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.

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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. investmentecosystem.com) Reflections on eight years of running a financial planning practice.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 27, 2022

Financial planning is both an art and a science. While an advisor needs technical financial planning knowledge to create and implement plans for clients, soft skills that involve effective communication and relationship building are also crucial to both relate to prospects and clients and to understand their needs.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 27, 2022

Financial planning is both an art and a science. While an advisor needs technical financial planning knowledge to create and implement plans for clients, soft skills that involve effective communication and relationship building are also crucial to both relate to prospects and clients and to understand their needs.

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Financial Planning Planning Clients Retirement 213

Advisor Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Communications should be planned and thoughtful. Rarely – if ever – should a serious message be delivered without warning.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

annual plan reviews) to their current clients, they will continue to prospect and onboard new clients as well. a client service associate to handle various administrative and client communication tasks, or a paraplanner or associate advisor to work on more planning-centric issues such as building out drafts of financial plans).

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Financial Planning Planning Recruitment Clients 201

Trade Brains

JULY 27, 2022

Tata Communications Vs Tata Teleservices: The Tata Group is one of the oldest and most prestigious business groups in India. Two companies -Tata Communications and Tata Teleservices in the telecom and media sector have given multibagger returns in the past five years. Tata Communications. Keep reading to find out! Data Business.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A common service model for many financial advisory firms is to schedule annual client meetings throughout the year where the advisor meets with each client in the month they started working with the firm, and conducts a comprehensive review of all planning topics for the client.

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Financial Planning Planning Estate Planning Clients 174

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What's unique about Eric, though, is how he leverages a custom-built financial planning assessment he calls their Financial Prosperity Index, which he gives to both prospective and ongoing current clients so that they can better understand their financial health, target the financial planning domains where clients need the most help, and even more (..)

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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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Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 14, 2023

As a financial advisor, it’s crucial to effectively communicate this event to your clients to help them understand the potential impact it may have on their investments and overall financial well-being. Proactive communication is good client service. Does this level of communication feel overwhelming? Provide context.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The increasing popularity of financial planning has led to a growing awareness of how important managing finances and planning for the future can be. For most financial advisors today, a website is a critical tool that allows them to market their services and communicate their fees to potential clients.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Communicating ongoing value to clients and prospects can be a challenge for financial advisors. One way to do this is to use a job-mapping approach to help identify where in the financial planning process the client or prospect became stuck, and what triggered their search for help.

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Communication Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning 130

FMG

APRIL 12, 2023

Client communication is easily one of the most crucial elements of a successful business. Being able to efficiently and effectively communicate with clients can be the difference between satisfied customers and scathing reviews. Findings to Be Aware Of Every financial advisor has a different way of communicating with their clients.

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Communication Financial Advisor Clients Financial Planning 52

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 7, 2024

providing hope and motivation, reducing anxiety, promoting wellness) may need to find a comfortable balance between explicitly communicating the intent to provide such services, versus relying on the client to recognize the added benefits as an organic by-product of the advisor's standard process.

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Financial Planning Planning Clients Marketing 130

Integrity Financial Planning

AUGUST 28, 2022

Understand the basics first, and then create an estate plan. Wills and trusts are both important estate planning tools with important differences. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. Communication is crucial when preparing heirs to inherit wealth, and this includes discussing what they plan to do with the money.

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Estate Planning Planning Communication Retirement 98

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 18, 2024

For over a decade, the financial advice industry has been bracing for an "any-minute-now" tsunami of advisor retirements and concomitant sales of financial planning practices. Which begs the question, to what extent should an advisory firm owner discount the sale price of their firm for a next-gen successor?

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Planning Valuation Sales Clients 130

Steven J. Wilson

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Look for communications consulting firms with extensive knowledge and experience and creating business communications plans. Some communications consultants are generalists who can help from start to finish; others specialize in specific communications tools or strategies. appeared first on Steven J.

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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.

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Financial Advice Planning Fee Only Financial Planning 96

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 30, 2024

cnbc.com) How Lilly plans to ramp production by 50% in 2024. abnormalreturns.com) Adviser links: communication skills. (axios.com) Walmart ($WMT) is getting out of the health clinic business. retaildive.com) Eli Lilly Eli Lilly ($LLY) is selling a lot of weight loss drugs. wsj.com) This CEO is taking advantage of his company discount.

