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How a Fee-Only, Flat-Fee Financial Planner Can Save You $114K+

MainStreet Financial Planning

The two most common pricing models are fee-only financial planners (flat-fee or fixed-fee advisors) and AUM-based financial advisors (who charge a percentage of assets under management). While AUM advisors may seem appealing, they often come with high lifetime fees and potential conflicts of interest.

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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Looking to find fiduciary financial advisors and wealth managers? Only fiduciary advisors are legally bound to act in your best interest at all times. Independent wealth management firms have no affiliations or allegiances to a fund family or financial product. What is a fiduciary advisor? A note of caution on near me searches.

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Adviser links: AI-assisted financial advice

Abnormal Returns

flowfp.com) Don't let the potential for estate law changes be an excuse to not do estate planning. wealthmanagement.com) Advisers 7 more lessons from building an fee-only RIA from scratch. (kitces.com) Tax strategies if the TCJA expires in 2026. thinkadvisor.com)

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Managing Sudden Wealth

Darrow Wealth Management

Managing sudden wealth paid in cash after the sale of a business or winning the lottery also requires planning, but perhaps with a bit less to unpack in the beginning. Sudden wealth events rarely happen more than once during someone’s lifetime (if at all), so proper financial management is essential. What is sudden wealth?

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#FASuccess Ep 388: Transitioning To Independent RIA With Only $7M Of AUM To Turbocharge Growth With Website Local SEO, With Freeman Linde

Nerd's Eye View

Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde. Read More.

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#FA Success Ep 388: Transitioning To Independent RIA With Only $7M Of AUM To Turbocharge Growth With Website Local SEO, With Freeman Linde

Nerd's Eye View

Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde. Read More.

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#FASuccess Ep 401: One-On-One Advice Through Financial Wellness Programs To (Profitably) Expand The Reach Of Financial Planning, With Zack Hubbard

Nerd's Eye View

Zack is the Director of Financial Planning and Participant Engagement of Greenspring Advisors, an RIA based in Towson, Maryland, that manages $2 billion of private wealth assets under management for 1,300 client households and advises on an additional $5 billion in retirement plan assets.