Communication, Financial Advice and Planning

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

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Just a few decades ago, giving financial advice was largely a manual process – printing lengthy financial plans, processing physical checks, and managing paper files. These conversations are often emotional and vulnerable, requiring a sense of safety built on years of trust that technology simply can't replicate.

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Planning Financial Advice Clients

Five “Self-Persuasion” Questions To Connect With Prospects Who Say They’re Interested… But Aren’t Moving Forward

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2025

However, not all prospects have immediate financial concerns. While these individuals may genuinely be interested in financial advice, they might also feel ambivalent about the timing, relevance, or ultimate value of working with an advisor. I help clients in retirement by doing X, Y, and Z."). Read More.

Financial Advice

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Kitces & Carl Ep 152: Advisory Fee Confidence And Building The Happy-Client Stoke File

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

How much to charge for financial advice is rarely a decision made lightly. Still others may choose a hybrid model, combining AUM fees with additional charges for other services like tax planning. Still others may choose a hybrid model, combining AUM fees with additional charges for other services like tax planning.

Clients

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Webinars

Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

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

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?).

Financial Planner

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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

MAY 19, 2025

While some of these programs still exist, the role of an associate advisor has evolved alongside the broader financial planning profession. Some programs emphasize technical expertise, while others focus on communication skills needed to engage effectively with clients. Read More.

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Communication Certification Clients

Kitces & Carl Ep 168: Do You Really Have To Go Deep With Every New Client In The First Meeting?

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2025

As the financial advice profession has matured, behavioral finance has become an increasingly important element of modern advice. Such an approach may also create a more organic environment for advisors to practice and hone their empathy and behavioral finance skills.

Clients

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Kitces & Carl Ep 159: When You Promised Early Clients Special Fees Or Minimums You Can No Longer Honor

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 6, 2025

As such, new firms that start with low fees might make plans to raise fees quickly and, in the meantime, avoid promising clients that the fees will stay the same. And while new clients often come in at higher fees, early clients may still be paying well below the firm's current rates.

Clients

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

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 29, 2025

Financial planning is inherently complex, especially when it comes to data gathering, analysis, and crafting well-reasoned recommendations. So how can advisors ensure that their advice is both comprehensive and simple enough to be truly actionable? Visual aids can also help advisors clarify complexity and reinforce key messages.

Clients

Clients Communication Tax Planning Financial Advice

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

Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

From Point Solutions to Seamless Intelligence For decades, our industry has relied on integrations—APIs painstakingly connected across custodians, CRMs, planning tools and portfolio management systems. One system talks to another—if an API exists, if someone maintains it, if both systems support bidirectional communication. No problem.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Estate Planning Planning Clients

4 Ways And 5 Charts To Talk Tariffs With Clients With Empathy And Strategy

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. Finally, volatile markets offer a powerful opportunity for advisors to reinforce the value of financial advice.

Clients

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Financial Advisor Marketing to Millennials: Reach Success

Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Key Highlights Millennials can benefit a lot from getting financial advice. You should change your marketing approach to meet the specific financial needs and interests of millennials. Listen to their concerns and adjust your financial advice to align with their goals. Right now, few of them use advisors regularly.

Financial Advisor

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Top Strategies for Registered Investment Advisor Marketing

Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Key Highlights The financial advice world is changing. RIAs need to update their marketing plans to stay ahead. They need to put in more effort to attract prospective clients looking for financial advice. Understanding the Marketing Landscape for RIAs The world of financial advice is changing fast.

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The Comprehensive Handbook for Digital Marketing for RIAs

Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Digital Landscape for RIAs Digital marketing is changing the financial services world. Clients now want financial advice online. This focused approach is key for a successful digital marketing plan. Writing helpful blog posts that talk about common money problems and give good advice to the target audience.

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Marketing Marketing Media Engineering

CFA or CFP?

A Wealth of Common Sense

JULY 17, 2025

The CFA is considered the gold standard for investment analysis and portfolio management but doesn’t hold a lot of sway in the wealth management industry where holistic planning is the focus. You’re better off gaining financial planning knowledge from the CFP. Plus, the CFA exams are a lot of work.

