Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 23, 2023

riabiz.com) AI Is AI an existential threat to the business of financial advice? investmentnews.com) Compliance How to conduct and document an annual compliance review. riabiz.com) The upside of pro bono financial planning. citywire.com) A list of the top blogs for financial advisors to read.

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Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Key Highlights Content marketing helps financial advisors stand out and earn trust from potential clients. When advisors share valuable content for a specific target audience, they can attract new clients and boost their online presence. It helps advisors show their thought leadership and grow their business.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 22, 2024

This latter exemption means that financial advisors with an ownership interest in their company (even a very small one) could still be subject to a non-compete as a term of the sale of their stake (which could impact how they value receiving an ownership interest in their firm).

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Sara Grillo

APRIL 19, 2024

One of the biggest fears that people have, when they are looking for a financial advisor, is this: “Is it truly impossible for an advisor to say wire themselves a few million dollars from a client’s account?” I’m not a lawyer – so please don’t interpret anything I say here as legal advice.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 8, 2024

Yet the need for advisor education – and the regulatory requirements to get it (in the form of Continuing Education obligations) – never ends, with the latest focus for most financial advisors being on the ongoing expansion of NASAA's 2020 Model Rule that implemented the first Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) requirements to get (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 12, 2024

Financial advisors, as professionals whose clients rely on their advice to make financial decisions, are legally and financially responsible for the advice that they give. Because ultimately, it's better to be surrounded by others who take care in advising their clients than to be the only one doing so!

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Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Key Highlights The financial advice world is changing. Introduction In today’s changing finance world, registered investment advisors (RIAs) must comply with the provisions of the marketing rule, including entering into a written agreement, and must not include any untrue statement of a material fact to stand out from others.

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Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There are a lot of people who consider their fees low but here’s a financial advisor who claims to be charging 60-80% lower fees than the “full-service” wealth management firms who are his competition. What does low fee financial advice actually look like, from the inside? Does he actually do this?

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 17, 2024

While it could be decades before we know those answers, at the moment, professionals across every industry, including financial advice, are working to learn how they can leverage this new and remarkable tool to make their practices more efficient. Read More.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JULY 23, 2024

There were 36,000 financial advisors in my country. We had little chance to adjust to the new world of financial advice in Australia. Regulation changes in Australia, which is where I live, hit us hard and fast. Now, three years after the changes were announced, there are about 15,000.

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Sara Grillo

JUNE 2, 2022

There are other nonsense financial advisor rankings such as Forbes and CNBC that I rip apart here too. I’m keeping a running tally of these BS advisor ranking lists and please let me know if there are any I am missing, I’ll put them on my hit list. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant.

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Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Today I have Brian Williams of Northshire Consulting and were going to be talking about how financial advisors can help improve 401k plan access to the American people who are working at small businesses who currently do not offer them. What about those who dont have the money for a financial advisor? Thats not it.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We’re happy to announce that Indigo Marketing Agency was featured in Bob Veres’s August 2022 issue of Inside Information , a go-to resource for financial planning, financial advisor, and investment advisor professionals. Why Are Testimonials Important for Financial Advisors? Indigo’s Testimonial Program .

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Indigo Marketing Agency

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This completely revolutionizes the way financial advisors can market their services. But as an advisor, how do you effectively use the new testimonial rule in your marketing without running into compliance issues? Why Are Testimonials Important for Financial Advisors? The same is true for financial advice.

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 25, 2023

I created this list of financial advisors for small accounts (less than $300,000 in assets) because there are alot of schmucks out there hawking crap products to people with portfolio of this size, and I don’t think it’s fair. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In this blog, Scott Salaske of Firstmetric and I discuss the proper way to read a Form ADV so that you can get the information you need to make an informed choice and avoid working with a financial advisor who is a lying, deceptive grifter. This is super important for anyone looking to pick a good financial advisor.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For those looking to crack in and get a job at an RIA firm and become a financial advisor – good news! I am a CFA® charterholder and I used to be a financial advisor. I have a weekly newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.”

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Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

There’s a ton of bogus crap advice out there that people doll out when they are trying to convince you to hire them as a financial advisor. Use these tips to find a good financial advisor and avoid the lying grifters! I was recently featured in a MarketWatch article about how to find a good financial advisor.

