Nerd's Eye View

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.

Clients 198

Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Management CFP 198

Nerd's Eye View

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.

Clients 144

Clients Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 144

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 12, 2024

Eric is the Founder & CEO of Abundo Wealth, an Advice-Only RIA based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that oversees $600M in assets under advisement for 420 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning Media 130

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 5, 2023

billion in assets under management for just over 350 client households. Jeff is the President of Stratos Private Wealth, an RIA based in San Diego, California, that oversees almost $1.5

Compensation Planning 190

Compensation Planning Planning Financial Advisor Clients 190

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Melody is the president of Townsend Financial Planning, an RIA based in Lexington, KY, that oversees $112 million in assets under management for 160 client households. Welcome back to the 372nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Melody Townsend.

Clients 130

Clients Certified Financial Planner Financial Advisor Financial Planner 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 5, 2024

Rob is the Senior Partner of NWF Advisory, a hybrid firm based in Los Angeles, California, where he oversees nearly $500M in assets under management for 200 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Medicine Financial Planner 130

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2024

Tyson is the CEO of FORM Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for just over 800 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor Financial Advice 130

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 23, 2023

Meg is the Founder and Lead Financial Planner for Flow Financial Planning, a virtual RIA serving mid-career women in tech that oversees almost $60 million in assets under management for 60 client households. Welcome back to the 334th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Meg Bartelt.

Clients 230

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planner Financial Planning 230

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 15, 2024

In practice, the DoL's Final Rule means that financial advisers who advise clients about rolling over assets from an employee retirement account like a 401(k) plan into an IRA are now subject to ERISA fiduciary obligations.

Retirement 239

Retirement Commission Financial Advising Banking 239

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 19, 2022

Andrew is the founder of Tenpath Financial Group and Planning Across the Spectrum, a hybrid firm based in Farmington, Connecticut that oversees $100 million in assets under management for 100 client households.

Financial Advisor 234

Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning Insurance 234

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 9, 2023

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.

Commission 201

Commission Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 201

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 28, 2024

billion in assets under management for approximately 4,700 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Jenny Martella. Jenny is a Principal and Wealth Manager at Modera Wealth Management, an RIA based in Westwood, New Jersey, that oversees $12.5

Wealth Management 130

Wealth Management Financial Advisor Fee Only Communication 130

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2024

Hans is the founder of Intelligent Investing, an RIA based in Greenville, South Carolina, that oversees $50M in assets under management for 40 client households.

Clients 158

Clients Financial Advisor Assets Retirement 158

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Jon is the Founder and CIO for Echo45 Advisors, an independent RIA based in Walnut Creek, California, that oversees $163 million in assets under management for more than 180 client households.

Financial Advisor 215

Financial Advisor Estate Planning Clients Education 215

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 30, 2024

Troy is the Founder and CEO of Oak Harvest Financial Group, an RIA based in Houston, Texas, that oversees approximately $750 million in assets under management for about 1,000 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Troy Sharpe.

Financial Advisor 198

Financial Advisor Clients Retirement Planning 198

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Brad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Intellicents, an independent RIA with 12 offices across the country and headquartered in Albert Lea, Minnesota, that oversees $6 billion in assets under management for more than 3,000 client households.

Financial Planning 130

Financial Planning Planning Wealth Management Retirement Planning 130

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2023

As owners of financial planning firms approach retirement, some may decide to sell to an external buyer, while others may plan for an internal succession. Sometimes, this succession plan can include the owner's child, providing an opportunity to keep the business in the family.

Financial Planning 236

Financial Planning Retirement Planning Clients 236

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2022

Amy is the owner of Rooted Planning Group, an independent RIA based in Corning, New York that oversees $67 million in assets under management for 175 client households. Welcome back to the 291st episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Amy Irvine.

Financial Planner 230

Financial Planner Management Planning Financial Advisor 230

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2022

Matthew is the Founder and CIO of Lansing Street Advisors, an independent RIA based in Ambler, Pennsylvania that oversees $160 million in assets under management for 60 client households.

Clients 182

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning Portfolio Management 182

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Chad is the founder of WealthKeel, an independent virtual RIA based in Tampa, Florida that advises on over $100 million of assets for 110 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Communication Financial Planning 130

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 9, 2024

Kimberly is the Lead Financial Planner and Managing Partner of Enders Wealth Management, a hybrid advisory firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, that oversees $50M in assets under management for 85 client households. Read More.

Financial Advisor 209

Financial Advisor Financial Planner Clients Food 209

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 1, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that held-away asset management platform Pontera has raised $60 million in venture capital funding as advisors increasingly seek to directly manage clients' 401(k) and other outside assets – although an ongoing investigation by Washington state regulators over whether advisors' use of Pontera violates (..)

