Sara Grillo

APRIL 21, 2022

I have a weekly newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.” I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Ethics matter in financial advice! For advise on such matters, contact a legal or compliance advisor.

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Midstream Marketing

APRIL 14, 2025

Sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter allow advisors to share valuable content, engage with followers, and show their expertise in the financial industry. When financial advisors share helpful articles, blog posts, and videos on social media, they can show their knowledge and give good financial advice.

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Financial Advisor Media Clients Financial Guidance 52

Harness Wealth

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While there may be some overlap, accounting advisory services should not be mistaken for traditional financial planning or for Client Accounting Services (CAS). Generally speaking, CAS accounting focuses more on compliance work and one-off needs, whereas advisory accounting goes into larger, more nuanced strategic decision-making.

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Accounting Taxes Strategic Planning Estate Planning 52

Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Transparent Advisor Movement’s mission is to promote ideals of clarity, modesty, integrity, dignity, and client advocacy in all aspects of financial advice, with a special focus on Advice Only, Flat Fee, and Hourly service models. Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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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. Be as transparent as you can be in how you present your financial planning offering. Client advocacy. What can advisors do? Here are tips.

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Sara Grillo

JUNE 2, 2022

To see this term blurred with the top advisor definition, it makes me mad because it implies that advisors who are selected on the basis of production – and this gives me the sense that this ranking had a lot to do with precisely that – are the best financial advisors. Selling a product does not equal financial advice.

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Financial Advisor Clients Ethics Numbers 69

Midstream Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2024

Because of new rules and compliance needs, financial advisors must make sure their marketing activities meet industry standards. This includes having nice brochures, clear presentations, and good website content. These professionals could have clients that need financial advice. They also need to see good results.

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Financial Market Planning Marketing Marketing 52

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. The industry is typically about the implementation aspect of financial advice not educating and empowering the client.

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Financial Planner CFP Financial Planning Education 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

MAY 5, 2020

– How to become the go-to expert on a specific employer plan – How advisors can use retirement plans to create marketing campaigns At the end of the presentation, we’ll give you ideas for a few marketing campaigns you could create to grow your retirement plan business as well as the resources to get started now.

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Retirement Economics Retirement Planning Financial Planning 52

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. And I would constantly hear them frustrated by the compliance department. HAMBURGER: They were just blaming compliance for everything they couldn’t do. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Sara Grillo

MARCH 16, 2024

The people who come to Immersion are those who are called to the mission of furthering the ideals of: Honesty Integrity Humility Fairness Logic, and Advocacy in all aspects of financial advice, with a special focus on Advice Only , Flat Fee , and Hourly service models. But… what’s an “Immersion”???

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Financial Advice Communication Financial Advisor Fee Only 52

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If that’s the argument, but if you’re saying the CFP Board has a problem, it’s x, y and z, you don’t necessarily have to have a solution in order to be able to present that as a problem, I think that’s disingenuous type of argumentation, but seeing that you do kind of have a solution.

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CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planner Ethics 59

Harness Wealth

APRIL 29, 2025

Some require extensive record-keeping, regular board meetings, and additional compliance filings, while others maintain relatively straightforward compliance requirements. A single oversight in tax preparation could potentially trigger claims that put personal assets at risk without proper structural safeguards.

Taxes 52

Taxes Compliance Distribution License 52

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Grillo rebuts back that when she hears middle to low-income people on the playground talking about how great it was that a CFP® professional came into their work and did a free community presentation, she’ll feel Keller’s salary is justified. #11 Nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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The Big Picture

MAY 16, 2023

I could give you a list of a hundred people, you know, in finance today that trace their roots back to street.com present company included. Um, case anybody that says anything, non-compliant, compliance tracks that also the watch list is just sort of fun. LINDZON: This is not financial advice. LINDZON: Yes. LINDZON: Yes.

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