Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

I was amazed by some of the findings, including that 68% of the 414 respondents are currently using or plan to adopt AI-powered tools—only 32% had no plans to do so. Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax? expansion with significant support from some large firms.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 2, 2025

a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading!

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 12, 2025

In our 166th episode of Kitces & Carl , Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss how advisors can bridge the gap between planning and a client's lived experience to guide better decision-making. So how can advisors help clients understand dangers they haven't personally encountered?

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning.

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 14, 2025

(thinkadvisor.com) Most 401(k) plans could use an upgrade. (fa-mag.com) fa-mag.com) 11 things learned as a financial planner including 'Divorce is one of the most expensive financial decisions.' advisorperspectives.com) A lot of communication is non-verbal.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 25, 2024

This sales technique involves asking a "negative" question such as, "Joining with a financial planner can be a really scary jump to make, right?" One potential tool to address this challenge is a tactic called the "negative close". where the ideal response would be negative ("No, it's not scary! Let's do this!").

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 14, 2025

In examining how these client touchpoints affect advisor productivity, the 2024 Kitces Research on How Financial Planners Actually Do Financial Planning found a positive correlation between the number of touchpoints and average revenue per client.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Marketing for Financial Planners: Strategies to Build Trust and Grow Your Client Base Strategic Client Growth: Win Trust in a Trust Economy More than many other fields, trust is truly the currency that drives growth for financial planners. But thats not even the biggest challenge you face with winning more clients.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JANUARY 14, 2025

By Jamie McIntyre, CFP It was pretty clear from the regulator that they didn’t want product to be the focus of what a financial planner or financial advisor led with. So with that, the message was clear: Don’t lead with a financial product as the tool that is going to help someone.

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Workable Wealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Financial planning can take your money game up a notch by bringing clarity, strategy, and intention to your financial life. A healthy financial plan gives you the tools to take control of your finances and start living your life with passion, purpose, and freedom. So what’s the value of a financial plan?

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Steve Sanduski

APRIL 8, 2025

It’s a title that speaks to his firm’s intentional, comprehensive planning process. Keen Wealth’s checklist-driven financial planning process. Using a vision for the future and community impact to attract and retain top talent. Do you have an estate plan? What’s their life look like?

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This focused approach is key for a successful digital marketing plan. Running focused social media campaigns that highlight their services and share their skills in areas like tax planning or retirement planning. Creating case studies that show how they have helped current clients reach their financial goals.

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Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Developing a Content Marketing Plan Tailored to Financial Services Content marketing is important for getting quality leads. Articles: Discuss topics such as investing, retirement planning, and related subjects. E-books and White Papers: Offer detailed information on specific areas of financial planning.

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Introduction In today’s tough financial services market, having a strong marketing strategy is essential for financial advisers in the financial sector. To stand out and grow your business over time, you need a clear plan that addresses your specific marketing challenge. It is not just a nice extra.

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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.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Back in the day, financial planners used to be able to place ads in the local paper and Yellow Pages to get clients. Of course, this is a scenario that leaves zero time to actually serve financial practice clients and manage their money! But thats still not good enough for financial planners, given the highly regulated industry.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 16, 2025

The stakes became higher after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated recharacterizationthe ability to reverse conversions that did not work as planned. This flexibility allows for more sophisticated estate planning strategies and continued tax-free growth throughout retirement.

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Hubly

JULY 15, 2025

million for failing to maintain and preserve electronic communications. Lack of Oversight and Communication When account opening is a team effort, it can have unintended consequences and create trouble downstream. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed hefty fines on firms for recordkeeping violations.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Each week in Weekend Reading For Financial Planners, we seek to bring you synopses and commentaries on 12 articles covering news for financial advisors including topics covering technical planning, practice management, advisor marketing, career development, and more.

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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?

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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. Host Bobbi Rebell is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), an award-winning TV anchor, and a personal finance columnist.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 20, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that Senate Republicans this week released their version of major tax legislation, following the passage of similar legislation in the House of Representatives last month.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 4, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that President Trump's tariff announcement on Wednesday and the subsequent market decline have led many financial advisors to reassure clients that they are implementing their pre-determined plans for such circumstances.

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The Big Picture

MAY 13, 2025

I want to talk about your time at Vanguard, but before I do that, bachelor’s in finance, MBA from Villanova Finance always was the career plan. Barry Ritholtz : you were head of strategy, product marketing, communications, like is that one job, is that four jobs? So there’s a whole succession planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

strengthened rules related to custody and outsourcing) and broader regulatory efforts put forth by the Biden administration that could also affect advisory firms (e.g.,

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Financial Planner Compliance Communication Clients 189

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.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2024

The study also identified attributes of "top performing" firms across a range of metrics, finding that they are more likely than other firms to have a clear ideal client persona, client value proposition, and marketing plan.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that FINRA has issued a proposal to allow broker-dealers to advertise hypothetical performance data to institutional and high-net-worth investors, which would bring the rules for broker-dealers largely in line with (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey from Charles Schwab indicates that advisors see technology as the biggest driver of change in the RIA industry, with the growing number of AdvisorTech solutions as the most frequently cited tech-related driver (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 26, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Department of Labor released the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (a.k.a.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey found that clients across several countries who work with a CFP professional have better outcomes on a range of measures compared to those working with other advisors or no advisor at all, suggesting that the (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in the case of SEC v.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 22, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has recently been cracking down on firms for recordkeeping failures related to electronic communications, including their use of text messaging with prospects and clients.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state's fiduciary rule for broker-dealers can stand, potentially opening the door for other states to impose similar standards that exceed the requirements of the Securities (..)

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Financial Planner Strategic Planning Retirement Planning Retirement 246

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 27, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced this week that it is splitting into two separate organizations with the same leadership but different nonprofit statuses.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 30, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent benchmarking study suggests that a number of RIAs are looking to move 'upmarket' and work with wealthier clients by expanding their service menu to include family office services, investment banking, and/or trust (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 29, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey suggests Americans are increasingly prioritizing work-life balance over higher salaries, with 2/3 of respondents indicating that they would rather work at a job that they loved rather than (..)

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