Abnormal Returns

JULY 10, 2023

mebfaber.com) Ashby Daniels talks with Hannah Moore about "doing" financial planning. wiredplanning.com) Laurence Kotklikoff talks with David Blanchett about problems with conventional financial planning tools. investmentnews.com) Compliance There's no winning the cybersecurity war, just stalemate.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 3, 2024

Mixing the two can lead to confusion, complicate decision-making and obscure the true financial health of your business. Set up separate plans and goals for your business and your personal finances. Have a Comprehensive Budget (and Stick to It) A well-structured budget is a roadmap for your business’s financial health.

Financial Planning 142

Financial Planning Planning Retirement Planning Tax Planning 142

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 14, 2025

Which, if implemented under the new administration, could provide relief for investment advisers, particularly smaller firms that already have to balance compliance with client service, marketing, and the other duties that go into running a firm.

Financial Planner 162

Financial Planner Compliance Commission Retirement 162

Wealth Management

JULY 21, 2022

The state’s Securities Division released its “Ongoing Financial Planning Guide” earlier this year to address what it said were the compliance questions raised by the increased popularity of the subscription model compared to AUM-based fees.

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Compliance Financial Planning Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 17, 2025

This is largely because, for financial advisors, it's not 'just' about capturing notes from the client meeting itself, but also about managing everything that follows: recording meeting notes in the CRM for compliance purposes, assigning post-meeting tasks to the team, and sending the client a post-meeting recap email.

Financial Advisor 147

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 6, 2023

Which at best will still be a substantial uphill battle, given the hassle of switching from one financial planning platform to another (and the fact that most advisors are generally satisfied with their current financial planning software in the first place!).

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this guest post, Chris Stanley, investment management attorney and Founding Principal of Beach Street Legal, discusses in depth the various stages of buying, selling, and merging an investment advisory and financial planning business.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 17, 2024

Compliance!), And while all may appear well on the surface – the client rarely contacts the advisor with problems but they show up for every annual meeting – they may actually be feeling quite disengaged with the financial planning services being provided. Prospecting! Onboarding! – important goals.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 17, 2024

Which suggests that advisers have an opportunity to leverage the power of online reviews, which can act as "evergreen referrals" and drive more prospects to seek out the firm’s services, all while adhering to their firm’s compliance requirements. Next , by taking a proactive approach to reinforcing where they add value (e.g.,

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Financial Advising Compliance Advertising Marketing 246

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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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2024

Historically, advisors haven't had many avenues to manage clients' 401(k) plan accounts, since unlike traditional custodial investment accounts, advisors generally lack discretionary trading authority in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Assets 246

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2024

Historically, advisors haven't had many avenues to manage clients' 401(k) plan accounts, since unlike traditional custodial investment accounts, advisors generally lack discretionary trading authority in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

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Assets Management Compliance Retirement Planning 245

MainStreet Financial Planning

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As December unfolds, it’s easy to overlook year-end tax planning amid the holiday hustle. For 2024, the IRS has increased contribution limits: – 401(k), 403(b), and most 457 plans: You can contribute up to $23,000. However, dedicating a few moments now can lead to significant savings come tax season.

Taxes 97

Taxes Medical Consulting Education 97

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 3, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that 'startup' custodian Altruist has completed a $169 million fundraising round as it continues to rebuild the RIA custodial tech stack layer-by-layer while positioning itself as the biggest RIA custodian built from scratch and solely for advisors – which, while making it the clear #3 custodian behind (..)

Risk Tolerance 246

Risk Tolerance Communication Startup Financial Planning 246

Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 14, 2023

humansvsretirement.com) Corey Hoffstein talks with Martin Tarlie, a Portfolio Manager at GMO, about bridging the gap between financial planning and portfolio management. financial-planning.com) A review of recent adviso rtech news including the compliance landscape for Twitter alternatives.

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Portfolio Management Compliance Portfolio Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

What's unique about Bridget, though, is how, as a solo advisor, she found herself overwhelmed with the pressures of having to manage different aspects of her business while also providing great service to her clients as she quickly grew to $77M of AUM in 7 years, and has decided to not to "scale" her firm by hiring more advisors but instead leverage (..)

Financial Planning 246

Financial Planning Financial Advisor Clients Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 2, 2023

We also discuss why Jake and his team not only create long-term financial plans for their clients, but also focus on a 10-year vision to help his younger, travel-loving clientele start achieving more of their immediate goals so they're more likely to retain as clients by feeling like they're making near-term financial planning progress.

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor Financial Planning Clients Planning 246

XY Planning Network

JULY 8, 2024

The rise of new tools, such as the Elements Financial Vitals System and AssetMap, aims to move from complex, comprehensive projections to more digestible summaries that facilitate great client conversations. So, which planning software should you use? Let's take a look!

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Advice Clients 99

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2024

The study also identified attributes of "top performing" firms across a range of metrics, finding that they are more likely than other firms to have a clear ideal client persona, client value proposition, and marketing plan.

