XY Planning Network

JUNE 23, 2025

There is no doubt that the financial advisory industry is crowded. The truth is, it’s not just about being good at what you do; it’s about clearly showing why someone should choose you. That’s where your unique offer comes in.

Financial Advisor 75

Financial Advisor Clients Fee Only Marketing 75

XY Planning Network

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Marketing your firm can be tricky. Often, there isnt enough time to dedicate to consistent content creation. The result is content that feels general, lacks personalization, and isnt delivered on schedule. AI is a game-changer for content creation for many reasons.

Clients 101

Clients Marketing Marketing Fee Only 101

Wealth Management

JULY 23, 2025

Concept of digital social marketing. Diana Britton , Executive Editor , WealthManagement.com July 23, 2025 2 Min Read Adam Spiegelman Adam Spiegelman, a financial advisor based in Alamo, Calif., with about $400 million in assets under management, has launched his own registered investment advisor, Spiegelman Wealth Management.

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Estate Planning Wealth Management Valuation Planning 151

XY Planning Network

MARCH 10, 2025

Branding isnt just about a visual identity for your business; its about defining the core of your business. Having clarity and an authentic brand communicated succinctly is the most powerful and strategic way to gain confidence, make an impact, and grow your business to life-changing levels.

Communication 83

Communication Fee Only Financial Advisor Marketing 83

XY Planning Network

MARCH 31, 2025

Search is indeed evolving. More and more potential RIA clients are turning to ChatGPT for quick, consolidated answersand I dont blame them. Why sift through keyword-stuffed blogs when you can get a direct answer curated from across the web? AI is improving the end-user experience, and we, as an industry, need to adapt. Deliver more value.

Sales 90

Sales Clients Fee Only Financial Advisor 90

XY Planning Network

MARCH 3, 2025

Tax season is here, and it's crucial to be aware of the latest updates for 2024 to ensure you're compliant and maximize your returns. Tax law is an everchanging beast, with new rules and regulations being introduced every year. Professions are built around them, and the consequences of misreporting them can be hefty taxes from the IRS.

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Taxes Fee Only Financial Advisor Marketing 102

XY Planning Network

APRIL 14, 2025

Mondays at noon, I trade spreadsheets for sippy cups and market reports for Mickey Mouse. As a financial advisor running a one-man practice in rural Indiana, I never expected my weekly schedule to revolve around a 15-month-old who calls me 'Allie.'

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CFP Financial Advisor Clients Fee Only 66

The Big Picture

JANUARY 21, 2025

But the numbers you can’t argue with, I mean, we all know that the brutal math of investing before costs investors collectively will earn the market return after costs. They will earn that market return less, whatever they’re paying. 00:12:21 [Speaker Changed] You get the markets return. Surprise, surprise.

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Investing Investments Retirement Management 144

XY Planning Network

APRIL 7, 2025

In the hectic day-to-day running of your firm, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day demands of client work and administrative tasks, but what about your firm's future? Carving out time for business growth is essential but often gets neglected.

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Management Clients Investing Investments 66

Indigo Marketing Agency

JUNE 10, 2025

ChatGPT for Financial Advisors: 5 Ways to Get Found on All the AI Tools Could ChatGPT for financial advisors be the new search engine frontier? That’s exactly what’s happening for a fast-growing number of financial advisors in AI searches today. Imagine you’re craving the perfect sandwich. Far from it.

Financial Advisor 64

Financial Advisor Fee Only Retirement Planning Clients 64

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Starting a new firm can be a nerve-wracking time for an entrepreneurially minded financial advisor, as making the jump involves a significant amount of professional and financial risk.

Fee Only 246

Fee Only Clients Planning Management 246

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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Financial Planner Compliance Fee Only Communication 246

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the 356th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Sarah-Catherine is the founder of Aptus Financial, a fee-only financial planning firm based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that is approaching $2M in revenue and works with over 480 client households. Welcome everyone! Read More.

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor Financial Planning Planning Fee Only 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Read More.

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Clients Fee Only Planning Advertising 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Read More.

Fee Only 246

Fee Only Portfolio Clients Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2022

Welcome back to the 291st episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Amy Irvine. Amy is the owner of Rooted Planning Group, an independent RIA based in Corning, New York that oversees $67 million in assets under management for 175 client households. Read More.

Financial Planner 247

Financial Planner Management Planning Financial Advisor 247

XY Planning Network

JUNE 19, 2023

Marketing can often feel like the blackhole in your never-ending to-do list. We know that well-placed marketing efforts can attract more dream clients and lead to an ease of growth but where do you begin?

Financial Advisor 104

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Clients 104

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome back to the 305th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Mindy Crary. Read More.

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Fee Only Clients Financial Planning Financial Advisor 130

XY Planning Network

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Over the past year, we've published articles written with one purpose in mind: to help independent financial advisors be successful. From RIA compliance best practices to using behavioral marketing tactics to get more clients, this list is loaded with one helpful resource after another to send you into 2024.

Financial Advisor 117

Financial Advisor Compliance Clients Marketing 117

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a study from Cerulli Associates indicates a lack of fee transparency represents a significant hurdle for many investors when considering working with a financial advisor.

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Fee Only CFP Compliance 246

XY Planning Network

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Email marketing remains a powerful tool in the digital marketing landscape, especially for financial professionals. Despite the rise of social media, email campaigns continue to deliver high engagement rates due to the trusted relationships financial advisors build with their clients.