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Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Watch as all h&#@ breaks loose discussing the question of broker vs. financial advisor, commissions, fees, value, and more! I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. This debate went psycho at times.

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Sara Grillo

APRIL 21, 2022

So here’s a blog about some things that ethical financial advisors do in the hopes they will serve as an example of right behavior for the rest of the industry to follow. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors.

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Tucker Advisors

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

How to Grow on Twitter as a Financial Advisor. By Jordan Collins Tucker Advisors Senior Digital Marketing Specialist. Today we will show you how to grow on Twitter as a financial advisor. Before we dive in, we want to explain how this can inform and grow your financial advisory practice. Table of Contents .

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Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Key Highlights Content marketing helps financial advisors stand out. When advisors share valuable content for a specific target audience, they can attract new clients. By tracking key metrics, advisors can adjust their strategies. Introduction In today’s world, financial advisors must be strong online.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Most financial advisors already know the importance of using valuable content to reach more clients. As a financial professional, you know that providing financial advice is a highly personalized service. When it comes to relationships, trust is everything—especially as a financial advisor.

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Harness Wealth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY — September 3, 2024: Harness , a New York-based fintech startup that seeks to make bespoke tax & financial advice accessible to more households, is excited to announce the appointment of Will Bressman to its Board of Directors.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

MAY 4, 2022

This completely revolutionizes the way financial advisors can market their services. But as an advisor, how do you effectively use the new testimonial rule in your marketing without running into compliance issues? Why Are Testimonials Important for Financial Advisors? The same is true for financial advice.

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Sara Grillo

APRIL 11, 2022

Today I have Rick Ferri with me who is an hourly advisor, a CFA charterholder, a Marine, and the host of the Bogleheads podcast. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is an hourly financial advisor?

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here is a template and some model text for a flat fee advisor website. You should get this run by compliance before publishing any of this text. You should ask compliance for them. Before we get into it, I’m assuming you’re visiting this page because you are a flat fee financial advisor.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 12, 2022

In this blog, we’ll break down industry jargon, share what various credentials indicate and explain why the financial services industry is so regulated. . Registration Standards for Financial Advisors. The first step in the competency stairway is regulatory compliance. .

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AdvisorPR

MAY 13, 2020

An Advisor’s Guide to “The New Normal” of Business During COVID-19 It’s the “new normal” they say. “We So how is a financial advisor supposed to “advise” amidst a lingering pandemic? And whatever is an approved format with compliance; keep in mind the security and archiving requirements for your communications.)

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Sara Grillo

MARCH 13, 2023

I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I have a newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.” I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Are we in a market regime shift?

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Midstream Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2024

Key Highlights A good marketing plan is important for financial advisors. This guide shows key strategies to build a financial advisor marketing plan. Understanding the Importance of Marketing for Financial Advisors Financial advisors offer valuable support. They can stand out from the crowd.

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Steve Sanduski

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Guest: Eric Brotman , CFP®, AEP®, CPWA®, is a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of BFG Financial Advisors. Eric began his financial planning practice in Baltimore in 1994, and founded Brotman Financial Group in 2003, which later became BFG Financial Advisors.

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Sara Grillo

JANUARY 9, 2023

What is happening in other states regarding reform of financial planning regulation, and why we expect these changes to become more widespread. What should financial advisors do? The move to financial planning transparency is aflame! Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 6, 2022

when I first moved from Spain, and I learned a lot because I spent a lot of time with financial advisors, which, as you know, is a key segment of our client base today. What is the financial advice world like in Europe? And I think that the financial advisors are used, but not as widely used as they are in the U.S.

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Sara Grillo

MAY 8, 2023

Listen to this if you are a financial advisors or consumer who wants to see through the crap and make better decisions about whether IUL is good for you (or your client) or NOT. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

MAY 5, 2020

About Your Presenters: Claire Akin, MBA Claire Akin runs Indigo Marketing Agency, a full-service marketing firm serving top independent financial advisors. She works closely with several of Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors to grow their AUM using digital marketing. I used to be an advisor with LPL Financial.

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BlueMind

JULY 15, 2022

Category: Compliance. The Significance Of Financial Compliance Financial compliance requires all actions, procedures, guidelines, and business culture to abide by the rules and regulations set by the regulatory authorities of the financial market. Related: Compliance and Automation – An Ideal Unison!

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