Wealth Management

JANUARY 6, 2023

New research from WealthManagement.com's WMIQ suggests firms are inhibiting growth by minimizing, and in many cases mishandling, marketing and client communications.

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Communication Clients Marketing Marketing 303

Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

UniFi by CAIA's Aaron Filbeck details the evolution of alternative investments and the importance of client communication.

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Communication Clients Investing Investments 246

Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 2, 2024

bonddad.blogspot.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Adviser links: loving clients' problems. (sherwood.news) Economy Bubbles often leaving interesting stuff behind. awealthofcommonsense.com) The November ISM manufacturing index remains weak-ish. abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Sunday linkfest.

Communication 157

Communication Manufacturing Media Banking 157

Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

UniFi by CAIA's Aaron Filbeck details the evolution of alternative investments and the importance of client communication.

Communication 242

Communication Clients Investing Investments 242

Wealth Management

MAY 15, 2025

Jump, Zeplyn and Zocks, which can all capture meeting notes and create summaries, help generate client communications and trigger service actions, have now been integrated with the AdvisorEngine platform.

Communication 254

Communication Clients 254

Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 20, 2025

peterlazaroff.com) The biz Charles Schwab ($SCHW) wants your high net worth clients for itself. investmentnews.com) Practice management RIAs can, and should, segment their clients. riabiz.com) Five ways to boost your business in 2025 including 'Proactive communication.' riabiz.com) Advisers Why clients change financial advisers.

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Communication Wealth Management Financial Advising Retirement 144

Wealth Management

JANUARY 29, 2025

Clearly explaining the technical aspects of the planners proposals aids in the successful implementation of estate plans.

Communication 277

Communication Estate Planning Clients Planning 277

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 6, 2025

New financial advisors often start with below-market fees – sometimes to build confidence that prospects will actually pay, other times to attract clients quickly and establish a base. And while new clients often come in at higher fees, early clients may still be paying well below the firm's current rates.

Clients 182

Clients Ethics Financial Advice Budgeting 182

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 16, 2025

In these moments, the conversations that advisors have with their clients play a crucial role in helping clients maintain perspective, avoid emotional decisions, and stay committed to their long-term financial plans. Instead, allowing them to fully voice their fears can build trust and help them feel understood. Read More.

Clients 228

Clients Financial Planning Financial Advice Planning 228

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 9, 2025

It's natural for advisors to begin discovery meetings by asking questions about a client's current financial situation – understanding cash flow, debt, investments, risk tolerance, or even the burning tax concern that brought them to the advisor's door in the first place is crucial for financial planning.

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Clients Financial Planning Risk Tolerance Planning 200

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 20, 2024

Monte Carlo simulations have become a central method of conducting financial planning analyses for clients and are a feature of most comprehensive financial planning software programs. the Great Depression or the Global Financial Crisis), showing clients when and to what degree spending cuts would have been necessary.

Communication 246

Communication Clients Risk Tolerance Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 1, 2025

Advisors spend a lot of time crafting their financial advice recommendations – and how they deliver those recommendations – for their clients. These ultra-personalized suggestions are central to what makes financial advice valuable and can have a significant impact on a client's life. or "How can I be helpful here?"

Clients 147

Clients Financial Advice Communication 147

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

And for #AdvisorTech companies who want to submit their tech announcements for consideration in future issues, please submit to TechNews@kitces.com !

Estate Planning 243

Estate Planning Planning Communication Clients 243

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 19, 2023

The necessity of fee increases entails a certain amount of pain for monthly-fee advisors since each conversation around raising fees creates the possibility of pushback from clients that could put a strain on the client-advisor relationship. Read More.

Communication 246

Communication Clients Planning Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 9, 2025

While financial advisors offer valuable services for their clients, it can sometimes be challenging to gauge how much clients actually value those services. On one hand, a client's willingness to pay an ongoing fee for financial advice suggests that they find the advisor's services worthwhile.

Financial Advice 228

Financial Advice Asset Allocation Clients Wealth Management 228

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Paul is the CEO of More Clients More Fun, a marketing company that helps financial advisors conceptualize and publish their own book in a consolidated 6-week process. Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 417th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Paul G McManus. Read More.

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor Clients Communication Accounting 246

Wealth Management

AUGUST 4, 2023

True personalization means taking the time to understand your clients' preferred learning styles and communication preferences to lay the foundation for fruitful dialogue, genuine comprehension of your advice, and ultimately, sound decision-making and action by the client.

Communication 246

Communication Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When a client first begins working with an advisor, the relationship is often marked with a flurry of onboarding tasks, immediate issues to resolve, and long-term planning goals to establish. And as clients come into monitoring meetings, they may increasingly describe their situation as "fine", with no pressing issues to address.

Clients 173

Clients Financial Planning Planning Management 173

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Reviewing both current marketing efforts and aspirational goals for client engagement can help advisors determine where outsourcing may add the most value. Advisors may also want to consider a contractor's communication style and marketing philosophy to assess compatibility with the firm's values.

Marketing 246

Marketing Marketing Communication Engineering 246

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 24, 2024

Over the past few decades, advicers have used Monte Carlo analysis tools to communicate to clients if their assets and planned level of spending were sufficient for them to realize their goals while (critically) not running out of money in retirement.