Retirement Planning 211

Retirement Planning Compliance Startup Clients 211

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Tim is the founder of PrairieView Wealth Partners, a hybrid advisory firm based in Orland Park, Illinois, that oversees $100 million in assets under management for 190 client households.

Clients 169

Clients Financial Advisor Planning Insurance 169

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Envestnet has announced a partnership with Empower to offer a turnkey 401(k) plan management solution for advisors with small business owner clients – but it isn't clear whether making 401(k) plan management 'easier' will actually convince more advisors to manage 401(k) plans, given how advisors have largely been averse to 401(k) plan management (..)

Financial Advisor 210

Financial Advisor Clients Planning Distribution 210

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For many financial advisors, setting asset minimums helps ensure that their firm can generate enough revenue to maintain business costs and compensate the advisor appropriately. A simple way for advisors to educate prospects about asset minimums is to include the information on their firm’s website.

Financial Advisor 198

Financial Advisor Communication Assets Financial Planning 198

Nationwide Financial

MARCH 6, 2023

One strategy is to accumulate deductions that a client would normally take over 2 years into a single year. For example, they could make most of their charitable contributions and medical expenditures in a year they plan to itemize. Tax season has begun, and it’s not too early to think about planning for the 2023 tax year.

Tax Planning 78

Tax Planning Taxes Planning Distribution 78

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

equivalent of nearly $60 million in assets under management for 115 client households. Louis is the Director of WealthUp, an independent advice practice based in Cape Town, South Africa, that oversees the U.S.

Financial Planning 130

Financial Planning Planning Management Investing 130

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mindy is the owner of Creative Money, an independent RIA based in Seattle, Washington, that offers a unique 12-month financial planning engagement – or as Mindy puts it on her homepage, “financial planning that doesn’t suck” – which has allowed her firm to work with nearly 400 client households just this year.

Fee Only 130

Fee Only Clients Financial Planning Financial Advisor 130

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Bridget is the President of WealthChoice, a virtual independent RIA that oversees nearly $80 million in assets under management for 68 client families, and Co-Founder of Equita Financial Network, an advisor platform that helps advisors plug in and share resources. My guest on today's podcast is Bridget Venus Grimes.

Financial Planning 217

Financial Planning Financial Advisor Clients Planning 217

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that financial planning software platform RightCapital has launched a workflow management tool called RightFlows to help advisors manage and assign steps in the financial planning process to team members and clients – which on the one hand capitalizes on advisor demand for workflow solutions tailored (..)

Estate Planning 210

Estate Planning Financial Planning Planning Wealth Management 210

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 12, 2022

Kamila is the CEO and Founder of Collective Wealth Partners, an independent RIA based in Atlanta, Georgia, that oversees nearly $25 million in assets under management for almost 175 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Kamila Elliott.

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor CFP Clients Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 30, 2023

Tim is a Managing Partner for the Center for Financial Planning, a hybrid advisory firm based in Southfield, Michigan, that oversees $1.5 billion in assets under management for 1,000 client households. Welcome back to the 335th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Tim Wyman.

Financial Advisor 243

Financial Advisor Financial Planning Clients Planning 243

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Brett is the Founder of Brett Danko Educational Center, a CFP Board Education and Exam Prep provider, and the CEO and Managing Partner for Main Street Financial Solutions, an independent RIA based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that oversees almost $2 billion in assets under management for nearly 1,700 client households.

Certified Financial Planner 238

Certified Financial Planner CFP Education Financial Advisor 238

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Jim is a Co-Founder of Motive Wealth Advisors, an independent RIA based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, that oversees $250 million in assets under management for nearly 50 families.

Clients 130

Clients Management Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor 130

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Notably, while many financial coaches satisfy the majority of these requirements – they are in the business of offering advice to clients and are compensated as such – they often steer clear of making specific securities recommendations, focusing instead on areas like budgeting, debt management, savings, and retirement planning.

Investing 241

Investing Investments Financial Advising Retirement Planning 241

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Dianne is the Managing Partner of Argent Bridge Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Vienna, Virginia, that oversees $500 million in assets under management for 350 client households.

Financial Advisor 130

Financial Advisor Clients Communication Financial Planning 130

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that WiserAdvisor, one of the longest-running lead generation services in the industry, has acquired IndyFin, a startup advisor rating platform that had aspired to be the 'Yelp for Advisors' – which on the one hand provides WiserAdvisor with an opportunity to jump into the business of client reviews (..)

Startup 229

Startup Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning 229