view the market correction as a normal course of events and a good buying opportunity. This is an opportunity to show clients why they pay us a fee, to navigate difficult times with a rock steady approach.” Market volatility is my best friend,” one advisor said.

Clients

Clients Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing

#FASuccess Ep 425: Implementing A Financial Planning Quality Control System To Improve Both Client Outcomes And Referrals, With Sebastian Guerra

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sebastian is the President of Guerra Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Miami, Florida, with nearly $15M of revenue and almost 60 team members, supporting over 1,700 client households.

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Clients Planning Wealth Advisor

Seven Steps to a Successful Client Event

Wealth Management

APRIL 28, 2023

Why financial advisors should host one this year

Clients

Clients Financial Advisor

Highlights From The Advise AI Conference 2024

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this guest post, Craig Iskowitz, CEO and founder of Ezra Group, shares highlights from this year’s Advise AI Conference, where industry leaders gathered to explore how AI might shape financial advice, from back-office operations to client interactions. Lydia) that remember both advisor personalities and client interactions.

Financial Advice

Financial Advice Clients Portfolio Marketing

How Outsourcing Marketing Can Unlock Growth Potential For Advisory Firms: Key Steps For Choosing The Right Provider

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Marketing activities such as brand development, event planning, and content strategy often demand skills outside advisors' typical expertise and interest. Advisors might consider outsourcing roles such as social media management, search engine optimization, web development, event management, and performance analytics, among other options.

Marketing

Marketing Marketing Communication Engineering

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 30–December 1)

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Which could prove to be a boon for the financial advice industry as more consumers are willing to entrust their assets to an advisor (while at the same time possibly making it tougher for some advisors to differentiate themselves primarily by how they put their clients' interests first?). Read More.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Financial Advice Retirement Financial Advisor

The Power of Thoughtful Financial Advice During Key Life Events

Wealth Management

JUNE 16, 2023

Proactive engagement reflects a commitment to comprehensive financial wellness, creating a meaningful and long-lasting impact on clients’ lives.

Financial Advice

Financial Advice Clients

Anticipating Your Clients’ Emotional Needs

Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As your clients face life events, it provides advisors an opportunity to show empathy and compassion.

Clients

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 18–19)

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 17, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that at a time when brokerage firms' cash sweep programs come under increased scrutiny (and as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates), Charles Schwab (the largest RIA custodian) continues to slash sweep rates for client (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Retirement Planning Retirement Financial Advisor

#FASuccess Ep 426: Rolling Out An Equity Compensation Plan To Align The Entire Team On Client Service And Profitable Growth, With Jennifer des Groseilliers

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Jennifer is the CEO of The Mather Group, an RIA based in Chicago, Illinois, that oversees $15 billion in combined assets under management and advisement for approximately 4,400 client households. Read More.

Compensation Planning

Compensation Planning Clients Planning Wealth Advisor

Wednesday links: narrow future events

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

abnormalreturns.com) Adviser links: setting client expectations. (washingtonpost.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Personal finance links: repeatable systems. abnormalreturns.com) Research links: economic forecasts. abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Monday linkfest. abnormalreturns.com) Don't borrow money to invest.

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Plan Your Client Event in 2025: How to Host Successful Events that Generate Quality Leads

FMG

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Client events are evolving in 2025, offering unparalleled opportunities to connect with clients, strengthen relationships, and drive quality leads. Whether youre hosting virtual webinars or in-person gatherings, the right approach can transform your client event into a lead-generating, referral powerhouse.

Clients

Clients Planning Education Communication

Kitces & Carl Ep 97: Talking Clients Down From Making Politically Motivated Portfolio Changes

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In recent years, politically charged topics have become the forefront of news and media, and with the rise of access to digitally distributed media, it has become commonplace for clients to have concerns about the possible impact of political events on their portfolios.

