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7 New Lessons Learned Building A Fee-Only RIA From Scratch: Years 3–5

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In addition, he also found that he preferred working with certain types of planning clients over others, leading him to refine his niche and ideal client persona over time. Jake also learned key lessons on managing daily schedules.

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#FASuccess Ep 401: One-On-One Advice Through Financial Wellness Programs To (Profitably) Expand The Reach Of Financial Planning, With Zack Hubbard

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Zack is the Director of Financial Planning and Participant Engagement of Greenspring Advisors, an RIA based in Towson, Maryland, that manages $2 billion of private wealth assets under management for 1,300 client households and advises on an additional $5 billion in retirement plan assets. My guest on today's podcast is Zack Hubbard.

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How Listing Fees On Advisory Firm Websites Can Clearly Communicate The Cost (And Value) Of Planning

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In part, this is due to the many commission-based advisors whose compensation depends on the sale of insurance or investment products, where the price that a client pays is baked into the price of the product or is included in (often opaque) fees associated with buying, selling, and/or holding the investment.

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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

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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.

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#FA Success Ep 363: Finding The Best Networking Approach For Prospects (And New Career Opportunities), With Christa Madison

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Christa is the Managing Director of Financial Planning and Business Development at Sebold Capital, a fee-only RIA based in Chicago, Illinois, which manages $300M across more than 100 client households. Welcome back to the 363rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast!

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Why Advertising “Conflict-Free” Advice Could Violate The SEC’s Marketing Rule

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However, in a landscape where the number of fee-only, fiduciary advisory firms has grown – making "commission-free" less of a differentiator for any one firm – it's worth questioning whether it makes sense for firms to describe themselves in terms of their relative lack of conflicts of interest at all.

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#FASuccess Ep 388: Transitioning To Independent RIA With Only $7M Of AUM To Turbocharge Growth With Website Local SEO, With Freeman Linde

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Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 388th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde. Read More.

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