Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This timeline not only allows for the prospect to provide their information and Taylor's team to complete the analysis, but also gauges the prospect's commitment to a long-term relationship. If both parties agree, they proceed to a 60-minute discovery meeting to explore the prospect's goals and reasons for seeking advice.

Financial Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

A George Washington University magna cum laude graduate with a BBA degree in Finance and International Business, Louis’s resume includes roles at Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley and UBS.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

Advisors can customize the application to convey pretty much any type of data or information clients or prospects might want. The other competitors in this year’s demos included Addepar , Altrata , BILL , Encorestate Plans , GReminders , MileMarker , Mili AI , Wealthfeed , Zeplyn and Zocks.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

This content is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, investment, or financial advice. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Moran Wealth Management.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JULY 15, 2025

Allegedly, Calcote called a JPMorgan client that same morning to inform him she was now at Wells Fargo and wanted to move his assets there. According to JPMorgan, Calcote also visited files for hundreds of clients or prospects after business hours in the weeks before her resignation, often looking at the pages “in rapid succession.

Clients

Wealth Management

JULY 31, 2025

A George Washington University magna cum laude graduate with a BBA degree in Finance and International Business, Louis’s resume includes roles at Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley and UBS. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Concept of digital social marketing.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

AUGUST 6, 2025

Financial advisors regularly handle individual client data, including tax records, financial plans and other identifiable and sensitive information. Data can be anonymized (or “deidentified,” to use a term that arises in privacy law) to make it safe to use in these settings without exposing individuals’ sensitive information.

Wealth Management

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Orion, the "all-in-one" advisor technology platform, has acquired Summit Wealth Systems (and its founder Reed Colley, who previously built performance reporting platform Black Diamond), a client portal and data hub for unifying key client information from multiple sources into a single client-friendly (..)

Startup

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In this article, Jeremy Walter, founder of Fident Financial, and Andy Baxley, Senior Financial Planner at The Planning Center, discuss how advisors can follow a 3-part framework to help clients craft an informative, values-based statement of financial purpose. The process begins by helping clients define their core values.

Clients

Wealth Management

AUGUST 4, 2025

Fred Barstein , Founder and CEO , The Retirement Adviser University August 4, 2025 6 Min Read American Stock/ClassicStock/Archive Photos/Getty Images As the Department of Labor issues a request for information in preparation for its report to Congress on the state of pooled employer plans after SECURE 1.0

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 25, 2025

You can customize it and get all the data that you need, so you’re not entering the same information in multiple places. You can go in and put data where you need it. The integration between Orion and Salesforce is really top-notch. JY: I would underscore that point. We have an acute focus on having one centralized source of truth.

Wealth Management

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 8, 2025

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Seth built and provides his input deliverable (which calculates the appropriate amount of tax-exempt housing allowance pastors can take based on their individual circumstances, and even prepares a request and subsequent resolution that the Church's Board can then use) to demonstrate his expertise to prospective (..)

Financial Planning

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 1, 2025

And be certain to listen to the end, where Libby shares how she compares the client prospecting and onboarding processes to dating and marriage (where it's important to continue to show care and attention even after entering into a formal commitment to the other person, whether a spouse or a client), how Libby and her advisory firm staff purposefully (..)

Clients

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 14, 2025

In this episode, we talk in-depth about Michelle's 5-part planning process, which starts with a "Get to Know You" meeting with prospects that includes some Life Planning exercises to both help Michelle understand what the client's real issues are and help the client understand Michelle's planning approach and whether a planning relationship would be (..)

Financial Planning

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that the retail brokerage platform Robinhood is acquiring RIA custodian TradePMR, which appears to be less about Robinhood wanting to compete with the likes of Schwab and Fidelity in the custodial space and more about keeping the assets of its wealthier customers "on-platform" by giving them referrals to (..)

Clients

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 4, 2025

To submit a request for inclusion or updates on the Financial Advisor FinTech Solutions Map and AdvisorTech Directory, please share information on the solution at the AdvisorTech Map submission form. Read More.

Estate Planning

Carson Wealth

JUNE 27, 2025

Financial planning should ideally involve every area of your financial life because they are all interrelated. Investments, estate planning, philanthropic planning, retirement planning, savings plans, and business planning are all part of a whole, and problems in one area can domino into other areas.

Financial Planning

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 28, 2025

white papers or in-depth articles), while requesting the prospect's contact information in exchange. At this stage, prospects begin researching solutions and engaging with educational resources. Firms can support this engagement by offering high-value content (e.g.,

Clients

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 28, 2025

Rather than simply measuring risk to inform portfolio design, they can help prospects recognize overlooked risks in their current portfolio, along with the gap between how they understand risk and how they actually behave.