Portfolio

Portfolio Clients Financial Planning Communication

Plan Your Client Event in 2025: How to Host Successful Events that Generate Quality Leads

FMG

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Client events are evolving in 2025, offering unparalleled opportunities to connect with clients, strengthen relationships, and drive quality leads. Whether youre hosting virtual webinars or in-person gatherings, the right approach can transform your client event into a lead-generating, referral powerhouse.

Clients

Clients Planning Education Communication

Are Tariffs a New US VAT Tax?

The Big Picture

MARCH 31, 2025

A quick note on tariffs : Over the past few weeks, I’ve been putting together my quarterly call for clients. The challenge is how to frame the current economic scenario in a way that is useful and informative and not the usual run-of-the-mill noise. 2) What will their impact be on economic activity and inflation?

Taxes

Taxes Economics Education Planning

Creating Client Service Calendars That Demonstrate Ongoing Advisor Value

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

While it can be easy for financial advisors to recognize the wide range of ways they add value for clients throughout the year, clients themselves might not be aware of what their advisors do for them behind the scenes outside of their annual meetings (e.g., rebalancing their investment accounts or reviewing their insurance policies).

Clients

Clients Financial Planning Planning Financial Advisor

Kitces & Carl Ep 146: Re-Educating Clients (Scalably) After They “Read Something On The Internet”

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While strategic advice is crucial, advisors also face the challenge of presenting the strategies to clients in context, explaining different financial planning concepts, and showing clients how to implement these strategies (as well as pointing out any long-term consequences).

Education

Education Clients Financial Planning Communication

Planning For Changes In Client Marginal Tax Rates After TCJA’s Sunset

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2024

However, most of TCJA's provisions are set to 'sunset' at the end of 2025 – an event that would have at least as much impact as TCJA's initial passage. And although TCJA's ultimate fate may still be undecided, for at least some clients the potential benefit of taking action today (e.g., Read More.

Taxes

Taxes Clients Planning Numbers

Creating Memorable Holiday Events for Financial Advisors: A Guide to Spreading Joy and Building Connections

FMG

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Are you looking for a unique way to strengthen client connections? The holiday season is the perfect time to host an event and do just that. Hosting a holiday event not only showcases your gratitude but also reinforces your personal connection with your clients.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Clients Education Planning

Kitces & Carl Ep 103: Balancing Client Responsiveness With The Proactive Sledgehammer Of Value

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 12, 2023

As comprehensive financial planning has become more widely adopted, many financial advisors have felt pressure to find new ways to differentiate themselves by demonstrating their unique value to clients. Others use frequent emails to stay in regular contact, sending reminders or helpful information relevant to their clients.

Clients

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Making the Most of Planning Opportunities: Health Insurance Optimization

Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Life events or job changes can be a great client touchpoint around the need for review of client health insurance.

Insurance

Insurance Planning Clients

How to Navigate Organizing Events for Staff & Clients

Advisor Perspectives

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In this article, Beverly Flaxington gives advice on how to navigate organizing events for staff and clients.

Clients

Wealth.com Raises $30M To Provide Estate Documents To Advisors’ Clients (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – October 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that digital estate planning platform Wealth.com has raised a whopping $30 million in Series A funding, following on the heels of Vanilla's follow-on $20M capital round just a few months ago – which on the one hand reflects the anticipated enthusiasm for solutions that can help advisors efficiently (..)

Clients

Clients B2B Estate Planning Planning

Insights From Advyzon’s Inaugural Conference With John Mackowiak

Wealth Management

MARCH 19, 2024

Learn how Advyzon's commitment to client education and product innovation wowed at their inaugural event.

Education

Education Clients

#FASuccess Ep 430: Navigating The Fast-Growth Hiring Challenges Of Scaling From Scratch To $5M Of Revenue In Just 7 Years, With AJ Ayers

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 25, 2025

AJ is the co-founder of Brooklyn Fi, an RIA based in Brooklyn, New York but operating as a fully remote business, that oversees $370 million in assets under management for more than 400 client households.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Clients Recruitment Certification

Kitces & Carl Ep 123: Does Every Prospective Client Fit A Niche, Or Do Advisor Specializations Leave More Underserved?

