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JUNE 3, 2025

Nina is a partner of Stratos CA, a hybrid advisory firm affiliated with Stratos Wealth Partners and based in Los Angeles, California, that oversees approximately $500 million in assets under management for 300 client households.

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JUNE 26, 2025

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

You can't do this in isolation, you need a team," said Terranova, senior managing director at Virtus Investment Partners, when asked by WealthManagement.com Executive Editor Diana Britton about who he uses as his advisor to handle tax and estate planning and more. “I

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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.

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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 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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Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

I was amazed by some of the findings, including that 68% of the 414 respondents are currently using or plan to adopt AI-powered tools—only 32% had no plans to do so. Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax?

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Austin-based Kestra oversees about $142 billion in client assets through its companies, including independent broker/dealer Kestra FInancial, through 1,800 advisors, according to its websites. 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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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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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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Nerd's Eye View

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. Welcome to the 432nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast!

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Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Duran and the industry's self-proclaimed nerd, Michael Kitces, participated in a "Financial Feud" game show where they debated topics such as private equity, succession planning and the value of a brand.

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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. My guest on today's podcast is Daniel Friedman.

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Nerd's Eye View

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.

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Nerd's Eye View

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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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Eric is the Managing Partner of Prospero Wealth, an RIA based in Seattle, Washington, that oversees $52 million in assets under management for 80 client households.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

The other competitors in this year’s demos included Addepar , Altrata , BILL , Encorestate Plans , GReminders , MileMarker , Mili AI , Wealthfeed , Zeplyn and Zocks. Related: Scenes from Day 2 of Wealth Management EDGE “My parents are 67 and 68, they have the classic Dell desktop covered in dust—everything is on their phone,” he said.

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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 Welcome back to the 336th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! million users.

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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. Welcome to the 416th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Fran Toler.

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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. Read More.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

RIA Edge Podcast: Schwab’s Jalina Kerr on How Resilient RIAs Can Turn Market Volatility Into Growth RIA Edge Podcast: Schwab’s Jalina Kerr on How Resilient RIAs Can Turn Market Volatility Into Growth Jalina Kerr of Charles Schwab shares how the most adaptive firms are expanding beyond portfolio management, into areas like estate and tax planning.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Whether clients support the policies with cash gifts or split-dollar, the discussion of options will necessarily involve a combination of insurance planning, tax planning, income and gift tax-oriented wealth transfer planning and investment planning. Charles L.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 25, 2025

But we’re a financial planning-based firm, which creates some simplicity in how we allocate assets. Financial Planning: eMoney and MoneyGuidePro JW: Orion also has a pretty good integration with MoneyGuide Pro, and they have a decent one with eMoney, as well. They do have a lot more bells and whistles.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax?

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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

MARCH 18, 2024

And the financial advisor who can find an overlap between their soft assets and the interests of a COI they'd like to connect with is much more likely to be successful in their outreach efforts. Often, sharing a connection through soft assets can be more valuable than the professional services of the COI – at least at first.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Reassess Your Team’s Role Your team is one of your most critical assets—and often one of the most overlooked areas in a mid-year evaluation. If you find more friction than momentum, it may be time to rethink what’s possible — not to chase change, but to ensure you’re set up to thrive.

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Carson Wealth

JUNE 27, 2025

What Is Financial Planning and Why Does It Matter in a Crisis? Financial planning begins with a thorough analysis of your short- and long-term financial situation, including all sources of income, your current spending patterns and debt, and your plans for the future.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

For all of us on the editorial staff, it was a busy event. Each discussed how providing a more holistic approach to distribution-phase planning in their practices can amp up organic growth for advisory firms. She noted that while everyone has their own technology already, “there is a power to having a single chassis.”

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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.

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Nerd's Eye View

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. My guest on today's podcast is Gideon Drucker.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 12, 2025

Lynn O'Shaughnessy , Columnist: College Planning June 12, 2025 4 Min Read 12875116/iStock/Getty Images Plus When I took on this task years ago, it was challenging to figure out the itinerary for a 12-day trip that included nine private liberal arts colleges in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 11, 2024

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Mark created a structured process to serve clients under the hourly model, including segmenting client engagements into 5 "levels" based on the complexity of their needs to match them with the right advisor, how Mark's firm uses those levels to provide accurate quotes for how many hours it will take to meet (..)

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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.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 25, 2025

AJ is the co-founder of Brooklyn Fi, an RIA based in Brooklyn, New York but operating as a fully remote business, that oversees $370 million in assets under management for more than 400 client households. My guest on today's podcast is AJ Ayers.

Financial Advisor 130

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 15, 2025

dollars) in assets under management for 2,400 client households. dollars in revenue, and how Cameron's willingness to just meet and get to know other advisors, businesses, and content creators, without having a specific goal in mind, has led to multiple serendipitous business opportunities throughout his career. million U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Team members who feel a sense of emotional ownership can be a tremendous asset to the firm, driving productivity, innovation, and leadership. However, it's important to recognize that not all team members will share this mindset – and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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