Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey sponsored by CFP Board demonstrates the upsides of a career in financial planning, from a median salary of nearly $200,000 to flexible work schedules and a strong sense of purpose among advisors.

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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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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 17, 2023

Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. It’s important to note that commission-based financial advisors are not required to disclose the amount of commission they receive on the products they sell.

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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.

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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.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

An RIA firm’s financial advisors must follow the fiduciary standard which is believed to be the highest standard of care in the industry. Fee-only advisor – This is an advisor that does not charge commissions and hence is believed to be more aligned with the client’s best interests.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 28, 2024

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Jenny and her partner grew their firm from $19 million to $250 million of assets under management in just 7 years, thanks in large part to investing in a professionally designed website that highlighted their status as a women-run fee-only financial planning firm, how Jenny felt an increasing burden of operational (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Welcome back to the 372nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Melody is the president of Townsend Financial Planning, an RIA based in Lexington, KY, that oversees $112 million in assets under management for 160 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Melody Townsend.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 28, 2024

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Jenny and her partner grew their firm from $19 million to $250 million of assets under management in just 7 years, thanks in large part to investing in a professionally designed website that highlighted their status as a women-run fee-only financial planning firm, how Jenny felt an increasing burden of operational (..)

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Excluding any improvements they made to the home, realtor fees, etc., The surtax will increase the Massachusetts tax liability by $68,000 on the sale of their home. Further, if you weren’t planning to sell the asset, it’s usually not advisable to do so for tax reasons alone. Consider an installment sale.

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Yardley Wealth Management

OCTOBER 22, 2024

How Conflicts of Interest Shape Financial Advice: A Conversation with Mike Garry and Amy Patterson Conflicts of interest in financial advice can greatly impact the recommendations that clients receive, especially from fee-only advisors. Today, many advisors have moved to a fee-only model.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 21, 2023

What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor ? Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. This fee covers not only investment management, but also financial planning.

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Darrow Wealth Management

JUNE 14, 2023

Managing sudden wealth paid in cash after the sale of a business or winning the lottery also requires planning, but perhaps with a bit less to unpack in the beginning. Sudden wealth events rarely happen more than once during someone’s lifetime (if at all), so proper financial management is essential.

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Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Advice-only financial planning is fee-only comprehensive financial planning without the expectation or even the option to manage any client investments. Financial planning is offered as a stand-alone product; it is the only thing that an advice-only financial planner does.

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WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 18, 2023

Knowing the types of financial advisors and their compensation models can empower you to select a professional whose approach aligns seamlessly with your financial goals, risk tolerance, and overall budget. Below are the different types of financial advisors you can choose from based on their fee model: 1.

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Your Richest Life

AUGUST 10, 2024

Thanksgiving falls a bit later this year, leaving only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The last time that happened was in 2019, and retailers responded by starting their Black Friday and holiday sales early. The post Fall Checklist for Financial Wellness appeared first on Your Richest Life.

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International College of Financial Planning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This is because you have been failing to plan your funds because of less time, following the old ways, peer pressure, less understanding of the financial markets, and so on. A financial advisor is a certified financial planner who is licensed and regulated to take mandate decisions on multiple aspects of financial planning.

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Your Richest Life

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If you feel you’ve spent more than you wanted to this year, you might need to plan a little earlier to look for deals or wait for items to go on sale. . Here are some additional resources for helping you manage your budget and prepare for downtimes: Managing Investments During a Financial Crisis. About Your Richest Life.

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Your Richest Life

MAY 30, 2022

While it’s not wise to jump into a sale without careful consideration, if you know your must haves in a home in advance, you might spend less time deliberating about putting in an offer. . At Your Richest Life, Katie Brewer, CFP®, believes you too should have access to financial resources and fee-only financial planning.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Tax loss harvesting requires careful consideration and awareness of certain restrictions (such as the wash sale rule), but if done correctly, it can be a powerful way to defer taxable gains. Another overlooked area of a sound financial plan is insurance coverage and their respective coverage amounts. FINANCIAL ADVISOR.

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Darrow Wealth Management

MAY 3, 2024

Whether the windfall was expected, perhaps from the sale of a business, or unexpected, you’ll want to make a plan for the future. Deciding what to do with a cash windfall always comes down to your personal goals and financial situation. Or perhaps you have a cash windfall is from the sale of your business.

