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How to Become a Financial Advisor or Financial Planner in India?

International College of Financial Planning

When it comes to choosing a financial planner, it’s important to choose the right fit for you. Do the research of the available advisors – the first step is to find a financial planner who will help you plan your finances. A planner should be able to answer any question that you may have regarding his services.

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Get a job as a Financial Paraplanner at an RIA firm and ignore the schmucky wirehouse and insurance jobs!

Sara Grillo

Before we get started, I wanted to give hanks to Jonathan Grannick of Wonder Wealth , as well as other financial planners for their input. An RIA firm’s financial advisors must follow the fiduciary standard which is believed to be the highest standard of care in the industry. What is a financial paraplanner?

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Meet the firm that is finally bringing financial planning to small accounts!

Sara Grillo

While financial planning has become more popular, it’s still not center stage for most advisors. I’ve got Zack Hubbard , the director of financial planning and participant engagement at Greenspring Advisors, a fee only RIA. Serving 401(k) plans on a flat fee financial basis Sounds great – but is this scalable?

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

I have a 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. Why is the fiduciary standard important in financial advice? What is a conflict of interest in financial advice?

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Advice-only financial planners are stealing the show!

Sara Grillo

It’s so clear to me what the future of financial advice is – what it should be – and what it will be. The advice-only movement is a bigger move than a shift in fees – it’s a transcendence to a higher level of morality, transparency, and service to the consumer.

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Wild, wacky niches and target markets for financial advisors (+ examples)!

Sara Grillo

On top of that, freelancers generally have to wear many hats and are more amenable to delegating responsibilities outside of their professional expertise…and most neither know how to nor have the time to wear the “financial planner” hat. I work with a few advisors who are bound to the AUM model.

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Saving investors from the “Humpty Dumpty portfolio” with hourly financial advisor Rick Ferri, CFA

Sara Grillo

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). What are the drawbacks of charging an hourly fee for financial advice? Rick, welcome to the show.