Alpha Architect

JANUARY 2, 2024

This article seeks to examine what research says about the interplay between risk tolerance, financial literacy, and trust and their collective impact on the pursuit of financial advice by Black and Hispanic households. Do racial barriers prevent Black and Hispanic households from pursuing financial advice?

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XY Planning Network

JULY 8, 2024

For these situations where rules of thumb and back-of-the-napkin advice won't suffice, more comprehensive and detailed projections are still preferred, and traditional financial planning software is often the advisor's most effective tool. So, which planning software should you use? Let's take a look!

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Welcome to the 401st episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is Zack Hubbard.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In particular, financial advisors who offer ongoing services to clients can focus on 3 key areas that are unique to service-based sales as part of a successful sales strategy.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Podcasts Michael Kitces talks financial wellness with Zack Hubbard. Zack is the Director of Financial Planning and Participant Engagement of Greenspring Advisors. youtube.com) Brendan Frazier talks with Michael Kitces about mastering the human side of financial advice.

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Financial Planner Estate Planning CFP Financial Advice 274

Abnormal Returns

MAY 13, 2024

(blogs.cfainstitute.org) How life events affect retirement planning. papers.ssrn.com) Advisers There is an tension inherent in the practice of financial advice. investmentecosystem.com) Reflections on eight years of running a financial planning practice. kitces.com) How one advisory firm uses Salesforce.

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Sara Grillo

JANUARY 8, 2024

While financial planning has become more popular, it’s still not center stage for most advisors. I’ve got Zack Hubbard , the director of financial planning and participant engagement at Greenspring Advisors, a fee only RIA. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Repeatable?

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

JUNE 2, 2023

The importance of getting women into financial planning feels like it should go without saying. Unfortunately, we’re not quite there yet as a society, since as of 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports only a third of financial advisors are women. In 2022, nearly 42% of the externships participants were women.

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 13, 2024

Podcasts Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk with Anne Lester author of "Your Best Financial Life: Save Smart Now for the Future You Want." morningstar.com) Dan Haylett talking Paul Armson about lifestyle financial planning. morningstar.com) Should financial advice be gentle or authoritarian?

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Darrow Wealth Management

MARCH 31, 2023

There are many financial planning considerations before, during, and after a divorce. A key part of the process from a financial standpoint is dividing the assets. Here are some key considerations when financial planning for a divorce. Here’s a checklist of post-divorce financial planning moves.

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Financial Planning Planning Estate Planning Taxes 84

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Consumers have a wide range of options when it comes to choosing a provider of financial advice, from larger wirehouses and asset managers to smaller Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs).

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XY Planning Network

MARCH 13, 2023

MIN READ “ Make Financial Advicers better, and more successful! He has a unique knack for continuously learning, compiling his knowledge, and sharing it with everyone so that financial advising is more accessible for all. In short, Michael has a unique, education-centric approach to financial advice.

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eMoney Advisor

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As client expectations continue to evolve, there is an opportunity for financial planners to broaden and deepen their service offerings by providing holistic financial planning. One way to assess this is to look at the value of financial advice as it stacks up to basic human needs. 3 Deckers, Lambert.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Podcasts Daniel Crosby talks with Michael Kitces about automation and the future of financial advice. kitces.com) Brendan Frazier talks with Samantha Lamas and Danielle Labotka about why clients hire and fire their financial advisers. smokestack.beehiiv.com) The first rule of financial advice is 'do no harm.'

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International College of Financial Planning

APRIL 25, 2024

Recognized in over 27 countries globally, the CFP® designation is one of the most respected and widely acknowledged credentials in financial planning. Individuals who earn this certification are thoroughly prepared to offer expert financial advice. They also consider liabilities, like mortgages and student loans.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The traditional way that most financial planning has been offered was for an advisor to create "The Plan": a comprehensive document outlining a client's financial strategy that was delivered either on a one-time basis or updated annually.

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eMoney Advisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Cultural humility can help create a safe space for clients to share their most important financial information, which is a critical part of the financial planning process. The most notable shift to be aware of is the departure from the conventional financial service model and the journey to holistic planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 25, 2024

Few service industries have as much potential to impact lives as financial advice, and it's that very ability for financial advicers to help their clients achieve positive outcomes that can often compound for decades and beyond that make the profession deeply satisfying for so many.

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eMoney Advisor

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Of an estimated 104 million households seeking some level of financial advice, 88 million of those households want that advice from a financial professional. In this overview, we will explore the demographics of each stage, the financial planning needs of people in each stage, and strategies for serving them.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 15, 2024

riabiz.com) Why women are still struggling to make progress in the world of financial advice. city-journal.org) Delayed Social Security claiming requires an explicit bridge plan. thinkadvisor.com) Advisers Financial planning is seeing a battle between growing complexity and rising technology. It hasn't happened.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 30, 2023

(riaintel.com) How AI will play a role in the provision of financial advice. thinkadvisor.com) Blended families don't plan their money lives in advance. nextavenue.org) Advisers Comprehensive financial planning takes more time and effort.

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eMoney Advisor

MARCH 16, 2023

Along the way, I’ve gathered six key insights about financial planning for Millennials. However, sometimes it gets to be too much when it comes to financial topics. Then we do the financial plan and tax planning around that—it’s been a lot of fun. I would say that’s accurate.

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Ballast Advisors

MAY 8, 2023

Financial planning is a vital aspect of life. Often, the financial lessons and advice passed down from generation to generation shape an individual’s approach to finances. In this blog, we’ll dive deep into some lessons they’ve learned and the role that financial planning plays in supporting their goals.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As financial planning has evolved over the years, better tools have become available to help advisors maximize their impact with more clients by increasing their efficiency. However, as advisor technology continues to evolve, many tools have focused on helping advisors scale their financial advice to accommodate growing businesses.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 15, 2023

But in reality, none of these advances meant the end for the advice industry; rather, they often made financial advisors more productive by increasing their efficiency with back-office tasks from producing financial planning calculations more quickly and accurately to being able to serve more clients across the country.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Initial outreach to a financial advicer rarely (if ever) results from a prospective client waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat because they just figured out that they're in desperate need of a comprehensive financial plan.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 15, 2022

By helping clients develop financial goals, creating a financial plan, and supporting the implementation and monitoring of the plan, advisors help clients live their best lives. Pro bono financial planning refers to free, no-strings-attached financial advice and planning for underserved people.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 15, 2023

Welcome back to the 346th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Jim is the founder of MainStreet Financial Planning, an hourly, fee-only financial planning firm, and also created Procrastination Junction, a coaching program for fee-only financial advisors looking to improve their sales skills.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 21, 2024

For many financial advicers, helping long-time clients identify and progress toward their goals eventually transitions into conversations around the best ways to enjoy the fruits of their labor once they reach them. And by ensuring that their clients are equipped with (and know how to follow!)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 16, 2024

Welcome back to the 368th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Thomas Kopelman.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 23, 2023

Offering financial advice can mean many things for different financial advisors, and there are many reasons that advisors choose to join the planning profession.

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Financial Advice Communication Financial Planning Marketing 130

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 15, 2022

By helping clients develop financial goals, creating a financial plan, and supporting the implementation and monitoring of the plan, advisors help clients live their best lives. Pro bono financial planning refers to free, no-strings-attached financial advice and planning for underserved people.

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Clients Financial Advice Financial Planning Planning 160

Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 2, 2023

Podcasts Michael Kitces talks with Carl Richards about building a career in financial advice. kitces.com) Jamie Hopkins & Ana Trujillo Limón talk with Dave Yeske, CFP, founder and Managing Director of YeskeBuie about the role of emotions in financial planning. ft.com) How to talk to adult children about inheritances.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 13, 2024

What's unique about Eric, though, is how he has built Marcum Wealth into a multi-billion-dollar firm under the umbrella of a national accounting firm, in large part by cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with the firm's internal CPAs to get them comfortable providing referrals of their accounting clients to his financial planning business.

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The Irrelevant Investor

APRIL 2, 2019

On today's Animal Spirits we discuss: Teaching kids basic financial advice Financial literacy is an epic fail Netflix for financial planning There are a lot of rich people A hot take on Lyft Research affiliates symposium Listen here Recommendations Spending Time: The Most Valuable Resource New Ideas From Dead CEOs Tweets mentioned [link] Charts mentioned (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 27, 2023

Accordingly, promoting the brand of the CFP marks to the public can be a good way for advisors to boost their own personal brands in the minds of consumers, and at the same time serve to promote recognition of CFP certification more broadly as a sign of high-quality financial advice (and supporting CFP Board’s own publicity efforts).

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