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Building An Inclusive Hiring Process To Decrease Bias And Find Your Firm’s Ideal Candidate

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 16, 2024

CFP Board Career Center, FPA Job Board), on general interest sites (e.g., When promoting an open position, firms can benefit from advertising beyond their personal networks and local geographic areas. Posting available positions on industry career centers and job boards (e.g.,

Advertising

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#FA Success Ep 353: Driving Growth By Setting A Clear Vision Of What You Do Best In Your Business(es), With Brett Danko

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

Certified Financial Planner CFP Education Financial Advisor

Why Service Advisors Who Obtain CFP Marks Are Making More Money For Themselves And Their Firms

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

While the share of advisors with the CFP marks has risen steadily over time, today, about 2/3 of financial advisors are not CFP professionals. The typical service advisor without CFP certification earns $48.83 for service advisors with the CFP marks – a difference of $37.47, or a whopping 77% boost in income per hour!

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Also in industry news this week: While the FPA is going full steam ahead on its federal and state lobbying efforts to regulate the title “financial planner”, CFP Board is more focused on increasing recognition of the CFP marks.

Financial Planner

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#FA Success 291: Managing Fast Growth And Slow Growth Of A Planning-Centric Advice Firm, With Amy Irvine

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.

Financial Planner

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#FA Success Ep 314: Focusing On The Planning Work You Enjoy By Providing Outsourced Virtual CFP Services, With Sue Chesney

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 3, 2023

#FASuccess Ep 428: Leveraging (Salesforce) CRM To Really Systematize A Mid-Sized Advisory Firm, With Lorie Jones

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 11, 2025

Lorie is the wealth manager of Fearless Financial Advisors, a dba of hybrid advisory firm Fidelis Wealth Advisors based in Castle Rock, Colorado, where Lorie personally oversees $30 million in assets under management for 88 client households. Welcome to the 428th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

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#FA Success Ep 289: Coming Together As A Partnership To Serve Your Collective Community, With Kamila Elliott

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.

Financial Advisor

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#FA Success Ep 384: Growing An Advisor Career From (Bank) Assistant To Partner While Also Growing A Family, With Hannah Provost

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 7, 2024

Hannah is a partner and financial advisor at Lomanto Provost Financial Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Plattsburgh, New York, that oversees approximately $150 million in assets under management for about 380 client households.

Banking

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 19-20)

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Also in industry news this week: The CFP Board has proposed a series of changes to its disciplinary processes, including a two-year deadline for advisors subject to an interim suspension to file a petition for reinstatement. The time management principles that are used by the most successful leaders.

Financial Planner

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#FASuccess Ep 393: Taking The Risk Of A Multi-Million-Dollar Succession Loan To Make The Business What You Want It To Be, With Alex Lewis

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 9, 2024

Alex is the owner of Blackbridge Financial, a hybrid advisory firm based in Irmo, South Carolina, that oversees approximately $330 million in assets under management for 415 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Alex Lewis.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Clients CFP Planning

When Does A Financial Coach Need To Register As An Investment Adviser? The “ABCS” Test To Determine Status

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In this guest post, Chris Stanley, investment management attorney and Founding Principal of Beach Street Legal, explores the specific conditions under which a financial coach must register as an investment adviser. Nevertheless, the 'securities' component of the definition has several nuanced exceptions.

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#FA Success Ep 309: Leveraging Structured Notes To Differentiate A Highly-Leveraged $300M Solo Practice, With Anh Tran

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Anh is the Founder and Managing Partner for SageMint Wealth, a corporate LPL-affiliated RIA based in Orange, California, that oversees nearly $325 million for 195 client households. Welcome back to the 309th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Anh Tran.

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#FA Success Ep 360: Growing To 100+ Clients With $100M+ AUM With Intentionality To Leave Time For Family, With Suzanne Powell

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. Welcome back to the 360th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Suzanne Powell.

Clients

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Your Input Requested – Reader Survey For Nerd’s Eye View (2022)

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 29, 2022

For most advisory firms, 2022 has been a year of relative stability, market volatility notwithstanding. Over the years, Nerd’s Eye View reader feedback has shaped everything from the visual design of the blog (from its original dense small font!)

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#FA Success Ep 340: Operating Agreement As Pre-Nup: Splitting Away From Ensemble Partnership To Launch Your Own Firm, With Melissa Joy

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 4, 2023

Melissa is the Founder of Pearl Planning, an independent RIA based in Dexter, Michigan, that oversees more than $175 million in assets under management for 251 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Melissa Joy.

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Announcing IAR CE From Kitces And The Mid-Year State Of The Blog

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2022

Which is relevant already in 2022 for any advisors who are registered in one of the 3 states (as their home state, or simply a state in which they have more than the de minimis number of clients) that has already rolled out the IAR CE obligation – Maryland, Mississippi, and Vermont – and will be relevant for far more advisors in the years (..)

