Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2025

For many financial advisors, a core part of the retirement planning process involves simulating whether the client's assets will last through retirement.

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Retirement Clients Retirement Planning Marketing 148

The Chicago Financial Planner

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Your HSA can be another leg on the retirement planning stool. With the cost of healthcare in retirement continuing to increase, the health savings account is increasingly being viewed as an additional retirement account. FINANCIAL WRITING. Click To Tweet. The Bottom Line.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 8, 2025

Welcome to the 432nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! Seth is the founder of Heartwood Financial Planning, an advisory firm affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation that is based in Fresno, California, and oversees approximately $100 million in assets under management for 850 client households.

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FMG

MARCH 3, 2025

Financial advisors know that social media isnt just for posting updates; its for building connections. Social media for financial advisors doesn’t have to be challenging let’s dive into simple ways to encourage comments on your posts. For instance, many people feel overwhelmed by retirement planning.

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Darrow Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

When starting to search for a financial advisor, investors may not realize the different types of advisors out thereand theyre not all trying to sell you something. If youre looking for a fee-only financial advisor or wealth manager, its probably because you know fee-only advisors don’t sell products.

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FMG

MARCH 6, 2025

Financial Advisor Websites and the Changing SEO Landscape Staying visible online is more challenging than ever, especially for financial advisor websites. AI-powered search, social media algorithms, and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) are transforming how potential clients find financial advisors.

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Financial Advisor Engineering Media Retirement Planning 52

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 26, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news of a survey indicating that about 90% of financial advisors would switch firms based on bad technology at their current firm, and that 44% have already done so. Read More.

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Financial Advisor Retirement 246

Carson Wealth

MARCH 28, 2024

Retirement planning is a journey that generally takes decades to complete and most of us start out along the do-it-yourself path. More than likely, your first step was to enroll in an employer-provided plan such as a 401(k) or setting up an individual retirement account, also known as an IRA.

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Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Key Highlights Find good ways to get new clients as a financial advisor. Explore several ways to get financial advisor leads. Get advice from experts about good tools and methods for lead generation in financial services. It will help you connect with potential clients looking for financial help.

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Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Key Highlights A strong marketing plan is key for financial advisors. This guide offers helpful tips to create a good advertising plan in the financial services area. Introduction In today’s world, having a strong online presence is really important for financial advisors.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 19, 2025

Best Ad Practices That Work for Marketing Financial Advisor Services One of the most surefire ways of growing a business fast and keeping a steady stream of leads coming in is with advertising. Indigo Marketing Agency helps financial advisors get more clients with our complete marketing and advertising services.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 10, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners"– this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent analysis from Morningstar suggests that the Department of Labor's (DoL's) new Retirement Security Rule (aka Fiduciary Rule 2.0)

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Key Highlights Are you a financial advisor and a business owner looking to stand out? In this blog, we will look into Guerrilla Marketing, paying special attention to financial advisors. In this blog, we will look into Guerrilla Marketing, paying special attention to financial advisors.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 5, 2025

Seminar Marketing for Financial Advisors Guide to Seminar Marketing for Financial Advisors: Generate Endless High-Quality Leads Theres a reason some of the most successful and fast-growing financial advisor businesses spend a great deal of their marketing efforts promoting and hosting seminars.

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Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By understanding their financial concerns, online habits, and how they like to communicate, you can improve your marketing. Financial Advisor Marketing to Millennials Millennials are people born from 1981 to 1996. Still, these challenges also create new chances for financial advisors. Avoid hard financial terms.

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Zoe Financial

MARCH 21, 2025

What Do Financial Advisors Do? Published: March 21st, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes Written by: The Zoe Team Managing wealth involves more than just investingit requires careful planning, strategic decision-making, and a long-term vision. What Does a Financial Advisor Do?

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Financial Advisor Strategic Planning Estate Planning Retirement 40

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 24, 2023

For many next-gen financial advisors who start with or move their careers to an established firm, eventually earning an equity stake in that firm can be an exciting prospect and is often a major career goal that many advisors aspire to achieve.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Communication 246

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that Congress appears poised to pass a series of changes affecting retirement planning, dubbed “SECURE ACT 2.0”, ”, by the end of the year. Social Security COLA for 2023.

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Retirement Insurance 234

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Department of Labor released the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (a.k.a.

