Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 16, 2024

Ashley is the Founder of Beyond The Plan, a consulting firm based in Evans, Georgia, that offers a Fractional Financial Behavioral Officer service including consulting and training to advisory firms and even direct meeting support for new or existing clients.

Clients 155

Clients Planning Financial Advisor Consulting 155

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 19, 2023

The necessity of fee increases entails a certain amount of pain for monthly-fee advisors since each conversation around raising fees creates the possibility of pushback from clients that could put a strain on the client-advisor relationship. Read More.

Communication 202

Communication Clients Financial Advisor Planning 202

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 152

Clients Financial Advisor Assets Retirement 152

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 14, 2023

When a financial advisor first opens their own firm, they often start with few (or no) clients and little revenue. letting a client go), it can help to have a ‘quitting coach’ to hold the individual accountable for their pre-commitment. And because actually following through on kill criteria can be challenging (e.g.,

Clients 181

Clients Accounting Financial Advisor Numbers 181

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2023

The 1st category of tasks that advisory firms must handle involves renewing their registration with the applicable state(s) in which they do business each year, which typically involves submitting select documents (e.g., Read More.

Compliance 228

Compliance Clients Advertising Accounting 228

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Eric is the Chief Financial Advisor and Co-Owner of Econologics Financial Advisors, an independent RIA based in Largo, Florida, that generates more than $4M of revenue while working with nearly 300 client households.

Financial Planning 188

Financial Planning Clients Planning Financial Advisor 188

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 13, 2023

Establishing successful client relationships as a financial advisor relies on good communication skills not just to present information persuasively and with confidence, but also to establish client rapport that allows meaningful and engaging relationships to be built.

Clients 202

Clients Financial Planning Financial Planner Communication 202

Steve Sanduski

APRIL 22, 2024

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.” ” I’ve also heard that “Your A clients subsidize your C&D clients.” Now look at the clients above the range.

Clients 59

Clients Financial Advice CFP Numbers 59

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 191

Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Management CFP 191

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

One of the main goals of financial advisors who market themselves is to build a foundation of trust with their prospective clients so that they feel comfortable in discussing often-sensitive financial topics and ultimately acting on the advisor's recommendations.

Distribution 189

Distribution Financial Advice Clients Financial Advisor 189

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 10, 2023

When a firm becomes large enough, though, the firm owner may be compelled to consider stepping away from their long-standing work as a client-facing financial advisor into a more pronounced business leadership role to manage the growing business.

Financial Advisor 164

Financial Advisor Clients Communication Management 164

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

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.

Clients 224

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planner Financial Planning 224

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2023

The 1st category of tasks that advisory firms must handle involves renewing their registration with the applicable state(s) in which they do business each year, which typically involves submitting select documents (e.g., Read More.

Compliance 232

Compliance Clients Advertising Accounting 232

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 14, 2023

When a financial advisor first opens their own firm, they often start with few (or no) clients and little revenue. letting a client go), it can help to have a ‘quitting coach’ to hold the individual accountable for their pre-commitment. And because actually following through on kill criteria can be challenging (e.g.,

Clients 130

Clients Accounting Financial Advisor Numbers 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 27, 2023

Similarly, CFP practitioners were found to have a lower practice-wide Client Acquisition Cost (CAC) and greater revenue growth in 2021! Some strategies to do so can include simply talking about their own experiences as CFP professionals more intentionally (e.g., SEO tactics, drip marketing campaigns, and online advertisements).

CFP 245

CFP Clients Certification Financial Advice 245

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 228

Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning Insurance 228

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

APRIL 6, 2023

But some advisors who choose to take more time off from their schedules might be concerned that prospects and clients will consider them to be less committed to serving their planning needs than other advisors. Notably, the choice of work schedule can affect the type of client with whom an advisor might want to work.

Clients 171

Clients Communication Financial Planning Numbers 171

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Advisors are overdelivering services such as health care, estate and business planning, while falling short in the areas their clients most desire.

Retirement Planning 141

Retirement Planning Planning Retirement Taxes 141

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 30, 2022

What's unique about Ed, though, is how as a former financial advisor turned financial therapist, he utilizes couples therapy techniques to help his clients dig deeper into the issues in their lives that may be preventing them from implementing their financial planning recommendations and helps them get unblocked to achieve their financial goals.

Clients 175

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Services Education 175

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 176

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning Portfolio Management 176

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 182

Clients Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 182

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While many financial advisors may have focused primarily on portfolio management at one time, the evolution of the financial planning profession has opened up an ever-growing number of services that advisors now offer to their clients on a regular basis.

Clients 130

Clients Insurance Coverage Portfolio Management Financial Advisor 130

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

What's unique about Jim, though, is how he and his partner have successfully built a 'small’ boutique firm that effectively competes with big wirehouses to attract and retain ultra-high-net-worth families and have differentiated themselves by developing and implementing a client task management system that goes beyond traditional CRM to really (..)

Clients 130

Clients Management Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor 130

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 142

Clients Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 142

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 1, 2024

A little over 20 years ago, when the Internet was still just a few years into gaining widespread use, the SEC understood its potential to transform how financial advisory firms conducted business with the ability to deliver advice digitally, lowering the barriers to serve clients across the country.

Investing 193

Investing Investments Compliance Clients 193

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We also talk about how Ramit’s interactions with people on his platform and on his social media channels has led him to increasingly focus not just on personal finance but how psychology plays a major role in the way people prioritize their finances and sometimes create unrealistic or unhealthy relationships with their money, why Ramit supports (..)

Clients 206

Clients Financial Advisor Education Retirement 206

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 130

Clients CFP Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor 130

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.

Financial Advisor 191

Financial Advisor Clients Retirement Planning 191

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 130

Banking Financial Advisor CFP Financial Advice 130

Don Connelly & Associates

APRIL 29, 2024

I hope by now you've done a business plan. A business plan is how you're going to hit your goals. Inside your business plan has to be your marketing plan. You're driving from Bangor, Maine to San Diego, you're going to pass mile markers along the way. Those are your goals.

Business Planning 52

Business Planning Planning Marketing Marketing 52

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

MAY 6, 2024

Which positions the software as either a white-labeled solution for advisory firms that want a way to engage a high volume of prospects in their funnel, or simply a solution to convert its own 70,000+ active users into paying clients of NewRetirement's own financial advisors.

Financial Advisor 153

Financial Advisor Retirement Planning CFP Clients 153

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 29, 2024

For financial advisors, the promise of technology has always been to help advisors better leverage their time to grow their business. One possible way to do this is to use the time savings of technology to serve a higher number of clients. Read More.

Clients 202

Clients Planning Numbers Financial Advisor 202

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Many financial advisors take pride in the comprehensive nature of the advice they provide to clients and use the variety of services offered as a point of differentiation between themselves and other types of advisors. In addition, advisors could reduce the amount of time they spend on plan development by bringing on staff assistance (e.g.,

Financial Planning 246

Financial Planning Planning Clients Financial Planner 246

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 202

Financial Advisor Financial Planner Clients Food 202