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Darrow Wealth Management

MAY 3, 2024

Whether the windfall was expected, perhaps from the sale of a business, or unexpected, you’ll want to make a plan for the future. Deciding what to do with a cash windfall always comes down to your personal goals and financial situation. Or perhaps you have a cash windfall is from the sale of your business.

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Inside Information

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You never hear anyone talk (or write) about this, but it’s really stunning how often the financial planning profession has been, and is, ahead of the curve in the evolution of our social environment. The whole idea of turning financial customers into clients was invented in the fee-only financial planning world.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Providing financial plans vs. canned financial plans with a sales agenda. Fee-only vs. fee-based. But… Fee for service (and only fee for service) is a haven where the sales agenda mimicry cannot follow. Fiduciary vs. ‘best interest.’.

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Inside Information

MAY 30, 2024

Over the years, I’ve been privileged to witness a long, positive evolution, an evolution where financial planners offered increasingly more valuable advice to their clients, and used better tools to supplement it. When I started in the early 1980s, financial planning was all about sales, all the time.

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 28, 2022

Financial advisors provide financial planning or investment guidance to clients. Financial advisors may work for themselves, with small firms or large organizations. They generally provide advice to help their clients pursue their financial goals. . IARs can also charge different types of fees.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alicia Vande Ven FINANCIAL ADVISOR, CANDIDATE FOR CFP® CERT. Candidate for CFP® Certification, is a fee-only, fiduciary financial advisor who works with clients locally in Madison, WI, and around the country. This material is intended for educational purposes only. Alicia Vande Ven , M.S.,

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alicia Vande Ven FINANCIAL ADVISOR, CANDIDATE FOR CFP® CERT. Candidate for CFP® Certification, is a fee-only, fiduciary financial advisor who works with clients locally in Madison, WI, and around the country. This material is intended for educational purposes only. Alicia Vande Ven , M.S.,

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Inside Information

APRIL 26, 2024

I’m in the early stages of writing a book about my experiences over 40+ years in the financial planning profession (is anybody going to want to read it?). Or that FINRA is going to take over the regulation of all advice-givers, and bring the hammer down on those fee-only ‘rogue brokers.’

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Sara Grillo

JULY 18, 2022

His smart career decisions after university allowed him to avoid the being tortured and exploited in a wirehouse, bank, and insurance company financial advisor program. Instead, he got his first job at a fee only RIA firm instead which worked out brilliantly for him! Financial advisor training programs rot – don’t do it!

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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?

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Inside Information

JULY 31, 2022

If you’re as old as Methuselah, like I am, you might remember a pivotal moment in the evolution of the planning profession, when Forbes magazine noticed that brokers, life insurance and tax shelter salespeople were starting to call themselves ‘financial planners.’ Pandemonium!

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Inside Information

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Of course, this was never finalized. This first petition also touches on dually-registered individuals, recommending that, if they hold themselves out as advisors, they be required to disclose precisely when their work as an advisor ends and their efforts to effect a sale begins—something that is far from clear in current client engagements.

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is an advice-only financial planner? Advice-only financial planning is fee-only comprehensive financial planning without the expectation or even the option to manage any client investments.

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Inside Information

JANUARY 31, 2022

At the top of my conflict list is sales contests , which basically tell brokers what “investment opportunities” to sell and give them a financial incentive (and, of course, firm-wide recognition to the winners, which is an incentive in itself) to recommend them to their unwary customers. Apparently not very effectively.

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 14, 2023

The standard, however, is often used haphazardly, invoked as a sales tool by dual-registered advisors who want to virtue signal, only to be abandoned in a legal context by those same advisors who backpedal into being “just a salesperson.” Let’s talk about it. It’s about how you behave and the operational standards you follow.

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WiserAdvisor

MAY 31, 2022

Moreover, indicating a shortage or situation of fast-sale could intimidate you into making a hasty decision. Watch out for sales pitches that convince you to buy an investment product because everyone is doing it. Additionally, each client receives comprehensive financial planning to ensure they are moving toward their financial goals.

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