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Kitces & Carl Ep 154: The Limits Where Technology Can’t Scale Financial Planning Advice

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Just a few decades ago, giving financial advice was largely a manual process – printing lengthy financial plans, processing physical checks, and managing paper files. AI offers exciting possibilities as a brainstorming partner, editor, and copywriter.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 155: How Do You Know You Are Adding Value Versus Just Trying To Justify Your Fees?

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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.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 30–December 1)

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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?).

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Kitces & Carl Ep 151: What’s Holding You Back From Delegating What You Need To Let Go Of?

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As the financial advice industry began shifting from a sales-based model to a more sustainable asset management approach, advisors found their roles shifting along with it. Yet, even for advisors who understand the value of delegation, actually letting go is often easier said than done.

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

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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. Read More.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 165: Finding Repeatable Conversations To Explain Complex Concepts More Understandably To Clients

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And when an advisor is already managing a full schedule, carving out the time to make the message clear can be a real challenge. So how can advisors ensure that their advice is both comprehensive and simple enough to be truly actionable? The goal isn't simplicity for its own sake, but clarity.

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The Digitally Borderless Society Is Coming—And Faster Than We Think

Wealth Management

Stich , CMO, Moran Wealth Management July 2, 2025 4 Min Read Anthony Stich (right) moderating a panel on AI at Wealth Management EDGE. Joey Corsica & SpotMyPhotos Wealth management is on the edge of a profound transformation—one that won’t be defined by dashboards, APIs or UX overlays. It will be defined by invisibility.