Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JANUARY 14, 2025

By Jamie McIntyre, CFP It was pretty clear from the regulator that they didn’t want product to be the focus of what a financial planner or financial advisor led with. So with that, the message was clear: Don’t lead with a financial product as the tool that is going to help someone.

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Tobias Financial

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Advisors who have knowledge of tax laws alongside financial planning can help avoid potential pitfalls, improve tax efficiency, and ensure each decision aligns with long-term objectives. Our CEO, Marianela Collado, CPA/PFS, CFP, CDS is an example of how this combination of skills can benefit clients.

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Your Richest Life

MAY 20, 2025

When your financial future feels uncertain, it can cause significant money stress in your life. From shifting policies and trade tensions, to rising prices and inflation, many people are finding it difficult to manage their finances and plan for the future. And right now, there is plenty of uncertainty.

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Financial Symmetry

MAY 27, 2025

This year marks a significant milestone for Financial Symmetry: Chad Smiths 25th anniversary with the firm. From our very first intern to one of our most trusted advisors, Chads contributions have helped shape the firm into what it is todayserving nearly 850 clients and managing $1.2 billion in assets.

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International College of Financial Planning

MARCH 12, 2025

Many influencers dont have professional financial expertise; theyre just good at marketing. What to Do Instead: Stick to fundamentals: Learn about asset allocation, risk management, and diversification before investing. A strong financial foundation is built on conscious spending, strategic saving, and disciplined investing.

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International College of Financial Planning

JUNE 27, 2025

While we honour all mothers, this time I want to pause and talk about single mothers—the lone warriors who manage every role for their children. Whether by choice or circumstance, many women find themselves managing life on their own—raising children, keeping homes afloat, and gradually learning to reclaim their space and identity.

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International College of Financial Planning

JUNE 17, 2025

Remittance strategies should be phased to manage currency risk, especially for education and retirement planning. Enable Tech-Driven Platforms: Integrate investment channels with the National Single Window System (NSWS) and mobile-first platforms.

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Clever Girl Finance

JUNE 5, 2025

Wellness For Financial Grownups Podcast host of Wellness For Financial Grownups: Bobbi Rebell Wellness For Financial Grownups is all about sharing money tips and stories from experts and everyday individuals on how to be a financial grownup. She’s spent over two decades reporting on financial matters.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

JANUARY 27, 2025

Tim Flick, CFP, CKA Certified Financial Planner Professional Certified Kingdom Advisor Founder, Investment Advisor Cornerstone Financial Advisory Phone: 317-947-7047 Email: tflick@cornerfi.com All Bible verses in this article are English Standard Version (ESV). What Does God Say About Financial Planning for an Estate?

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International College of Financial Planning

JUNE 23, 2025

Introduction to Debt Repayment Strategies Managing debt is a challenge that many middle-class Indian families face today. Why Debt Management Matters In Indian households, it’s common to have multiple loans running side by side — a home loan, car loan, credit card dues, and even informal borrowings from relatives. The good news?

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The Big Picture

MAY 13, 2025

And then my final post before I retired at the end of last year was, as you mentioned, strategy marketing, global investment, product development, oversight of all of our external managers, and then also corporate communications. But when I left, I think it was about 22 or 23 different managers. You have to check with the team.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Also in industry news this week: While the FPA is going full steam ahead on its federal and state lobbying efforts to regulate the title “financial planner”, CFP Board is more focused on increasing recognition of the CFP marks.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 27, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced this week that it is splitting into two separate organizations with the same leadership but different nonprofit statuses.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the SEC this week fined 4 RIAs for violations of its marketing rule related to their claims that they offered 'conflict-free' financial advice.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a CFP Board ad campaign promoting a career in financial planning to high school and college students sparked an uproar in the planning community, as some advisors questioned whether the messages being sent in the ads – (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that according to CFP Board leaders, “everything is on the table” when it comes to the organization’s announced competency standards review.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 19, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the FPA is planning to leave the Financial Planning Coalition (which also includes the CFP Board and NAPFA) at the end of the year.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that AdvisorTech giant Envestnet has announced a partnership with New Zealand-based FNZ that will allow Envestnet to offer custodial services to advisors beginning in the second half of 2023.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 18, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study has found that consumers are increasingly likely to spread their portfolios across a range of asset managers, and that this trend is particularly pronounced amongst more affluent clients (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 14, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that on the heels of introducing its own self-clearing platform and acquiring fellow RIA custodian Shareholder Services Group, Altruist announced that it raised $112 million in a series D funding round, bringing its total funding (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study by Cerulli has shown a sharp increase in the number of affluent investors willing to pay for advice, which on the one hand reflects the increasing financial complexity in peoples' lives (while they've also gotten (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 19, 2023

And amid this backdrop, several AdvisorTech tools have added AI capabilities that could further streamline advisory firms’ middle- and back-office tasks and processes.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that while both the total number of RIAs and advisor headcount have seen significant gains in recent years, client assets remain concentrated among the largest firms, according to data from Cerulli Associates, with the 7% of RIAs (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a Morningstar survey has found that financial advisory clients are more likely to stick with their advisor for emotional reasons rather than investment returns alone.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 19, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the FPA is planning to leave the Financial Planning Coalition (which also includes the CFP Board and NAPFA) at the end of the year.

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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.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

kitces.com) Ownership Nearly half of all financial planners surveyed by the CFP Board have an ownership stake in the company where they work. (wealthmanagement.com) The most recent news in the advisortech space including 'Blackrock's investment in GeoWealth.' citywire.com) A lot can change when you sell your practice.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

2022 marks the 50 th anniversary of the enrollment of students into the first Certified Financial Planner (CFP) course, and in the years since then, financial planning (and the process of creating a financial plan) has changed extensively. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Brett is the Founder of Brett Danko Educational Center, a CFP Board Education and Exam Prep provider, and the CEO and Managing Partner for Main Street Financial Solutions, an independent RIA based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that oversees almost $2 billion in assets under management for nearly 1,700 client households.

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Investment Writing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“Do I need to use the ® mark with my CFP designation”? This question spurred me to do some research on whether one must always write “CFP ®.” In fact, I rarely included an interviewee’s CFP designation because space was tight. Here’s the CFP Board’s response to my tweet on the topic.

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eMoney Advisor

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In an era of uncertainty, the value Americans place on professional advice from a financial planner has increased. adults said their most trusted source of financial advice was a financial advisor. Financial Planner Job Growth in the Next Decade. Around 26 percent of U.S. population. Examining Median Pay.

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International College of Financial Planning

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The financial planning industry has witnessed remarkable growth, making the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification increasingly valuable for professionals seeking to advance their careers. Why Choose CFP Certification?

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International College of Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the professional domain of finance, the role of a financial planner has become increasingly pivotal. As individuals and businesses alike strive for financial stability and growth, the demand for skilled financial planners has surged.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 22, 2023

Traditionally, financial planning internship programs have offered students who are aspiring financial planners a way to prepare for entering the workforce by gaining real-world experience in advisory firm settings (as well as a way to get their foot in the door with prospective employers).

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome back to the 297th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Andy is the owner of Tenon Financial, a virtual independent RIA that oversees $70 million in assets under management for 43 retired client households. My guest on today's podcast is Andy Panko.

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International College of Financial Planning

JULY 30, 2022

Certified Financial Planner (CFP) is globally the most respected financial designation for personal assets management. Here will discuss why CFP professionals are the first choice for millions of people worldwide regarding managing their finances.

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