Communication 246

Communication Retirement Clients Accounting 246

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 21, 2025

Which reflects similar results from recently released Kitces Research on Advisor Productivity, which found that asset-based fees are used by 92% of surveyed advisory teams (and are the primary revenue source for 86% of respondents), with 42% using hourly or project fees, 37% offering retainer or subscription fees, and 34% receiving commissions (with (..)

Financial Planner 228

Financial Planner Commission Communication Clients 228

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 17, 2025

Advisors can also use these materials to communicate the firm's values and purpose – both for conveying firm culture and reducing the time advisors need to spend reviewing and correcting work done by others. From there, an advisor can focus more on the art of delegating well.

Management 221

Management Communication Clients 221

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 14, 2025

When cultivated with care, these relationships can become valuable sources of client referrals and collaborative insight – especially because COIs and advisors often work with similar client profiles. Centers Of Influence (COIs) play a vital role in the growth and service capabilities of a financial advisory firm. Read More.

Communication 214

Communication Clients Financial Planning Planning 214

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Which could prove to be a boon for the financial advice industry as more consumers are willing to entrust their assets to an advisor (while at the same time possibly making it tougher for some advisors to differentiate themselves primarily by how they put their clients' interests first?). Read More.

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Financial Planner Financial Advice Retirement Financial Advisor 246

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 22, 2025

Vanessa is the CEO of Expressive Wealth, an RIA based in Chicago, Illinois, that oversees $135 million in assets under management for approximately 70 client households, including 10 ‘core' ultra-high-net-worth families.

Clients 130

Clients Planning Estate Planning Communication 130

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 29, 2024

barrons.com) Advisers Don't discount the power of the Fidelity, Vanguard and Schwab brands to potential clients. (downtownjoshbrown.com) Ritholtz Wealth Management continues to grow without acquisitions. riabiz.com) Advisory firm profitability and how affiliate fees play a role.

Communication 274

Communication Wealth Management Management Assets 274

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 31, 2024

For many years, the traditional career track for financial advisors has been an 'eat what you kill' model – where advisors must independently find, convert, and manage their own clients. As such, it isn't uncommon for an advisor's first few years to be characterized by long hours, high rejection rates, and low pay.

Financial Advisor 240

Financial Advisor Clients Communication Management 240

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 29, 2025

Gideon is the CEO of Drucker Wealth, a hybrid advisory firm based in New York City, that oversees approximately $1 billion in assets under management for 800 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Planning Assets 130

Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 20, 2025

Recession Concerns & Market Volatility: How Financial Advisors Should Communicate With Clients As financial advisors , youre well aware that so far the 2025 financial market has been more unpredictable than a toddler. Why Proactive Communication Matters If theres one thing more unpredictable than the markets, its human emotion.

Financial Advisor 69

Financial Advisor Communication Marketing Marketing 69

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JANUARY 12, 2025

By Antoinette Tuscano, MDRT senior content specialist You can be an outstanding financial advisor; however, youre still out of business without clients. In these top videos posted on MDRTs YouTube channel in 2024, learn how MDRT members communicate and work with clients.

Clients 105

Clients CFP Communication Financial Advisor 105

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 31, 2025

Also in industry news this week: While RIA M&A deal flow hit record levels in 2024 (both in terms of volume and the speed of completing them), firm valuations saw relatively modest gains In its latest annual regulatory oversight report, FINRA joined the SEC in flagging the potential risks to firm and client data from the use of third-party vendors (..)

Financial Planner 245

Financial Planner Retirement Planning Compliance Valuation 245

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 15, 2024

For financial advisors, an ongoing client service model often means finding ways to keep clients engaged and progressing toward their goals outside of the 1 or 2 typical client review meetings each year.

Clients 246

Clients Communication Financial Advisor Wealth Management 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 15, 2025

Young advisors may feel – and face – an extra burden to prove their expertise to clients. After all, it can feel odd to create an estate plan that will impact a client’s grandchildren… when those grandchildren may be older than the advisor themselves! or "Do you have any questions about what we’ve covered?")

Financial Planning 130

Financial Planning Planning Communication Clients 130

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 23, 2025

In the 156th episode of Kitces & Carl , Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss how they use AI tools such as ChatGPT to expedite their creative and strategic processes – and how to ‘ask’ ChatGPT better questions to get more effective and relevant answers. Read More.

Financial Advisor 244

Financial Advisor Clients Communication Financial Planning 244

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2024

About a decade or so ago, one of the most pressing issues facing the financial advice industry was the threat of an imminent deluge of advisor retirements coupled with a paucity of succession plans to transition clients to the next generation. or "Is there anything that's top of mind right now that maybe we haven't addressed yet?"

Communication 172

Communication Clients Financial Planning Planning 172

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 29, 2024

Most financial advisors strive to provide excellent client care and prioritize a systematic process to maintain regular communication with their clients both on a scheduled (e.g., Suddenly, the question of, "What does it mean to provide the best care for clients at this firm as a team?" becomes a crucial one to solve.

Clients 246

Clients Communication Healthcare Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 12, 2023

As comprehensive financial planning has become more widely adopted, many financial advisors have felt pressure to find new ways to differentiate themselves by demonstrating their unique value to clients. Others use frequent emails to stay in regular contact, sending reminders or helpful information relevant to their clients.

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Clients Communication Fee Only Financial Advisor 244