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Enhance Your Reach: Content Marketing for Financial Advisors

Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By making helpful and interesting content often, you show that you are a reliable choice for financial advice. This approach can draw in new clients who are looking for guidance in today’s complicated financial world. Trust is very important in the financial services industry. This helps you stand out from others.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Media

Why Short-Form Financial Advisor Video Marketing Is Fueling Growth

Indigo Marketing Agency

MAY 31, 2025

What This Means for Financial Advisor Video Marketing If youre not already creating short-form videos, now is the time to jump in. They help you communicate your value, connect with prospects, and convert them into loyal clients without needing a production studio or fancy setup. Whats the best financial advice youve ever received?

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Clients

Social Media Marketing for Financial Advisors: A Masterclass

Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Get advice on creating content, such as combining educational and promotional posts, and using questions from clients. Introduction In today’s digital world, having a good social media plan is very important for financial advisors who want to succeed. Or do you want to attract families who are planning for retirement?

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Best Ad Practices That Work for Marketing Financial Advisor Services

Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 19, 2025

Financial services can be complex in the mind of our audience, and if potential clients have to decode your message, theyll keep scrolling. Action Steps: Use simple, direct language that immediately communicates the value of your services. Example: Instead of: We provide expert financial advice to help you plan for retirement.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Advertising Marketing Marketing

Top 10 Tips for Financial Advisor Marketing Campaigns

Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

These campaigns help build a strong marketing plan for financial advisors. By adding these campaigns to your plan, you can connect with more clients and increase the number of clients you onboard, growing your business over time. Do you specialize in retirement planning for small business owners? Care deeply for others.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Clients

The 15 Best Financial Podcasts For Women

Clever Girl Finance

JUNE 5, 2025

Our favorite episode from Her Dinero Matters: The Magic of Thinking Ahead: Meet Your Future Financial Self. This episode gives clear tips on how to start thinking about and planning for your future money self. She tackles common financial advice head-on and offers her own proven systems to help people get ahead financially.

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Dr. Daniel Crosby on Why Facts Don’t Change Investor Behavior and Finding “The Soul of Wealth”

Steve Sanduski

JUNE 18, 2025

On today’s show, Daniel Crosby and I explore the science behind persuasion and decision-making and how advisors can help their clients build more positive connections between their feelings, their financial plans, and their lives. . How to align financial decisions with positive emotions.

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The Pursuit of Perfect Credit & Small Business Success: A Conversation with RD’s Total Lawn

Yardley Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

To learn more about Yardley Wealth Management and Yardley Estate Planning, visit yardleywealth.net and yardleyestate.net. I had to hire people and create systems and processes.” “We conduct business professionally,” Dittes explains.

Wealth Management

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10 Brilliant Financial Advisor Websites from Osaic That Drive Results

FMG

MAY 14, 2025

Here are 10 standout Osaic advisor websites that highlight what makes a financial advisor site standout while bringing traffic to their site. Mirus Planning The Mirus Planning website lets visitors hover over their demographic to learn exactly how the firm can help them reach their financial goals through the years.

Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor Wealth Management Education Clients

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 9–10)

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Which could ease the compliance burdens for RIAs (particularly smaller firms that are sometimes stretched thin handling compliance responsibilities), though if lighter-touch regulation leads to more abuses that erode consumer trust in the financial advice industry, fiduciary advisors could have a harder time convincing clients that they truly are acting (..)

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Compliance Communication Clients

#FASuccess Ep 431: Navigating Couples With Money Conflicts By Developing A New Toolset Of Questions To Ask, With Nick Rodkin

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 1, 2025

So, whether you're interested in learning about ways to help improve financial communication between members of client couples, the questions that can drive these conversations, or how to incorporate aspects of financial therapy into a practice, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, with Nick Rodkin.

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AI-Generated Financial Advice And The Fiduciary Catch-22

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These responsibilities also extend to the use of any technology used in the process of giving advice: A recommendation made with the aid of technology still needs to be in the client's best interests, while the technology also needs to carry out any function as it's described in the advisor's marketing materials and client communications.

