Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Traditionally, financial planning meetings have been held face-to-face in an advisor's office, and over the years, a body of research has emerged showing that how the advisor's office is laid out can have a significant impact on how clients perceive the advisor, their mood during the meeting, and even their resulting financial planning decisions.

Clients 209

Clients Financial Planning Planning Communication 209

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 10, 2023

Financial advisors who have established and successfully built up their advisory firms over several years can often go through many stages of firm development, requiring them to hire staff and additional advisors to manage their growing clientele.

Financial Advisor 163

Financial Advisor Clients Communication Management 163

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 150

Clients Financial Advisor Assets Retirement 150

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 188

Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Management CFP 188

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the most intimidating aspects of launching a solo advisory firm is the question of how to manage compliance. 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.,

Compliance 230

Compliance Clients Advertising Accounting 230

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 222

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planner Financial Planning 222

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Different strategies have different Client Acquisition Costs (CACs), in terms of both hard-dollar marketing expenses and the cost of the advisor's time spent on the strategy, and an efficient market strategy is one that can effectively attract new clients while minimizing the amount spent to acquire them.

Engineering 178

Engineering Financial Advisor Management Clients 178

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 199

Communication Clients Financial Advisor Planning 199

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 24, 2023

Jennifer is the CEO and a Senior Advisor for Milestone Financial Planning, an independent RIA based in Bedford, New Hampshire, that oversees $360 million in assets under management for 225 client households.

Management 217

Management Financial Advisor Retirement Planning 217

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 179

Clients Accounting Financial Advisor Numbers 179

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

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 222

Financial Planner Management Planning Financial Advisor 222

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 227

Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning Insurance 227

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 189

Financial Advisor Clients Retirement Planning 189

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 174

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning Portfolio Management 174

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 169

Clients Communication Financial Planning Numbers 169

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. My guest on today's podcast is Nancy Knous. Read More.

Management 130

Management Financial Advisor Clients Wealth Management 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. My guest on today's podcast is Shari Greco Reiches.

Clients 180

Clients Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 180

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

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

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

APRIL 9, 2024

Andrew is the Managing Partner of Geometric Wealth Advisors, an RIA based in Washington, D.C., that oversees approximately $750 million in assets under management for about 200 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Andrew Leonard.

Financial Advisor 130

Financial Advisor Consulting Wealth Advisor Clients 130

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2023

At the same time, the business strategies that worked for the original owner might not be suitable or as successful for their successor, which can force the 2nd-generation owner to take a different path to ensure the firm thrives into the future.

Financial Planning 230

Financial Planning Retirement Planning Clients 230

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. Welcome back to the 367th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

Financial Advisor 200

Financial Advisor Financial Planner Clients Food 200

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. My guest on today's podcast is Shari Greco Reiches.

Clients 141

Clients Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 141

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 206

Financial Advisor Estate Planning Clients Education 206

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

APRIL 22, 2024

The key point is that regardless of whether advisors use the independent or affiliate model, achieving success as an advisor involves finding the best use of the advisor's resources to leverage support for the functions that they can't perform (or don't want to manage) on their own.

Compliance 209

Compliance Clients Financial Advisor Management 209

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 199

Clients Planning Numbers Financial Advisor 199

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Natalie is the owner of Natalie Taylor Consulting Services, an independent virtual RIA, and is also the Head of Financial Advice for Monarch Money, a personal financial management tool that helps consumers track their spending and net worth over time. My guest on today's podcast is Natalie Taylor.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advice Financial Advisor Consulting 130

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 201

Financial Advisor Clients Planning Distribution 201

Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Investment adviser representatives have mandated continuing education and examination requirements which encourage a minimum level of competency when working with clients and customers. RIAs commonly use two titles for their IARs: Financial Advisor and Wealth Manager. A Financial Advisor works with clients. The Similarities.

Wealth Management 52

Wealth Management Financial Advisor Management Financial Planner 52

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

When a financial advisory firm owner first starts their business, much of their time is spent on finding clients that they can serve. But as they (hopefully) onboard more clients and get busier with servicing those clients, they will also find that they eventually start to run short on time.

Financial Planning 201

Financial Planning Planning Recruitment Clients 201

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 30, 2024

Tim is the founder of Goodwin Investment Advisory, an RIA based in Woodstock, Georgia, that oversees $275M in assets under management for 370 client households. return in new onboarded client revenue for every $1 spent in marketing. return in new onboarded client revenue for every $1 spent in marketing.

Financial Advisor 188

Financial Advisor Clients Compliance Engineering 188

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 140

Retirement Planning Planning Retirement Taxes 140

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 59

Wealth Management Management Risk Tolerance Retirement Planning 59