Financial Advisor 106

Financial Advisor Communication Media Clients 106

WiserAdvisor

JULY 22, 2022

Hiring a financial advisor is beneficial in multiple ways. You get access to financial expertise and knowledge on investments and money management, a deeper understanding of how markets work, and how to create and deploy the right investment strategies to attain your goals. Keep reading to find out.

Financial Advisor 105

Financial Advisor Portfolio Budgeting Commission 105

The Chicago Financial Planner

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At some point we are bound to see a stock market correction of some magnitude, hopefully not on the order of the 2008-09 financial crisis. The PBS Frontline special The Retirement Gamble put much of the blame on Wall Street and they are right to an extent, especially as it pertains to the overall market drop. FINANCIAL WRITING.

Retirement 130

Retirement Marketing Marketing Financial Planner 130

XY Planning Network

JANUARY 22, 2024

EXCLUSIVE XYPN LIVE CONTENT Whether you embrace the technical side of marketing with both arms or at arm's length, the fact remains: leveraging it in your RIA marketing plan will bring you long-term gains.

Financial Planning 112

Financial Planning Fee Only Planning Engineering 112

The Chicago Financial Planner

AUGUST 24, 2021

I’d like to tell you that the problem emanates only from financial advisors who sell product, but sadly two former presidents of NAPFA, the country’s largest organization of fee-only advisors , were been implicated in fraud cases in recent years. Only invest in what you understand. FINANCIAL WRITING.

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Financial Advisor Financial Planner Accounting Retirement 191

XY Planning Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

October ended with the S&P 500, Russell 3000, MSCI World Ex USA, MSCI Emerging Markets, and DJ Global Select REIT in the negative for 1-month and 3-month periods, so some clients will certainly be ready for us to answer the question, “What is it this time?”

Risk Tolerance 117

Risk Tolerance Financial Advisor Investing Investments 117

XY Planning Network

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Over the past year, we've published articles written with one purpose in mind: to help independent financial advisors be successful. 5 MIN READ. As 2022 comes to a close, we rounded up our top 10 most-viewed blogs published this year.

Financial Advisor 103

Financial Advisor Fee Only Financial Planner Financial Planning 103

XY Planning Network

AUGUST 18, 2023

Why are some people better at marketing than others? The bad news is there's no magic recipe to become a master marketer. The good news is there are a few habits that set highly successful marketers apart from the mediocre (or just plain bad) ones; better yet, these habits can be learned.

Financial Advisor 98

Financial Advisor Marketing Marketing Fee Only 98

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 4, 2024

Welcome to the 388th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde.

Fee Only 130

Fee Only Financial Advisor Clients Estate Planning 130

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 4, 2024

Welcome to the 388th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Freeman is the Co-Founder of La Crosse Financial Planning, an RIA based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that oversees nearly $50 million in assets under management (AUM) for 73 client households. Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is Freeman Linde.

Fee Only 130

Fee Only Financial Advisor Clients Estate Planning 130

FMG

AUGUST 4, 2022

It is with this experience that I serve clients with an eye toward delivering solution-oriented financial planning and investment results. I borrowed ideas from a number of other advisors’ websites but wanted them to be functionally as simple as possible. We noticed you’re active on LinkedIn and Twitter. Modernize Your Website.

Financial Advisor 98

Financial Advisor Clients Media Retirement 98

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Welcome to the 402nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is John Mason. John is the President of Mason & Associates, an RIA based in Newport News, Virginia, that oversees $370 million in assets under management for approximately 390 client households. Read More.

Financial Advisor 130

Financial Advisor Clients Fee Only Government 130

Indigo Marketing Agency

JANUARY 4, 2022

What makes a good financial advisor website? We’ve worked with thousands of advisors across the country. And after analyzing data for our 30 top-performing websites, we discovered each advisor had 12 web pages in common. Fee-Only Web Page Financial advisors know a lot of jargon.

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Financial Advisor Fee Only Financial Planning Clients 59

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The investment markets tend to run in similar cyclical patterns. Albeit not as predictable as the seasons, stock and bond markets have a familiar rhythm. Investment markets peak, then fall, eventually bottoming out before rising again. Market Perspective: The Last 30 Years in the S&P 500.

Marketing 98

Marketing Marketing Financial Advisor Fee Only 98

Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For those looking to crack in and get a job at an RIA firm and become a financial advisor – good news! I am a CFA® charterholder and I used to be a financial advisor. I have a weekly newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.”

Insurance 98

Insurance Financial Planner Fee Only Financial Advisor 98

XY Planning Network

APRIL 3, 2023

If you're interested in learning about solutions that can help you focus on the work that you love and profits your business, rather than the minutiae that keeps it running, you’ll appreciate this conversation hosted by XYPN Field & Event Marketing Manager, Aimee Arnaud.

Financial Advisor 98

Financial Advisor CFP Compliance Management 98

Sara Grillo

JULY 10, 2023

Financial advisors are skeptical that you can actually get leads from social media. Today we’ll be talking to Thomas Kopelman , co-founder of AllStreet Wealth and you want to pay attention here because he makes getting leads from financial advisor social media look like a piece of cake! And now onto the blog!

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Financial Advisor Media Communication Fee Only 72