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DECEMBER 18, 2024

This lack of specificity can result in regulatory deficiencies or scrutiny, even for firms providing substantial financial planning value to clients, if records fail to consistently demonstrate that fees are 'reasonable' in relation to the services provided.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Jennifer is the CEO of The Mather Group, an RIA based in Chicago, Illinois, that oversees $15 billion in combined assets under management and advisement for approximately 4,400 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Jennifer des Groseilliers. Read More.

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JUNE 10, 2025

on Tuesday with a series of workshops focused on alternative investments, artificial intelligence and high-net-worth clients. The panels centered around a general theme of growth, whether how to diversify portfolios to grow, strategies to boost AUM and clients and AI best practices to improve an advisors' business.

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JUNE 17, 2025

billion in assets under management for 1,800 client households. David is the founder of The Bahnsen Group, an RIA based in Newport Beach, California, that oversees approximately $7.5

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Wealth Management

JUNE 17, 2025

Mariner is seeking to bolster its independent registered investment advisor channel by hiring Rob Sandrew to oversee the division, which includes more than 1,100 advisors and about $40 billion in client assets. Sandrew joined the RIA in 2016 and helped it grow from about $3 billion in client assets to more than $21 billion.

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JUNE 20, 2025

We have a serious communication problem in the industry, and it can be really hard to get hold of clients,” he said, noting that with his technology, advisors can see their clients go to the app every day. Advisors can customize the application to convey pretty much any type of data or information clients or prospects might want.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Fran is the CEO of Toler Financial Group, an RIA based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that oversees nearly $200 million in assets under management for 280 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Fran Toler.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sebastian is the President of Guerra Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Miami, Florida, with nearly $15M of revenue and almost 60 team members, supporting over 1,700 client households.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Daniel is the CEO of WMGNA, a hybrid advisory firm based in Farmington, Connecticut, that oversees approximately $270 million in assets under management for 200 client households.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Kevin is the CEO of Connecticut Wealth Management, an RIA based in Farmington, Connecticut, that oversees approximately $4 billion in assets under management for 1,100 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Kevin Leahy.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Cristina is the CEO of Mana Financial Life Design, an RIA based in Los Angeles, California (but works virtually with clients nationwide), that oversees approximately $70 million in assets under management for 119 client households. Read More.

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APRIL 29, 2025

Gideon is the CEO of Drucker Wealth, a hybrid advisory firm based in New York City, that oversees approximately $1 billion in assets under management for 800 client households.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

For firms with high-net-worth clientele, one way to do this is to offer alternative investments, such as private equity, private debt, or hedge funds, which may offer clients the ability to invest in a more diverse range of assets. Read More.

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JUNE 24, 2025

Griffin is the owner of GK Wealth Management, an RIA based in Reno, Nevada, that oversees $200 million in assets under management for 450 client households.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Michelle is the Founding Principal of Paradigm Advisors, an RIA based in Dallas, Texas, that oversees approximately $110 million in assets under management for 80 client households.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 26, 2025

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses A “Top 10” list of firm-level innovations and grassroots methodologies from some of the most successful advisors, teams and firms in the business.

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APRIL 8, 2025

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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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Larry is the Chairman of Measured Risk Portfolios, an RIA based in San Diego, California, that oversees $350 million in assets under management for a combination of internal retail clients and external financial advisor clients.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Related: Former Mariner Director To Lead Cetera RIA Channel “We are excited about our future with LifeBridge and the expanded opportunities it will open up for our clients,” Hudson said in a statement. RIA Bluespring Merges Two Texas-Based Firms to Create $1.4B Bluespring made a similar move in March 2024 to merge two firms into a $1.4

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

But similar to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, fiduciary advisors can use this opportunity to assert their value and give clients confidence that their broader financial plans aren’t as negatively impacted as they may think, given the daily doom-and-gloom market headlines. Some RIAs can turn volatility into a growth engine.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that the retail brokerage platform Robinhood is acquiring RIA custodian TradePMR, which appears to be less about Robinhood wanting to compete with the likes of Schwab and Fidelity in the custodial space and more about keeping the assets of its wealthier customers "on-platform" by giving them referrals to (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 18, 2024

Soliciting prospect referrals can often be an effective way for financial advisors to grow their firms with clients who are ready to act and who will benefit from the firm since many referrals come from sources that are familiar not just with the advisor and the services they offer, but also with the prospect being referred and the needs they seek.

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APRIL 22, 2025

Vanessa is the CEO of Expressive Wealth, an RIA based in Chicago, Illinois, that oversees $135 million in assets under management for approximately 70 client households, including 10 ‘core' ultra-high-net-worth families.

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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 My guest on today's podcast is Adam Holt. million users.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

We have moved from a period of fierce independence, which was effectively a reaction to wirehouses and suitability and people looking to get closer to clients, into interdependence,” he said. Nathanson talked about "interdependence" and how the industry has changed. “We

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JUNE 11, 2025

Ratner June 11, 2025 2 Min Read A client whose estate will remain non-taxable after 2025 has a policy in an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) that was presumably purchased for estate tax liquidity.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 25, 2025

Judy Weeden: The overall goal is to make advisors’ lives easier to serve the clients to the best of their ability. But we’re a financial planning-based firm, which creates some simplicity in how we allocate assets. If some people want goals-based versus cash flows-based, they can choose that adventure.

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DECEMBER 31, 2024

Stacey is the chief operating officer of Morton Wealth, an RIA based in Calabasas, California, that oversees approximately $3 billion in assets under management for 1,300 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Stacey McKinnon.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Gaetano is a partner and senior financial advisor at Fountainhead Advisors, an RIA based in Warren, New Jersey, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for 1,000 client households.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that digital estate planning platform Wealth.com has raised a whopping $30 million in Series A funding, following on the heels of Vanilla's follow-on $20M capital round just a few months ago – which on the one hand reflects the anticipated enthusiasm for solutions that can help advisors efficiently (..)

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

While the financial advice industry has transformed in many ways over the past several decades, one aspect that has remained relatively constant is the use of the Assets Under Management (AUM) fee model as a common way for many advisors to get paid. So too does the impact of the infamous daily latte.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

However, because many next-generation clients such as those who are Millennials and Gen Zers are still building their assets up, paying $10,000 or more in advisory fees each year may not be feasible for them… at least not yet. robo-managed portfolios) at a lower fee.

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MAY 14, 2024

Danielle is the owner of Wealth By Design, a hybrid advisory firm based in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, that oversees about $35 million in assets under advisement for 35 client households.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Reconnect with Your “Why” When business is moving fast, losing sight of purpose is easy. Ask: • Am I serving the types of clients I enjoy working with most? • Are you on track regarding revenue, AUM, new clients, and team development? Is your brand aligned with the clients you want to attract?

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JUNE 20, 2025

Related: The WealthStack Podcast: The Future of Personalized Portfolio Management with Govinda Quish “Estate planning is one of the things that advisors [repeatedly] tell us that they found immediate value in [post-merger] because it is part of the turnkey [Mercer] offering and does not mean referring a client outside the firm,” said Orff.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Shari is the Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, an independent RIA based in Skokie, Illinois, that oversees more than $800 million in assets under management, for 350 client households.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Suzanne is a Senior Financial Advisor at Meridian Wealth Management, an RIA based in Lexington, Kentucky, where she oversees approximately $110 million in assets under management for nearly 150 client households.

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