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Niching offers several advantages, allowing advisors to be more specific in their marketing, more targeted in their prospecting calls, and more efficient in their processes (since clients within a similar niche are likely to have similar problems, especially in niches of profession).

Clients

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Advice Financial Services

Cornerstones to Growth: Referrals and Education

Wealth Management

JUNE 24, 2024

Bradshaw Rogers Financial Partners prioritize client satisfaction through social events, educational events and regular portfolio updates.

Education

Education Portfolio Clients

#FA Success Ep 377: Navigating A Major Health Event While Keeping Your Advisory Firm Going And Growing, With Meredith Moore

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 19, 2024

Meredith is the Founder & CEO of Artisan Financial Strategies, a hybrid advisory firm based in Alpharetta, Georgia, that oversees $77M in assets under management for 120 client households.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Recruitment Clients Assets

How Advisors Can Help Clients Use Incentive Trusts to Foster Beneficiary Legacies

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 19, 2024

The key point is that as with most financial planning topics, advisors can play a role in helping to guide clients to the most appropriate solutions for their goals, including how to carry on their legacy of personal values. Read More.

Estate Planning

Estate Planning Clients Distribution Assets

The Keys to Successful In-Person Events

Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As advisors are striving for that truly personal touch with their clients (and how much more personal can you get than eye-to-eye), there is increased interest in more in-person prospecting events.

Clients

Adviser links: objectives and aspirations

Abnormal Returns

MAY 13, 2024

blogs.cfainstitute.org) How life events affect retirement planning. thinkadvisor.com) Advisers can play a key role in helping clients deal with rising college costs. (riabiz.com) Archive Intel has entered the adviser communications archiving space. investmentnews.com) Research The problematic math of passing down generational wealth.

Math

Math Retirement Planning Financial Advice Retirement

Understanding The Sources of Financial Anxiety for Clients and Why It Matters for Advisors

Don Connelly & Associates

MARCH 24, 2025

That's to be expected, and we've provided tips on how financial advisors can help "de-stress" their clients. However, when clients suffer from financial anxiety, it creates a new set of challenges for financial advisors. It's easy to understand why a client might be stressed about something.

Clients

Clients Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing

Avoiding Financial Disasters

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I do a quarterly update for RWM clients that covers the economy, the markets, and our portfolios every three months. It’s broad and is driven in large part by real-time events, along with the questions clients ask.

Clients

Clients Economy Portfolio Marketing

#FASuccess Ep 429: What It Takes To Really Help (HNW) Business Owners Navigate Their Wealth With Purpose, With Ali Nasser

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 18, 2025

Ali is the Founder of the Wealth Integration System for Entrepreneurs, an education and coaching company based in Houston, Texas, that works with entrepreneurs facing a liquidity event and trying to figure out what's next… and financial advisors who serve them.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning Taxes

7 tips for successful client events and seminars

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

AUGUST 25, 2024

By Bryce Sanders With surprisingly little effort, there are many ways you can enhance your in-person seminars or speaking engagements. One of the advantages of training financial advisors for many years is people proudly share what has worked for them. Let us look at several of these ideas.

Clients

Clients Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing

#FASuccess Ep 405: When Being ‘Youthful’ Turns From A Liability To An Asset In Building Your (Long-Term) Advisory Business, With Gaetano Sacco

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Gaetano is a partner and senior financial advisor at Fountainhead Advisors, an RIA based in Warren, New Jersey, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for 1,000 client households.

Assets

Assets Financial Advisor Insurance Clients

Rebuilding The Kitces Members Section And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

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.

Financial Advice

Financial Advice Ethics Financial Planning Education

Future Proof 2023

The Big Picture

JANUARY 19, 2023

came to discuss the most important issues surrounding advising clients. We took people’s ideas to heart, and I am even more excited about this year’s event. Times , Investment News , Financial Planning , RIA Biz , Think Advisor , Business Insider ; Afterward, I told you the traditional financial conference was kaput.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Financial Planning Clients Planning

Bottoming?

