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3 Alternatives to the “Mint” Budgeting App

MainStreet Financial Planning

Many of our clients have used Mint and it has been a favorite of MainStreet Financial Planning for many years. With the recent news of Mint shutting down, we wanted to share a few helpful alternatives for budgeting tools to help you stay on track with accomplishing your goals! month or if you pay all at one time it is $99.99/year

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: The Federal Trade Commission released a final rule that would ban most non-compete agreements, which could lead to an increasing number of non-solicit agreements (and, potentially, lawsuits regarding their enforcement) between financial planning firms and their advisors The Securities and Exchange Commission issued (..)

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Understanding the Four Phases of Your Retirement Budget Strategy

Integrity Financial Planning

Our professionals have worked with clients in every stage of retirement, and they can help you design a plan for whatever phase you happen to be in. Source: [link] The post Understanding the Four Phases of Your Retirement Budget Strategy appeared first on Integrity Financial Planning, Inc.

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10 Expenses to Include in Your Retirement Budget

WiserAdvisor

These expenses may form a large part of your budget today but may not likely figure in the future. Travel: When you create a budget for retirement, make sure to add travel to the list of expenses. As a result, when the time comes to spend your money, the costs become hard to accommodate in your budget. To conclude.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 20-21)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced that it has crossed the milestone of 100,000 CFP professionals in the United States, and despite having just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, just set a record high in the number of advisors sitting (..)

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3 simple, low-cost ways to connect with potential clients

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

Levasseur The most important aspect of a successful financial services business is identifying, nurturing and processing prospects into new clients. Our strategy is run on a shoestring budget, but we have garnered better-quality prospects who are more closely aligned with how we operate and what we offer.

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Accelerating Growth By Marketing How Your Advisory Firm Is Different (Instead Of Better)

Nerd's Eye View

Given that larger firms tend to have more substantial marketing budgets to attract clients, smaller firms and their advisors have had to look for alternative ways to differentiate themselves from the competition.