Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In this blog, I interview paraplanning professionals to get their take on what the role is, what it pays, and what it potential is for someone who wants to get a job as a financial paraplanner, possibly as a stepping stone to other wealth management jobs. I am a CFA® charterholder and I used to be a financial advisor.

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Insurance Financial Planner Fee Only Financial Advisor 98

Sara Grillo

JANUARY 9, 2023

The move to financial planning transparency is aflame! in all aspects of financial advice, with a special focus on Advice Only, Flat Fee, and Hourly service models. There is an emphasis on logical and clear disclosure of services and their related fees. Client advocacy. Division of Securities.

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Financial Planning Planning Financial Planner CFP 52

Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

He thinks that the distinction has been deliberately (and very effectively) blurred by the brokerage industry, which advertises itself as helping facilitate peoples’ dreams with financial planning and investment advice, whose brokers call themselves, on their business cards, advisors, vice presidents of investments or wealth managers. “If

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. It’s so clear to me what the future of financial advice is – what it should be – and what it will be. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is an advice-only financial planner?

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Financial Planner CFP Financial Planning Education 52

Sara Grillo

APRIL 11, 2022

Please conduct your own diligence on any wealth manager you are considering hiring. And that’s why I’m writing this blog; because I feel that financial advice rendered by the hour is a great thing for the American public (for the reasons we’re going to discuss below). That’s how you get paid.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

Brian Hamburger has been one of the leading authorities in the world of registered investment advisories, broker-dealers, SEC regulatory compliance. Now, full disclosure, Ritholtz Wealth Management has been around a decade. And I would constantly hear them frustrated by the compliance department. We retained your firm.

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Compliance Clients Wealth Management Management 157

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Assuming we all agree that financial planning does not yet meet the standard for being considered a” profession”, what do you believe is required in order for that to happen? The debaters are: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. Robert will be on the “for” team.

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CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planner Ethics 59