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This “Process” is not a single event but rather, a series of events the totality of which increasingly weighs the probability towards that positive resolution. I use the word probability because this outcome is not pre-ordained, but rather, subject to future events which have yet to unfold. Hence, I have caveats.

Economy

Economy Economics Valuation Marketing

Fifteen Creative Client Events for Financial Advisors

Enhancing Client Conversations About Charitable Giving: Sample Questions, Scripts, and Tools for Better Engagement

Webinars

Trending Sources

Fix, Fine, Flourish: A Framework To Take Clients From (Just) “Fine” Staganancy To Being Engaged Again

Webinars

Helping Clients Grasp Abstract Retirement Income Strategies With Historical Market Visualization

Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

Advisors Tell Clients to ‘Buy the Dip’

#FASuccess Ep 425: Implementing A Financial Planning Quality Control System To Improve Both Client Outcomes And Referrals, With Sebastian Guerra

Seven Steps to a Successful Client Event

Highlights From The Advise AI Conference 2024

How Outsourcing Marketing Can Unlock Growth Potential For Advisory Firms: Key Steps For Choosing The Right Provider

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 30–December 1)

The Power of Thoughtful Financial Advice During Key Life Events

Anticipating Your Clients’ Emotional Needs

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 18–19)

#FASuccess Ep 426: Rolling Out An Equity Compensation Plan To Align The Entire Team On Client Service And Profitable Growth, With Jennifer des Groseilliers

Wednesday links: narrow future events

Plan Your Client Event in 2025: How to Host Successful Events that Generate Quality Leads

Kitces & Carl Ep 97: Talking Clients Down From Making Politically Motivated Portfolio Changes

Plan Your Client Event in 2025: How to Host Successful Events that Generate Quality Leads

Are Tariffs a New US VAT Tax?

Creating Client Service Calendars That Demonstrate Ongoing Advisor Value

Kitces & Carl Ep 146: Re-Educating Clients (Scalably) After They “Read Something On The Internet”

Planning For Changes In Client Marginal Tax Rates After TCJA’s Sunset

Creating Memorable Holiday Events for Financial Advisors: A Guide to Spreading Joy and Building Connections

Kitces & Carl Ep 103: Balancing Client Responsiveness With The Proactive Sledgehammer Of Value

Making the Most of Planning Opportunities: Health Insurance Optimization

How to Navigate Organizing Events for Staff & Clients

Wealth.com Raises $30M To Provide Estate Documents To Advisors’ Clients (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – October 2024)

Insights From Advyzon’s Inaugural Conference With John Mackowiak

#FASuccess Ep 430: Navigating The Fast-Growth Hiring Challenges Of Scaling From Scratch To $5M Of Revenue In Just 7 Years, With AJ Ayers

Kitces & Carl Ep 123: Does Every Prospective Client Fit A Niche, Or Do Advisor Specializations Leave More Underserved?

Cornerstones to Growth: Referrals and Education

#FA Success Ep 377: Navigating A Major Health Event While Keeping Your Advisory Firm Going And Growing, With Meredith Moore

How Advisors Can Help Clients Use Incentive Trusts to Foster Beneficiary Legacies

The Keys to Successful In-Person Events

Adviser links: objectives and aspirations

Understanding The Sources of Financial Anxiety for Clients and Why It Matters for Advisors

Avoiding Financial Disasters

#FASuccess Ep 429: What It Takes To Really Help (HNW) Business Owners Navigate Their Wealth With Purpose, With Ali Nasser

7 tips for successful client events and seminars

#FASuccess Ep 405: When Being ‘Youthful’ Turns From A Liability To An Asset In Building Your (Long-Term) Advisory Business, With Gaetano Sacco

Rebuilding The Kitces Members Section And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Future Proof 2023

Bottoming?

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