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Financial Advising Communication Media Economy 261

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. robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

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Planning Financial Planning Financial Advice Clients 212

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

So for advisors, it may be worth exploring whether there is anything to be learned from Ramsey's approach to financial advice – even if they may disagree on the details, advisors may find in Ramsey's advice a new and perhaps better way to communicate with (and motivate) clients.

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Advice Clients 234

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Taxes are a central component of financial planning. Almost every financial planning issue – whether it is retirement, investments, cash flow, insurance, or estate planning – has tax considerations, and advisors provide a great deal of value in helping clients minimize their overall tax burden.

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Tax Planning Compliance Taxes Financial Advisor 218

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that about 98% of clients are at least somewhat satisfied with their financial advisor and that an advisor’s ability to provide peace of mind when it comes to finances is a key driver of this satisfaction A study indicates that advisors can potentially boost client referrals by using (..)

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Financial Planner Communication Insurance Advertising 215

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 10, 2024

could save retirement plan participants $55 billion over the next 10 years (due to an expectation of more low-cost fees being offered in plans) and those rolling over workplace plans into IRAs to purchase annuities another $32.5 billion (thanks to expected reductions in commissions and the embedded costs in these annuities).

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Retirement Valuation 202

Trade Brains

JANUARY 4, 2024

Fundamental Analysis Of Tanla Platform s: Have you ever thought about who connects you to enterprises and developers for communications or verifications? Today they are among the largest Cloud Communication providers in the world. Tanla’s revenues are derived from its digital platforms and enterprise communications businesses.

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Planning Communication Certification Healthcare 69

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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Financial Planner Communication Electronics Retirement 216

Talon Wealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Retirement planning can be a difficult and confusing process for couples. Discuss Total Cost of Care Healthcare Healthcare costs are one of the most significant expenses to consider when planning retirement. Planning for a longer investment time horizon is key to avoiding running out of money in retirement.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Healthcare 98

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.

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Planning Financial Advice Financial Planning Clients 212

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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. nextavenue.org) Advisers Comprehensive financial planning takes more time and effort. thinkadvisor.com) 7 things that clients hate that financial advisers do.

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Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2023

LPL is currently searching for a new CMO, with Heather Carter planning to depart after the firm’s annual advisor conference next month.

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Communication Marketing Marketing Planning 98

FMG

OCTOBER 13, 2022

According to Financial Advisor Magazine, poor communication is the number one reason clients leave their financial advisor. And during times of volatility, timely and effective communication is doubly important. Going too quickly can often result in poor quality, which can be almost just as bad as never communicating. .

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Communication Financial Advisor Clients Numbers 52

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 15, 2024

For clients, more frequent communication can be a source of behavioral coaching and helpful information that can better equip them to stay the course through rocky markets. Although newsletters are made to be sent to many people at once, from a client's perspective, they can be seen as a much more intimate form of communication.

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Clients Communication Financial Advisor Wealth Management 187

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Apple ($AAPL) is planning to adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. 9to5mac.com) The case for switching to a discount cellular plan. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. nytimes.com) Swifties use a LOT of mobile data. theverge.com)

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Asset Allocation Financial Advising Insurance Communication 249

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Ultimately, the key point is that selling products and selling services are 2 very different processes, and encouraging prospects to "think it over", while perhaps an effective product-sales tactic, is a less effective way to close a service-based financial planning relationship.

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Financial Planning Sales Planning Financial Advisor 223

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Podcasts Brendan Frazier talks with Sten Morgan, the founder of Legacy Investment Planning, about better communicating with clients. msn.com) Why follow-up questions are crucial in financial planning. investmentnews.com) Don't let a lack of fee transparency prevent you from gaining new clients. thinkadvisor.com)

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Wealth Management Retirement Communication Investment Planning 200

eMoney Advisor

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As a financial professional helping couples plan for the future, you have likely experienced the discomfort that can occur when conflict arises. By taking the clients back to the beginning, the financial professional can get to the heart of what the couple in conflict truly wants out of their financial plan.

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Planner Communication 73