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Retirement Communication Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 12, 2022

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how, after years of working in an environment where she saw first-hand how ultra-high-net-worth clients keep and grow their wealth (and the lack of diversity among those clients), Kamila decided to build a practice that focused on providing holistic financial planning to communities of color with emerging wealth, (..)

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor CFP Clients Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Treasury Department has finalized rules requiring most SEC-registered RIAs to implement risk-based Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism programs, including a requirement to report suspicious (..)

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Tax Planning Compliance Financial Advice 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 3, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study indicates that nearly a third of advisors in the independent broker-dealer channel have considered transitioning to the RIA channel during the past year as they seek higher payouts and not just "independence" but (..)

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Healthcare Retirement Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 31, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Financial Planning Association and Money.com are planning to publish a “Best Financial Advisors” list based on advisors’ education, credentials, and experience, as well as harder-to-quantify (..)

Financial Planner 238

Financial Planner Ethics Financial Advisor Taxes 238

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 13, 2023

However, the reality is that it’s very expensive to build and maintain technology, especially when considering the full range of CRM, portfolio management, financial planning, and more than a dozen other sub-categories of technology that financial advisors use in their firms. broker-dealers, RIA aggregators, TAMPs, etc.)

Compliance 245

Compliance Portfolio Management Planning Financial Advisor 245

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(wealthmanagement.com) Creative Planning A profile of Peter Mallouk, CEO of Creative Planning. riabiz.com) AI Is AI an existential threat to the business of financial advice? advisorperspectives.com) Vanilla is rolling out more AI tools for estate planning. riabiz.com) The upside of pro bono financial planning.

Compliance 159

Compliance Estate Planning Financial Advice Financial Advisor 159

AdvicePay

MAY 17, 2023

Historically, financial advisory firms faced significant challenges in implementing and scaling fee-for-service financial planning due to the complexities of management and compliance associated with fee-for-service billing. However, with the advent of AdvicePay (a game-changing platform, some would say ?)

Financial Planning 84

Financial Planning Planning Compliance Management 84

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The recent rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities embedded within advisor technology throws a wrinkle into how advisors adhere to their fiduciary and compliance obligations when using technology.

Financial Advice 246

Financial Advice Communication Compliance Clients 246

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 246

Financial Planner Compliance CFP Clients 246

XY Planning Network

MAY 8, 2023

Let's talk compliance. 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." But it doesn't need to be!

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Compliance Financial Advisor Management CFP 92

Abnormal Returns

MARCH 6, 2023

(investmentnews.com) The latest in adviser fintech news including a look at how ChatGPT will affect the provision of financial advice. fa-mag.com) Vanguard is closing its UK financial planning unit. citywire.com) Compliance Why compliance needs to embrace technology and become nimbler. thinkadvisor.com)

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Compliance Wealth Management CFP Financial Advice 146

The Big Picture

AUGUST 26, 2022

There are large parts of the Sell-side that figured out It’s a much cleaner business model to charge a reasonable fee for straight-up asset management and financial planning, rather than playing the game of stock picking sector rotation market timing and the like.

Accounting 353

Accounting Government Assets Management 353

XY Planning Network

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As a business owner in the financial planning industry, we know you wear many hats to ensure the success of your business and the satisfaction of your clients. Some of these issues could cause you to fall out of compliance, a dreaded word in the Financial Planning industry. One of those hats might be bookkeeping.

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Compliance Financial Planning Planning Numbers 106

Steve Sanduski

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

is the CEO of the Foundation for Financial Planning, the U.S.’s ’s leading 501(c)(3) charity devoted to expanding access to pro bono financial planning for people in need. Jon Dauphiné and Dave Mantell discuss: The origins of the Foundation for Financial Planning and its mission.

Financial Planning 69

Financial Planning Planning Wealth Management Medicine 69

AdvicePay

JULY 14, 2022

The adoption of the fee-for-service financial planning model is changing the dynamics of business operations inside wealth management firms. But without a well-defined service model to deliver financial planning services, advisors soon discover that unstructured, ad-hoc service offerings don’t scale very well.

Financial Planning 75

Financial Planning Clients Planning Asset Allocation 75

AdvicePay

APRIL 12, 2023

The economic challenges of 2022 combined with the rapid increase of inflation and interest rates motivated clients to seek out more than just investment management services from financial professionals. People not only want real financial planning, they need it. So what does this mean for financial firms and professionals?

Financial Planning 88

Financial Planning Planning Clients Economics 88

Harness Wealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As the year comes to a close, now is the time to review potential financial moves to help minimize your tax burden heading into 2025. Proactive year-end tax planning can lead to significant savings and set you up for financial success in the new year.

Tax Planning 52

Tax Planning Taxes Planning Estate Planning 52

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mindy is the owner of Creative Money, an independent RIA based in Seattle, Washington, that offers a unique 12-month financial planning engagement – or as Mindy puts it on her homepage, “financial planning that doesn’t suck” – which has allowed her firm to work with nearly 400 client households just this year.

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