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#FA Success Ep 346: Moving Procrastinating Clients To “Yes” Instead Of Selling As A Fee-Only Advisor, With Jim Ludwick

Nerd's Eye View

Jim is the founder of MainStreet Financial Planning, an hourly, fee-only financial planning firm, and also created Procrastination Junction, a coaching program for fee-only financial advisors looking to improve their sales skills. Read More.

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How Listing Fees On Advisory Firm Websites Can Clearly Communicate The Cost (And Value) Of Planning

Nerd's Eye View

In part, this is due to the many commission-based advisors whose compensation depends on the sale of insurance or investment products, where the price that a client pays is baked into the price of the product or is included in (often opaque) fees associated with buying, selling, and/or holding the investment.

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9 Marketing Tips for Fee-Only Advisors from the XYPN Marketing Team

XY Planning Network

The truth is, as a firm owner, your success depends just as much on your ability to effectively communicate your value proposition with your ideal client as it does on you delivering that value. It can be tempting to think of your marketing activities as aside from your actual firm and what it is you do day to day.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 103: Balancing Client Responsiveness With The Proactive Sledgehammer Of Value

Nerd's Eye View

And while providing fee-only advice or highlighting service as a fiduciary may have once been a fair differentiator, these services are now often considered table stakes, necessitating financial advisors to find more creative solutions that show current and prospective clients that they provide more value than other advisors.

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Accelerating Growth By Marketing How Your Advisory Firm Is Different (Instead Of Better)

Nerd's Eye View

Which led many firms to market all the ways they were 'better' than other sources of financial advice by highlighting their status as fiduciaries, fee-only advisors, or by offering (more) comprehensive financial planning services beyond investment management, as just a few examples.

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Unlocking Accessible Financial Advice The Garrett Planning Network Advantage

MainStreet Financial Planning

During recent conversations, I’ve come across several people unfamiliar with the concept of fee-only financial planning, let alone considering it as a feasible choice. To shed light on this, I want to articulate the distinctive approach we use at MainStreet Financial Planning.

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#FA Success Ep 356: Scaling To (Nearly) $2M Of Revenue As A Flat-Fee, Advice-Only Firm, With Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez

Nerd's Eye View

Sarah-Catherine is the founder of Aptus Financial, a fee-only financial planning firm based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that is approaching $2M in revenue and works with over 480 client households. Welcome to the 356th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez.