The Big Picture

JANUARY 2, 2025

As much as I want you to buy HNTI, I’ll save some of you the $29 bucks with this summary: “ Have a financial plan, stay with it, manage your behavior, practice good information hygiene, and let the markets work for you over time.” I promise you will find it both entertaining and informative.

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Banking Planning Economics Investing 345

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Charitable giving is an essential aspect of many people's financial lives. Some give through established channels, such as by donating to charities or volunteer work, others may give informally to family members on a regular but less structured basis – and some simply aspire to "do more". Read More.

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Clients Education Financial Planner Planning 242

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial Planning and Information Services represents Hightower’s fifth investment this year and follows news last week that it will take a majority stake in NEPC, an institutional consulting firm.

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Consulting Financial Planning Planning Investing 278

Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Freelancing is liberating, but without a solid financial plan, it can also be unpredictable. As a freelancer, you juggle not only your craft but also your finances, taxes, and retirement planning. That’s where financial planning for freelancers comes in. Plan for taxes ahead of time 4.

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Budgeting Financial Planning Planning Insurance 52

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 16, 2025

In these moments, the conversations that advisors have with their clients play a crucial role in helping clients maintain perspective, avoid emotional decisions, and stay committed to their long-term financial plans. Instead, allowing them to fully voice their fears can build trust and help them feel understood.

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Clients Financial Planning Financial Advice Planning 147

International College of Financial Planning

MARCH 12, 2025

Final Thoughts: The Path to Financial Security Starts Today Smart financial planning isnt about giving up the things you enjoyits about making informed decisions that align with your goals. A strong financial foundation is built on conscious spending, strategic saving, and disciplined investing.

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Financial Planning Planning Asset Allocation Financial Advice 52

Tobias Financial

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We are proud to announce that Tobias Financial Advisors has been recognized as one of the Best RIAs (Registered Investment Adviser) to Work For by Financial Planning! At Tobias Financial Advisors, we foster an environment where employees can thrive both professionally and personally.

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Advisor CFP 52

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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Planning Financial Planning Clients Communication 246

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 28, 2023

One of the key steps in the financial planning process is presenting the plan to the client, which has traditionally been done as part of a single 'plan presentation' meeting that takes place once the advisor has gathered and analyzed all of the client's data.

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Planning Clients Financial Planning Education 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 18, 2025

It is about the art of using imperfect information to make probabilistic assessments about an inherently unknowable future. Create a financial plan (then stick to it). How can we re-engineer our media consumption to make it more useful to our needs? Good Advice : 10. This is the best advice I can offer : A. Index (mostly).

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Investing Investments Math Media 317

eMoney Advisor

MARCH 1, 2023

As financial planners, we need to build an inclusive environment where women have the confidence to use their voice in financial conversations, can discuss finances with people they relate to, and have their unique concerns addressed. Sources: 1. Own your worth. ” Accessed February 2023.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 6, 2023

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 million users.

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Assets Financial Advisor Financial Planning Insurance 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 29, 2023

Jeff is the Owner and Founder of Cypress Financial Planning, an independent RIA based in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, that oversees $275 million in assets under management for 380 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Jeff Jones.

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Tobias Financial

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We provide these links as a convenience only and disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of information on those other sites. The post Financial Planning for the Latino Community appeared first on www.tobiasfinancial.com.

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Financial Planning Planning Wealth Accumulation Strategic Planning 98

eMoney Advisor

MAY 1, 2023

.” Only 4 percent of Certified Financial Planner™ professionals identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI), though they make up 6.2 1,2 Despite the small numbers, AAPI professionals remain the largest ethnic minority within the financial planning profession. percent of the American population. Census Bureau.

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Planner CFP 101

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the 356th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Sarah-Catherine is the founder of Aptus Financial, a fee-only financial planning firm based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that is approaching $2M in revenue and works with over 480 client households.

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Financial Advisor Financial Planning Planning Clients 246

Clever Girl Finance

MARCH 19, 2024

No one cares more about your financial well-being than you, so having a personal financial plan is important. Knowing how to make a financial plan will allow you to save money, afford the things you want, and achieve long-term goals like saving for college and retirement. Table of contents What is a financial plan?

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Financial Planning Planning Budgeting Retirement 103

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 17, 2024

Altogether, the study suggests that social media engagement is driven more by the quality (and originality) of the advisor's content, rather than the quantity of posts.

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Financial Planner Wealth Management Retirement Investment Planning 238

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 20, 2022

And though clients may mean well, making changes to investments based on political events is often not a good idea for the long-term health of their financial plans, as well-designed portfolios are designed to safeguard against market turbulence that might result from those events.

