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Zephyr's Adjusted for Risk: The Role of Financial Advisors in Estate Planning

Wealth Management

David Handler provides insights into the essential role financial advisors play in estate planning, why it's important to have an estate plan and the importance of communication and education within families about wealth management.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 146: Re-Educating Clients (Scalably) After They “Read Something On The Internet”

Nerd's Eye View

A cornerstone service that many financial advisors provide is education. This puts advisors in a challenging situation to re-educate or redirect the client without becoming combative or condescending.

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Financial Advisors Communicating About Market Volatility

Indigo Marketing Agency

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.

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Training Resources And Programs To Help New CFPs Gain Real-World Expertise: The Small-Firm Guide To Associate Advisor Development

Nerd's Eye View

In many advisory firms today, associate advisors don't begin with prospecting or running client meetings; instead, they start with back-end technical work, such as financial plan preparation, before gradually developing the strategic and client communication skills needed for greater independence.

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BLS: CPI Increased 0.2% in April; Core CPI increased 0.2%

Calculated Risk

Indexes that increased over the month include household furnishings and operations, medical care, motor vehicle insurance, education, and personal care. The indexes for airline fares, used cars and trucks, communication, and apparel were among the major indexes that decreased in April. percent in April , following a 0.1-percent

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How Female Advisors Can Differentiate Themselves

Wealth Management

As a female advisor, Karman Scott explains why communication and education are key differentiators at her firm.

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Regulation requires us to lead with advice, not products  

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

And that’s gone across into our social media communications. We’re talking on social media about things that can help people learn more, understand more, and engage more with us as financial planners and also as a financial planning community. Lead with advice and understanding them and what it is they really need.