Risk Tolerance

The Big Picture

MAY 20, 2025

So that’s when I really studied deeply the research why what I’d been doing was working more about when it might not and writing a business plan for Bridgeway. That was like, I should have paid more attention to that question because my budget, my business plan was 50% of our net worth before it was all said and done.

Management

The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

I think everybody who’s listening is probably familiar with the Daily Spark, which is sort of your chart of the day, which is always fascinating and niche and chockfull of information. But you also put out full research decks and full the traditional economic data series. But then on top of that is the Apollo Academy.

Economy

Harness Wealth

JULY 31, 2025

These reviews also provide an opportunity to identify trends in your income patterns, which proves invaluable for business planning and tax preparation. Beyond helping with estimated tax payments, these summaries provide insight into seasonal patterns, business growth, and different revenue streams.

Management

Wealth Management

JULY 15, 2025

Ryan Nauman is the Market Strategist at Zephyr, which helps investment professionals make more informed investment decisions on behalf of their clients.

Wealth Management

Yardley Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

“We conduct business professionally,” Dittes explains. For more information about RD’s Total Lawn, visit rdtotallawn.com or find them on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. To learn more about Yardley Wealth Management and Yardley Estate Planning, visit yardleywealth.net and yardleyestate.net.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Ad hoc or overly informal communication can inadvertently fuel suspicion. Many families benefit from a non-binding letter of intent or wishes from the decedent, explaining motivations behind the plan, particularly if distributions are unequal or complex.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 23, 2025

Although PLRs may not be cited as precedent under IRC Section 6110(k)(3), this ruling confirms that a properly executed trust merger, supported by governing documents, state law and consistent beneficiary rights, remains a viable strategy for modern estate planning. Concept of digital social marketing. in Perrysburg, Ohio and Naples, Fla.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2025

Related: Private Assets Group Pushes for Broad Access to Savers’ 401(k)s The SEC under Atkins has scrapped more than a dozen Biden-era proposals , including a plan to relax requirements for shareholders offering proposals at annual corporate meetings. Concept of digital social marketing. More changes are on the horizon.

Planning

Wealth Management

AUGUST 11, 2025

It was an informed risk—and one that worked out very well. EV: Because of the nature of the racing business, and the costs associated with it, there have been times when team owners need to personally jump in to cover sponsorship gaps. Concept of digital social marketing.

Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2025

Jane Flanagan July 18, 2025 11 Min Read iStock|Getty Images Every family my colleagues and I meet struggles to find creative ways to connect with future family leaders to share the information and training they need to feel confident and comfortable making decisions about their wealth and wellbeing. Concept of digital social marketing.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 30, 2025

There are, in fact, talk tracks that engage prospects in a conversation that addresses them as well-informed, well-advised individuals first, spouses second, parents third and taxpayers fourth, which is totally opposite the way they’ve typically been addressed. What information and materials would you need to get started?”

Insurance

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 21, 2025

And especially after the amount of change over the past few years, from expanding our podcasts to YouTube (and creating a new "Best Advisor Podcasts" list), to building an AdvisorTech Directory to complement (and provide more information than) our popular AdvisorTech Map, to the rollout of our Annual IAR Ethics CE Day… we're more eager than ever (..)

Financial Advisor

Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2025

6 Related: Engaging the Rising Gen Scarcity in Service Delivery The caregiving workforce, both formal and informal, is shrinking. Emotional fatigue, geographic distance and financial pressure make long-term informal caregiving difficult to maintain. Role of Advisors Advisors can help by encouraging early, intentional planning.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

AUGUST 6, 2025

Uncertainty is Creating Opportunity I’ve been at this game for a long time and, whether as an advisor or a client facing all those complexities and expensive choices that I write about, I believe life insurance is as vital a component of long-term planning as it’s ever been. Concept of digital social marketing.

Estate Planning

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 2, 2025

To submit a request for inclusion or updates on the Financial Advisor FinTech Solutions Map and AdvisorTech Directory, please share information on the solution at the AdvisorTech Map submission form. Zoe Financial has announced a $29.6M Read More.

Financial Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 30, 2025

Streamlining Emergency Decision-Making AI's ability to process information rapidly is particularly invaluable in emergency situations. By providing clear and concise summaries of patients' medical conditions and treatment options, AI can empower proxies to make informed decisions that align with patients' wishes.

Estate Planning

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 31, 2024

This is especially the case with newly registered advisors or formerly state-registered advisors who recently became SEC-registered since they may be uncertain about how the examination process will work, what elements of the firm the SEC will dig into, or what information the advisor will need to provide to the examiners.

Compliance

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 31, 2024

This is especially the case with newly registered advisors or formerly state-registered advisors who recently became SEC-registered since they may be uncertain about how the examination process will work, what elements of the firm the SEC will dig into, or what information the advisor will need to provide to the examiners.

Compliance