Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It is not personal legal/tax/financial advice or an exhaustive discussion of the exclusion. Massachusetts previously had their own rules for qualified small business stock but after January 1, 2022, sales will conform to the federal guidelines. This article is meant to be an easily-digestible introduction to QSBS.

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Sara Grillo

JULY 10, 2023

He asked for help and found a support community Right now Thomas is a fee-only fiduciary financial advisor. He stumbled across a man named Russ Ford who was a fee-only flat fee advisor, and he liked the message. Here are some tips for new entrants to the field pursuing a career as a financial advisor.

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Inside Information

OCTOBER 29, 2023

I said that brokers and sales agents are essentially predators, wolves in sheep’s clothing, where the sheep are fiduciary advisors, and the clothing is, well, you know what it is: ‘fee-based’ and ‘best interest’ (instead of fee-only and fiduciary). If we can’t, we’ll tell you, and help you find someone who can.

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 14, 2023

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. Why is the fiduciary standard important in financial advice? What is a conflict of interest in financial advice?

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International College of Financial Planning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In the field of financial advice, a value proposition can be clearly identified. Generating alpha means that the client who pays fees makes more money than he would have made without paying them. Go for Fee-Only Financial Advisors. You need to find a financial advisor who’s good at what they do.

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Inside Information

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of us remember that the consumer revolution, which phased out salespeople and put the consumer in charge of selecting purchases based on price and quality, was very slow to enter the financial services world. The whole idea of turning financial customers into clients was invented in the fee-only financial planning world.

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Inside Information

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This first petition also touches on dually-registered individuals, recommending that, if they hold themselves out as advisors, they be required to disclose precisely when their work as an advisor ends and their efforts to effect a sale begins—something that is far from clear in current client engagements.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. And if you want to join the right for higher ethics in financial advice, join the Transparent Advisor Movement. With annuities now being able to be offered in 401k plans, the playing field has changed.

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. It’s so clear to me what the future of financial advice is – what it should be – and what it will be. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is an advice-only financial planner?

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Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Could one of those sentences state that a brokerage firm, broker-dealer or other sales organization will NOT, ever, use the word ‘fiduciary’ in its disclosure, and so consumers should look for that word? “It’s a great idea,” says Rostad. Will they still be able to recommend separate accounts that pay shelf space fees?

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Sara Grillo

MAY 8, 2023

Indexed universal life (IUL) is often sold using smoke-and-mirrors sales shams, but in this podcast we’ll expose the truth! 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. SARA GRILLO: Okay, Bobby.

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Sara Grillo

APRIL 11, 2022

And that’s why I’m writing this blog; because I feel that financial advice rendered by the hour is a great thing for the American public (for the reasons we’re going to discuss below). What are the drawbacks of charging an hourly fee for financial advice? That’s how you get paid.

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Sara Grillo

MARCH 16, 2024

The people who come to Immersion are those who are called to the mission of furthering the ideals of: Honesty Integrity Humility Fairness Logic, and Advocacy in all aspects of financial advice, with a special focus on Advice Only , Flat Fee , and Hourly service models. The meeting exceeded my expectations!”

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Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I think that one of the challenging things is that sales kinda has a dirty dirty name to it, right? Oh, well, you’re not really a financial planner, you’re a financial salesperson. Now, granted, I don’t think that that’s true.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

We had to do a for sale by owner because if we sold it using a broker, we would have been way underwater. Everything’s for sale. And this seems to be an agreement to — RITHOLTZ: Restrict competition in the space of providing financial advice. And she said, if not now, when? HAMBURGER: We had to sell the house.

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