Financial Advice

Financial Advice Communication Compliance Clients

Advice Engagement Tools For A More Dynamic VIP (Visualization, Interaction, and Process) Planning Experience

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The traditional way that most financial planning has been offered was for an advisor to create "The Plan": a comprehensive document outlining a client's financial strategy that was delivered either on a one-time basis or updated annually.

Planning

Planning Financial Planning Clients Communication

Kitces & Carl Ep 100: Is Advisor Technology Really About Making Planning Faster… Or Better?

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As financial planning has evolved over the years, better tools have become available to help advisors maximize their impact with more clients by increasing their efficiency. However, as advisor technology continues to evolve, many tools have focused on helping advisors scale their financial advice to accommodate growing businesses.

Planning

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Adviser links: objectives and aspirations

Abnormal Returns

MAY 13, 2024

riabiz.com) Creative Planning is exploring its custody options. riabiz.com) Archive Intel has entered the adviser communications archiving space. blogs.cfainstitute.org) How life events affect retirement planning. papers.ssrn.com) Advisers There is an tension inherent in the practice of financial advice.

Math

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Why Checklist-Style Financial Planning Works: What Advisors Can Learn From Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

There are many financial advisors who take issue with the financial advice offered by popular personal finance personalities such as Dave Ramsey. Though many potentially valid criticisms of this process tend to concern technical details (e.g.,

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Planning Financial Advice Clients

Kitces & Carl Ep 143: Taking Over Clients From An Advisor With A Different Personality And Communication Style

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.

Communication

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Adviser links: demonstrating confidence

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 30, 2023

(riaintel.com) How AI will play a role in the provision of financial advice. wsj.com) Family Communication is important for every family, but especially for the wealthy. thinkadvisor.com) Blended families don't plan their money lives in advance. thinkadvisor.com) 7 things that clients hate that financial advisers do.

Wealth Management

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Adviser links: structuring compensation

Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 4, 2023

standarddeviationspod.com) Brendan Frazier on getting clients to actually implement your advice. podcasts.apple.com) The biz Software is eating financial advice. thereformedbroker.com) How financial advisers can publish their own book. riabiz.com) Demand for financial advice is only increasing.

Wealth Management

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8-Step “Agile Change” Framework For Smaller Firms To Communicate And Implement Organizational Change

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 26, 2024

For most of its history, the financial advice industry has been very slow to change. Additionally, those promoting change can be very clear about what the process will entail and how it will be implemented (with the caveat that the plan needs to be flexible to allow for change as conditions evolve).

Communication

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Unlocking Accessible Financial Advice The Garrett Planning Network Advantage

MainStreet Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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.

Financial Advice

Financial Advice Planning Fee Only Financial Planning

Serving Pro Bono Clients As A Busy Advisor: How Advisers Give Back Makes Volunteering Easy

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 15, 2022

By helping clients develop financial goals, creating a financial plan, and supporting the implementation and monitoring of the plan, advisors help clients live their best lives. Pro bono financial planning refers to free, no-strings-attached financial advice and planning for underserved people.

Clients

Clients Financial Advice Financial Planning Fee Only

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

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Consumers have a wide range of options when it comes to choosing a provider of financial advice, from larger wirehouses and asset managers to smaller Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs).

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Marketing Marketing Financial Advice

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 14–September 15)

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.

Financial Planner

Financial Planner Compliance Fee Only Communication

Using Reflection Questions To Help Prospects Find Clarity And Focus On A Shared Planning Vision

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Initial outreach to a financial advicer rarely (if ever) results from a prospective client waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat because they just figured out that they're in desperate need of a comprehensive financial plan.

Planning

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Serving Pro Bono Clients As A Busy Advisor: How Advisers Give Back Makes Volunteering Easy

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 15, 2022

By helping clients develop financial goals, creating a financial plan, and supporting the implementation and monitoring of the plan, advisors help clients live their best lives. Pro bono financial planning refers to free, no-strings-attached financial advice and planning for underserved people.

Clients

Clients Financial Advice Financial Planning Fee Only

Why The Common Approach Of “Think It Over” Might Work For Product Sales, But Undermines Service-Based Financial Planning Relationships

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In particular, financial advisors who offer ongoing services to clients can focus on 3 key areas that are unique to service-based sales as part of a successful sales strategy.