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Portfolio Clients Financial Planning Communication 246

eMoney Advisor

JANUARY 12, 2023

We’ve gathered seven unique volunteer opportunities for financial professionals, including pro bono financial planning. A 2021 study measured the impact pro bono financial planning can have on cancer patients. Foundation for Financial Planning. Financial Planning Association chapters.

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Planner CFP 107

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 20, 2024

Monte Carlo simulations have become a central method of conducting financial planning analyses for clients and are a feature of most comprehensive financial planning software programs. However, the results of these simulations generally don't account for potential adjustments that could be made along the way (e.g.,

Communication 246

Communication Clients Financial Planning Risk Tolerance 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 13, 2023

Establishing successful client relationships as a financial advisor relies on good communication skills not just to present information persuasively and with confidence, but also to establish client rapport that allows meaningful and engaging relationships to be built.

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Clients Financial Planning Financial Planner Communication 246

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 17, 2023

New client growth is the lifeblood of financial planning firms and there are myriad strategies for attracting qualified prospects, but many of these come with a hard-dollar or time cost for the firm.

Financial Planning 246

Financial Planning Clients Planning Marketing 246

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A simple way for advisors to educate prospects about asset minimums is to include the information on their firm’s website. Importantly, even though a working relationship may not make sense, advisors can still offer to help the prospect move forward with their financial planning needs.

Assets 246

Assets Communication Financial Advisor Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 1, 2022

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Catchlight offers up a new system that scans information about prospects online to determine which ones are ‘qualified’ and worth pursuing further.

Financial Planning 246

Financial Planning Financial Advisor Commission Planning 246

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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Financial Advisor Financial Planning Financial Advice Clients 246

The Big Picture

MAY 5, 2023

The problem is not how good or bad their track records are (they tend toward mediocre); rather it is our failure to use these tools properly, consistent with an inherently unknowable future always subject to new data and information that changes those probabilities. The odds change constantly as new information gets incorporated.

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Economics Financial Planning Manufacturing Numbers 363

eMoney Advisor

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Most importantly, you can build your clients’ confidence during this time of change by educating them about their switch options and even illustrating those “light switch” moments in a financial planning platform. It is not meant to be, and should not be taken as financial, legal, tax or other professional advice.

Financial Planning 107

Financial Planning Retirement Planning Clients 107

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 8, 2023

In this post, Kitces.com Senior Financial Planning Nerd Ben Henry-Moreland writes about how he went from being hesitant to offer tax preparation at his solo RIA (given how common it is for tax preparers to work long hours throughout tax season) to embracing it as a core part of the business’ service offering.

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Taxes Financial Planning Financial Advisor Clients 246

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.

Financial Planning 98

Financial Planning Planning Financial Planner Retirement 98

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 10, 2023

Additionally, MoneyGuide rolled out a new "Plan Pulse" dashboard allowing advisory firms to look across all of their clients’ plans and identify those who have fallen behind.

Financial Advisor 242

Financial Advisor Financial Planning Planning Consulting 242

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

APRIL 6, 2025

Because I practice holistic financial planning, I help clients navigate through all of this. On this team besides me as their financial advisor there’s an attorney, an accountant, a doctor and a banker. Educators tell clients all the benefits of certain choices, which allows them to make informed decisions.

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Clients Education Financial Advisor Financial Planning 84

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 11, 2024

It's generally accepted in the financial planning world that people don't typically wake up in the middle of the night because they've realized they need a comprehensive financial plan. And with clear goals , the advicer can then ask about the client's current state, identifying what they owe and what they own.

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Clients Communication Financial Planning Financial Advice 189

Don Connelly & Associates

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Whether planning for retirement, investing in volatile markets, or managing tax implications, clients are often presented with intricate information that can leave them overwhelmed, confused, and anxious, undermining their ability to make informed decisions.

Communication 52

Communication Financial Advisor Financial Planning Clients 52

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Taxes are a central component of financial planning. Almost every financial planning issue – whether it is retirement, investments, cash flow, insurance, or estate planning – has tax considerations, and advisors provide a great deal of value in helping clients minimize their overall tax burden.

Tax Planning 246

Tax Planning Compliance Taxes Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 16, 2023

Jim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dew Wealth Management, an independent RIA based in Scottsdale, AZ, that provides virtual-family-office-style financial planning on a monthly retainer basis for 150 small-business owner entrepreneurs. My guest on today's podcast is Jim Dew.

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Valuation Financial Advisor Financial Planning Clients 246