Financial Planning

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 6, 2024

Especially given that NewRetirement has already managed to get some sizable 401(k) providers and recordkeepers to offer the software on a paid basis to their own plan participants … which means NewRetirement is effectively getting paid to market its own advice services (a marketing funnel that pays for itself!?).

Financial Advisor

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#FA Success Ep 324: Managing Revenue And Income Volatility Through The Scaling Phase Of Growth, With Nancy Knous

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 14, 2023

Nancy is the CEO and Founder for Benchmark Wealth Management, an independent RIA affiliated with LPL Financial based in Memphis, Tennessee, that oversees nearly $340 million in assets under management for almost 1000 client households. Welcome back to the 324th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

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#FA Success Ep 297: From $0 To $70M In 2 Years By Leveraging Facebook Groups To Share Authentic Expertise, With Andy Panko

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Andy is the owner of Tenon Financial, a virtual independent RIA that oversees $70 million in assets under management for 43 retired client households. Welcome back to the 297th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Andy Panko.

Tax Planning

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#FA Success Ep 336: Showing Prospects An (Asset) Map To Generate More Advice Engagement, With H. Adam Holt

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 6, 2023

We also talk about how Adam almost didn’t land his first job with Equitable because he didn’t do well on his insurance exams and only lucked into the job because a newly-hired manager happened to need one more insurance producer to meet his own numbers, how, in the early stages of his career, Adam wanted to work with business owners and (..)

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Promoting The Financial Advice Industry ‘Sport’ Positively To Build Trust In The Client ‘Fan Base’

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 24, 2024

Incidentally, this strategy can also improve the firm's client retention in the long term, since clients are sold on the firm experience rather than on any one individual advisor.

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#FA Success Ep 355: Scaling Worksite Financial Planning As An Employee Benefit For The Average Worker, With Brad Arends

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. Read More.

Financial Planning

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#FA Success Ep 315: Learning Business Development By Consistently Being Seen Where Your Ideal Clients Are, With Lisa Brown

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lisa is a Partner and Wealth Advisor for CI Brightworth, an RIA under the CI Financial umbrella with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, that oversees nearly $5 billion in assets under management * for over 1,500 client households.

Clients

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#FA Success Ep 305: Accelerating Growth Of (Fee-Only) Clients By Making It Clear You Have Nothing To Sell, With Mindy Crary

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

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How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City Managing your wealth is a crucial aspect of financial success and security. Let’s look at key factors to consider when selecting the ideal wealth management firm in the Kansas City metro area. But with many options available, how do you choose the right one?

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Management Risk Tolerance Retirement Planning

Wealth Manager vs. Financial Advisor: What’s the Difference?

Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 13, 2022

CFP ® , Director of Consumer Investment Research . Regulators of financial planning firms and accrediting bodies do not lay out differences in nomenclature. RIAs commonly use two titles for their IARs: Financial Advisor and Wealth Manager. Financial Advisors and Wealth Managers have a common knowledge and skill sets.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Financial Advisor Management Financial Planner

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City Managing your wealth is a crucial aspect of financial success and security. Let’s look at key factors to consider when selecting the ideal wealth management firm in the Kansas City metro area. But with many options available, how do you choose the right one?

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Management Risk Tolerance Retirement Planning

The Growing Appeal of Semi-Retirement

Darrow Wealth Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Although running a business isn’t always a part-time gig, consulting can offer a lot of flexibility, high income, and ability to continue saving for retirement or cover medical insurance. Start planning early to have flexibility and options later in life It’s not uncommon for workers to lack specific goals around retirement.

Retirement

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Louis Barajas on Transforming Mindsets and Navigating Money’s Complexities in the Latino Community

Steve Sanduski

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Guest: Louis Barajas , an author, speaker, CFP®, an the CEO and founder of International Private Wealth Advisors , where he serves as a wealth manager for influential Latin celebrities, athletes, executives, and other high-net-worth individuals in the entertainment and sports industries.

Wealth Advisor

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Advice-only financial planners are stealing the show!

Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. Advice-only financial planning is fee-only comprehensive financial planning without the expectation or even the option to manage any client investments. Even investment management is about moving a client into a product.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner CFP Financial Planning Education

The Growing Appeal of Semi-Retirement

Darrow Wealth Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Although running a business isn’t always a part-time gig, consulting can offer a lot of flexibility, high income, and ability to continue saving for retirement or cover medical insurance. Start planning early to have flexibility and options later in life It’s not uncommon for workers to lack specific goals around retirement.

