Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 4, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that advisor lead generation platform Datalign Advisory reached nearly $15B in referred client assets (and almost $3B in actually-converted assets) in just its 2nd year of business, as advisor demand for paid leads continues to rise (especially with Datalign's flat-fee one-advisor-per-lead model)… (..)

Startup 194

Startup Wealth Management Clients Portfolio 194

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that WiserAdvisor, one of the longest-running lead generation services in the industry, has acquired IndyFin, a startup advisor rating platform that had aspired to be the 'Yelp for Advisors' – which on the one hand provides WiserAdvisor with an opportunity to jump into the business of client reviews (..)

Startup 228

Startup Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning 228

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. It was a startup. It felt like a startup. I mean, it wasn’t quite a startup. I was employee number one in London. RAMPULLA: Yeah.

Financial Advisor 274

Financial Advisor Clients Taxes Investing 274

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.”

Media 278

Media Investing Investments Valuation 278