Financial Planning

Financial Planning Sales Planning Clients

Kitces & Carl Ep 96: Handling Politically Charged Clients Who Make It Uncomfortable To Be Their Advisor

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 6, 2022

When it comes to politically charged discussions, financial advisors generally try to stay neutral and focus on providing clients with objective financial advice. These clients may just need someone to talk to, and the advisor can help by providing reassurance on the status of their financial plan.

Clients

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 2-3)

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Also in industry news this week: A legal challenge to FINRA's operations as a self-regulatory organization has the potential to upend the current regulatory system for broker-dealers and their registered representatives A recent study indicates that while many consumers appear confident handling their finances on a 'DIY' basis during their careers, (..)

Financial Planner

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Why ChatGPT Is No Threat To Real Advisors

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 15, 2023

But in reality, none of these advances meant the end for the advice industry; rather, they often made financial advisors more productive by increasing their efficiency with back-office tasks from producing financial planning calculations more quickly and accurately to being able to serve more clients across the country.

Financial Planning

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

Five “Self-Persuasion” Questions To Connect With Prospects Who Say They’re Interested… But Aren’t Moving Forward

Webinars

Trending Sources

Kitces & Carl Ep 152: Advisory Fee Confidence And Building The Happy-Client Stoke File

Webinars

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

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

Kitces & Carl Ep 168: Do You Really Have To Go Deep With Every New Client In The First Meeting?

Kitces & Carl Ep 159: When You Promised Early Clients Special Fees Or Minimums You Can No Longer Honor

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

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

4 Ways And 5 Charts To Talk Tariffs With Clients With Empathy And Strategy

Financial Advisor Marketing to Millennials: Reach Success

Top Strategies for Registered Investment Advisor Marketing

The Comprehensive Handbook for Digital Marketing for RIAs

CFA or CFP?

Enhance Your Reach: Content Marketing for Financial Advisors

Why Short-Form Financial Advisor Video Marketing Is Fueling Growth

Social Media Marketing for Financial Advisors: A Masterclass

Best Ad Practices That Work for Marketing Financial Advisor Services

Top 10 Tips for Financial Advisor Marketing Campaigns

The 15 Best Financial Podcasts For Women

Dr. Daniel Crosby on Why Facts Don’t Change Investor Behavior and Finding “The Soul of Wealth”

The Pursuit of Perfect Credit & Small Business Success: A Conversation with RD’s Total Lawn

10 Brilliant Financial Advisor Websites from Osaic That Drive Results

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 9–10)

#FASuccess Ep 431: Navigating Couples With Money Conflicts By Developing A New Toolset Of Questions To Ask, With Nick Rodkin

AI-Generated Financial Advice And The Fiduciary Catch-22

Advice Engagement Tools For A More Dynamic VIP (Visualization, Interaction, and Process) Planning Experience

Kitces & Carl Ep 100: Is Advisor Technology Really About Making Planning Faster… Or Better?

Adviser links: objectives and aspirations

Why Checklist-Style Financial Planning Works: What Advisors Can Learn From Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps

Kitces & Carl Ep 143: Taking Over Clients From An Advisor With A Different Personality And Communication Style

Adviser links: demonstrating confidence

Adviser links: structuring compensation

8-Step “Agile Change” Framework For Smaller Firms To Communicate And Implement Organizational Change

Unlocking Accessible Financial Advice The Garrett Planning Network Advantage

Serving Pro Bono Clients As A Busy Advisor: How Advisers Give Back Makes Volunteering Easy

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

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 14–September 15)

Using Reflection Questions To Help Prospects Find Clarity And Focus On A Shared Planning Vision

Serving Pro Bono Clients As A Busy Advisor: How Advisers Give Back Makes Volunteering Easy

Why The Common Approach Of “Think It Over” Might Work For Product Sales, But Undermines Service-Based Financial Planning Relationships

Kitces & Carl Ep 96: Handling Politically Charged Clients Who Make It Uncomfortable To Be Their Advisor

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 2-3)

Why ChatGPT Is No Threat To Real Advisors

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