Retirement

Retirement Retirement Planning Insurance Medical

Use your Optimal Client Fee Range to Better Serve Your Clients and Grow Your Business

Steve Sanduski

APRIL 22, 2024

A Guest Post by Jeremy Keil , CFP®, CFA, CIMA® of Keil Financial Partners. If you’re like me, then you’ve heard the same type of advice like “Segment your book of business into A, B, C, D clients” and “Take great care of your A&B clients.”

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When to Start Succession and Exit Planning

Carson Wealth

JUNE 6, 2023

Alex Jensen, CFP ® , CPWA ® , AEP ® , CEPA, Wealth Strategist As a small business owner, you work tirelessly to build a successful business you can be proud of. Inevitably, there will come a time you need to leave your business behind — whether due to retirement or unforeseen circumstances.

Planning

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Adding More “Right Hemisphere” Thinking to the Retirement Planning Process

Steve Sanduski

APRIL 8, 2023

I’m “a numbers guy” who has undergrad and grad degrees in finance and business, who’s been a Certified Financial Planner for more than 25 years, and who can tell you his net worth by month going back more than 30 years. Perhaps my CFP designation should be revoked! But one thing I can’t tell you is “my number.”

Retirement Planning

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Finmate AI And PreciseFP Integration Expedites Transfer Of Client Meeting Data To Financial Planning Software (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – June 2025)

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 2, 2025

Zoe Financial has announced a $29.6M Zoe Financial has announced a $29.6M

Financial Planning

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Building An Inclusive Hiring Process To Decrease Bias And Find Your Firm’s Ideal Candidate

#FA Success Ep 353: Driving Growth By Setting A Clear Vision Of What You Do Best In Your Business(es), With Brett Danko

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Why Service Advisors Who Obtain CFP Marks Are Making More Money For Themselves And Their Firms

Webinars

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)

#FA Success 291: Managing Fast Growth And Slow Growth Of A Planning-Centric Advice Firm, With Amy Irvine

#FA Success Ep 314: Focusing On The Planning Work You Enjoy By Providing Outsourced Virtual CFP Services, With Sue Chesney

#FASuccess Ep 428: Leveraging (Salesforce) CRM To Really Systematize A Mid-Sized Advisory Firm, With Lorie Jones

#FA Success Ep 289: Coming Together As A Partnership To Serve Your Collective Community, With Kamila Elliott

#FA Success Ep 384: Growing An Advisor Career From (Bank) Assistant To Partner While Also Growing A Family, With Hannah Provost

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 19-20)

#FASuccess Ep 393: Taking The Risk Of A Multi-Million-Dollar Succession Loan To Make The Business What You Want It To Be, With Alex Lewis

When Does A Financial Coach Need To Register As An Investment Adviser? The “ABCS” Test To Determine Status

#FA Success Ep 309: Leveraging Structured Notes To Differentiate A Highly-Leveraged $300M Solo Practice, With Anh Tran

#FA Success Ep 360: Growing To 100+ Clients With $100M+ AUM With Intentionality To Leave Time For Family, With Suzanne Powell

Your Input Requested – Reader Survey For Nerd’s Eye View (2022)

#FA Success Ep 340: Operating Agreement As Pre-Nup: Splitting Away From Ensemble Partnership To Launch Your Own Firm, With Melissa Joy

Announcing IAR CE From Kitces And The Mid-Year State Of The Blog

The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2024)

#FA Success Ep 324: Managing Revenue And Income Volatility Through The Scaling Phase Of Growth, With Nancy Knous

#FA Success Ep 297: From $0 To $70M In 2 Years By Leveraging Facebook Groups To Share Authentic Expertise, With Andy Panko

#FA Success Ep 336: Showing Prospects An (Asset) Map To Generate More Advice Engagement, With H. Adam Holt

Promoting The Financial Advice Industry ‘Sport’ Positively To Build Trust In The Client ‘Fan Base’

#FA Success Ep 355: Scaling Worksite Financial Planning As An Employee Benefit For The Average Worker, With Brad Arends

#FA Success Ep 315: Learning Business Development By Consistently Being Seen Where Your Ideal Clients Are, With Lisa Brown

#FA Success Ep 305: Accelerating Growth Of (Fee-Only) Clients By Making It Clear You Have Nothing To Sell, With Mindy Crary

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Wealth Manager vs. Financial Advisor: What’s the Difference?

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

The Growing Appeal of Semi-Retirement

Louis Barajas on Transforming Mindsets and Navigating Money’s Complexities in the Latino Community

Advice-only financial planners are stealing the show!

The Growing Appeal of Semi-Retirement

Use your Optimal Client Fee Range to Better Serve Your Clients and Grow Your Business

When to Start Succession and Exit Planning

Adding More “Right Hemisphere” Thinking to the Retirement Planning Process

Finmate AI And PreciseFP Integration Expedites Transfer Of Client Meeting Data To Financial Planning Software (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – June 2025)

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