Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For which Elements has positioned itself as an early leader that is now gaining momentum.

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B2B Financial Advice Clients Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the early days of the financial advice industry, an advisor's options for generating new business were somewhat limited. From there, advicers can determine if the activity is actually having any effect by measuring the number of Prospect Inquiries, or how many people reach out to learn more about what the advicer offers.

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Marketing Marketing Sales Clients 245

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 8, 2023

Traditionally, financial advice and tax preparation have existed as 2 related, but separate, services. Besides the fact that many financial advisors don’t hold the necessary credentials (e.g.,

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Taxes Financial Planning Clients Financial Advisor 247

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Earlier this year, we introduced our own Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) CE programs that allow those in the growing number of states that have adopted the NASAA Model Rule to meet their 12 hours/year CE requirement. All in pursuit of our mission: Making Financial Advicers Better, And More Successful. Read More.

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Education CFP Certification License 247

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 19, 2022

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how being diagnosed with autism as an adult helped Andrew understand himself better and realize he had an opportunity to niche-focus his firm to serve clients who are also neurodivergent adults, how the combination of creating a separate website for Planning Across the Spectrum and leveraging a Facebook group (..)

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Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning Insurance 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Practice Intel has launched a new "growth platform" centered around quantifying the quality of an advisor's client relationships with an all-in "Relationship Quality Index" (RQI) – which while potentially valuable in helping advisors understand and improve their client experience (and subsequently (..)

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Compliance Valuation Clients Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2022

Yet despite this – and perhaps even because of it – advisory firms are putting an ever-greater focus on financial planning in 2022, as a way to both show value to clients in the midst of difficult market returns, and, more broadly, to help clients navigate the current environment.

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Education Financial Planning Estate Planning CFP 244

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2024

What's unique about Tyson, though, is how he has developed a planning process he calls their "Total Relationship" approach, which puts an emphasis on determining a client's near-term lump sum spending needs like a new car purchase or a big vacation, and ensuring the portfolio is built around having sufficient cash available for those goals, which Tyson (..)

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Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor Financial Advice 130

Steve Sanduski

APRIL 22, 2024

This range can now serve as a benchmark for your financial advice business. While successful financial advisors “don’t treat their clients like a number,” the numbers don’t lie. Determine Your Optimal Client Fee Range Start with your average fee, let’s say $10,000 per year. Now it’s your turn.

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Clients Financial Advice CFP Numbers 59

Midstream Marketing

MARCH 3, 2025

It’s essential to adapt your presence to the platforms where potential clients look for financial advice. By using social media and making interesting content that simplifies complex financial topics, financial advisors can boost their digital presence. Social media platforms like LinkedIn are great for networking.

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Financial Advisor Ethics Media Clients 52

Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. It’s so clear to me what the future of financial advice is – what it should be – and what it will be. What if financial advisors gave generously without expecting anything in return? ” Well, now it is.

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Financial Planner CFP Financial Planning Education 52

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 21, 2023

We also talk about how, when Brenda realized she would have to take care of her younger sibling, she asked for help and her high school placed her in a cooperative education program that got her a job as a teller at a credit union which began her career in the financial services industry, how, later in her career, Brenda began a job in insurance (because (..)

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Financial Advice Insurance Financial Planning Financial Advisor 247

Good Financial Cents

APRIL 19, 2023

You can earn passive income whether you’re an entrepreneur with a brilliant business plan, a talented artist, or just happen to have extra cash to invest. The term “turnkey” means the numbers have been crunched, the home may have been rehabbed, and may already include tenants!

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Accounting Investing Investments Media 106

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 19, 2022

RAMPULLA: I went to Drexel part time while I was at Vanguard, did that commute down to Philadelphia from the suburbs, you know, three times a week for a number of years. I was employee number one in London. And it was just really fun to build that business. Just go with your business plan.” RAMPULLA: Yeah.

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Clients Financial Advisor Taxes Investing 280

The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

And I’m like, dad, I found I need 25 grand to get going and my dad said send me a business plan. I went to business school RITHOLTZ: He just wanted you to go through the exercise. LINDZON: No, so obviously, I did the business plan, I’m kidding. Uh, Fred said to give me your number.”

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