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Financial Planner Commission Communication Financial Advisor 246

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 10, 2024

(ritholtz.com) Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk with Victor Haghani, co-author of "The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Better Financial Decisions." morningstar.com) Dan Haylett talks with Eric Brotman, who is the founder and CEO of BFG Financial Advisors, about retirement as 'graduation.'

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Estate Planning Retirement Planning Retirement Taxes 262

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 4, 2023

humansvsretirement.com) Jon Luskin talks with Steve Chen about DIY retirement planning tools. bogleheads.podbean.com) Peter Dunn on whether it is dishonest to have two financial advisors. open.spotify.com) Retirement Assessing life one year into retirement.

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 15, 2023

wsj.com) Retirement Retirement planning is a moving target. humbledollar.com) Retirement is, in part, about declaring career victory. humbledollar.com) Advice How to fire your financial advisor in four steps. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Too many people are missing out on higher cash yields.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Financial Services Financial Advisor 246

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

ft.com) Creative Planning has closed on its purchase of Goldman Sachs' ($GS) PFM unit. citywire.com) Creative Planning is expanding its reach in the retirement plan space. etf.com) The latest in financial advisortech including a new pay-per-lead generation platform. riaintel.com) How to prep an RIA for sale.

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Wealth Management Retirement Planning Tax Planning Financial Advisor 264

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 28, 2023

Also in industry news this week: The SEC released a proposal that would require firms to take steps to eliminate or neutralize conflicts of interest when using predictive data analytics tools with clients A recent study found that financial advisors remain the top source of financial advice for consumers, with social media coming in well behind From (..)

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Financial Planner Financial Advisor Retirement Planning Financial Advice 246

Indigo Marketing Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

5 Proven Marketing Strategies for Financial Advisors to Boost Client Acquisition In her classic hit song Nothing Can Come Between Us, Sade was right when she sang, Its about trust. The number-one objective financial advisors must have in their online marketing efforts is to build TRUST with their audience.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 5, 2022

How the proposed “Inflation Reduction Act” will impact financial advisors and their clients. From there, we have several articles on advisor content marketing: How advisors can generate topic ideas for content to engage their target audience. How advisors can support clients in choosing a Medigap policy.

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Financial Planner Compliance Insurance Financial Advisor 246

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Rowe Price about non-financial considerations in retirement. morningstar.com) People work in retirement for any number of reasons. wsj.com) Dan Haylett talks retirement planning with Bec Wilson, author of "How to Have an Epic Retirement." humbledollar.com) When should you hire a financial advisor?

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By adopting these campaigns, advisors can achieve better results, connect with their target audience, and grow their business successfully. Introduction In todays challenging market, financial advisors need strong financial advisor marketing strategies. This is why video marketing works well for financial advisors.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 6, 2024

Welcome to the May 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2024

Also in industry news this week: While the number of RIA M&A deals has not surged in 2024, the average size of deals has increased, demonstrating interest from (often private-equity-backed) firms in pursuing larger targets Off-channel communication tops the list of concerns amongst RIA compliance professionals, with advertising and marketing coming (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Also in industry news this week: While the FPA is going full steam ahead on its federal and state lobbying efforts to regulate the title “financial planner”, CFP Board is more focused on increasing recognition of the CFP marks. How firms can best leverage their internal data to improve the number of client referrals they receive.

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Financial Planner CFP Financial Advisor Retirement Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 9, 2023

Welcome back to the 332nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Liz Hand. Liz is the co-owner of Pleasant Wealth, a hybrid advisory firm based in Canton, Ohio that oversees $146 million in assets under management for 522 client households. Read More.

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

And while Schwab executives have asked advisors for patience amid the transition, some advisors currently on TD’s platform could choose from a range of alternative custodial options rather than be subsumed into the Schwab ecosystem.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2023

Which means that financial advisors can play an important role in adoption planning – helping clients strategically plan for the costs involved in the process, including accessing tax credits that can significantly defray these expenses.

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Taxes Planning Financial Advisor Strategic Planning 246

The Chicago Financial Planner

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

You may be able to do everything online, otherwise contact the plan administrator at your company. There are a number of retirement plan options to consider. If you don’t have a retirement plan in place for yourself, do this today. You work way too hard not to be putting something away for retirement.

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Advisor Perspectives

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In light of the growing retirement market, the demand for advice is likely to increase. Our Mike Dullaghan discusses strategies for success and details our retirement plan practice program designed to help advisors.

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