Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 14–15)
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JUNE 13, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey of U.S.
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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 21–22)
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DECEMBER 20, 2024
Also in industry news this week: A benchmarking study from Charles Schwab shows that median compensation for financial planners at RIAs is well into the six figures, though actual salaries appear to vary widely The U.S.
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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 7–8)
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 6, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent report finds that the number of SEC-registered RIAs, the assets that they manage, and the number of clients they serve all increased between 2023 and 2024 and suggests the industry is robust across the size spectrum, (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 19–20)
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 18, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey by Vanguard found while only 38% of investors reported considering time savings when signing up to receive financial advice , 76% of clients report saving time from working with an advisor (with a median (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 5–6)
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 4, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that Congress has passed highly anticipated tax legislation, making 'permanent' (i.e.,
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 28–29)
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 27, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study finds that while financial advisory firms on the whole have seen strong AUM growth in recent years, strong market performance might be masking organic growth challenges among many firms (though, notably, (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 11–12)
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 10, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the "Social Security Fairness Act" was signed into law this week, eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions, which previously reduced the Social Security benefits (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 8-9)
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 7, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that Congressional Republicans, who recently voted to set a $4.5
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 26–27)
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 25, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that Charles Schwab's annual RIA benchmarking study found that median firm AUM increased 16.6% in 2024 , with revenue up by 17.6%. net organic growth and larger firms seeing 5.0%
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 16-17, 2024)
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the latest Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study shows that while RIAs saw gains in AUM and revenue last year, their operating margins tightened, suggesting that rising expenses are cutting into firm profits.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 28–29)
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that according to a recent study by DeVoe & Company, only 42% of RIAs surveyed have written succession plans and either have begun to implement them or have already done so.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 1–2)
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 31, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that following the change of administration (and a new incoming chair of the SEC), the Investment Adviser Association is seeking to find ways to help RIAs (particularly smaller firms) manage the compliance responsibilities they (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 25–26)
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 24, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that while overall financial advisor headcount remains relatively flat, the RIA channel continues to gain share in terms of both headcount (as brokers break away to start their own independent firms and aspiring advisors seek (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 30–December 1)
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study from Cerulli Associates shows that consumer trust in financial services companies has increased significantly over the past decade, with firms that provide a more personalized approach to providing financial (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 23–24)
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that amidst a rare change in leadership at Charles Schwab, the outgoing and incoming CEOs hinted at relatively minor changes during remarks for advisors at its annual IMPACT conference this week, including an increased focus on lending (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 10–11)
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 9, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey found that long-feared fee compression in the financial advice industry has yet to come to pass, though some advisors continue to see potential for small reductions in asset-based fees in the future.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 2–3)
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that SIFMA, which represents broker-dealers, investment banks, and asset managers, released a white paper that argues that CFP Board "increasingly functions as a de facto private regulator for CFP certificants" and proposes that CFP (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 22–23)
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 21, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a report from Cerulli Associates found that, amidst an industry-wide trend towards comprehensive financial planning and away from pure transaction-based investment management, asset-based fees currently represent 72.4%
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 12–13)
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 11, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that, amidst the growing number of RIAs it supervises, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving ahead with a potential plan to raise the $100 million regulatory assets under management threshold for SEC registration, (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 12–13)
Nerd's Eye View
APRIL 11, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Paul Atkins to be the next Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 4–5)
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 3, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with a recent survey indicating that a majority of advisors are viewing new client acquisition as their primary challenge in the current competitive environment for financial advice (followed by compliance and technology management) and suggests (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 18–19)
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 17, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that at a time when brokerage firms' cash sweep programs come under increased scrutiny (and as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates), Charles Schwab (the largest RIA custodian) continues to slash sweep rates for client (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 17–18)
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 16, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that Republicans in the House of Representatives this week released their long-awaited tax plan to address the impending sunset of many measures in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 29–30)
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 28, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey indicates that 70% of affluent financial advisory clients who believe their advisor is always obligated to act as a fiduciary indicated they are satisfied with their relationship and aren't seeking out a new advisor, (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 15–16)
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 14, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce suggested in a recent interview that she would like to see the SEC give advisors more leeway to provide customized solutions to clients (rather than feeling (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 19–20)
Nerd's Eye View
APRIL 18, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that as total household financial wealth grew to a record high of $90 trillion at the end of 2024, so too did the number of households advancing up the wealth ladder, with the High-Net-Worth (HNW) category of households with (..)
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 31–June 1)
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 30, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey of financial advisory firm employees found that about half of respondents are currently working in the office five days a week, with the remainder divided among hybrid formats or full-time work from home. (..)
Gen Z, Don't Be Fooled By GenAI Financial Advisors
Wealth Management
MAY 28, 2025
Wealth management firms court Gen Z with AI advisors, but human financial planners retain an edge through soft skills and personalized guidance.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 3–4)
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 2, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced this week that it will raise its annual fee for new and renewing certificants by $120 to $575 in order to help fund its public awareness campaign to promote the CFP brand with the public and encourage (..)
Summer Reading List Of “Best Books” For Financial Advisors – 2025 Edition
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 9, 2025
So as the summer season and summer vacations get underway, I hope that you find this suggested summer reading list of books for financial planners to be helpful… and please do share your own suggestions in the comments at the end of the article about the best books you've read over the past year as well! Read More.
Is Talking to a Financial Planner Worth It? Exploring the Benefits of Financial Planning
Yardley Wealth Management
JANUARY 21, 2025
The post Is Talking to a Financial Planner Worth It? Exploring the Benefits of Financial Planning appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. Is Talking to a Financial Planner Worth It? Exploring the Benefits of Professional Financial Advice Introduction “Is talking to a financial planner worth it?”
Kitces & Carl Ep 152: Advisory Fee Confidence And Building The Happy-Client Stoke File
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Regardless of the pricing structure that firms choose, Kitces research on "How Financial Planners Actually Do Financial Planning" finds that there is a gap in "fee confidence" – while some advisors charge at or beyond "market price", others consistently underprice themselves.
Kitces & Carl Ep 166: Financial Planners As The Guide To Help Clients Navigate Potentially Changing Terrain?
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 12, 2025
Every financial or business decision brings some amount of inherent risk. As a result, when advisors are tasked with (re-)educating clients about the potential consequences of financial decisions, there may be a disconnect between potential risk and what a client actually experiences.
Enhance Your Financial Planner SEO Using SEM
Midstream Marketing
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Key Highlights Learn how to improve your financial planner’s online visibility by using SEO and SEM wisely. Introduction In financial planning, it is key to know about search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM). Digital marketing strategies are crucial for the success of financial planners.
Why Don’t Prospects Commit? How “Negative Close” Can Be A Powerful Way To Help Prospects Move Forward
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 25, 2024
This sales technique involves asking a "negative" question such as, "Joining with a financial planner can be a really scary jump to make, right?" One potential tool to address this challenge is a tactic called the "negative close". where the ideal response would be negative ("No, it's not scary! Let's do this!").
10 Growth Marketing Strategies for Financial Planners in 2025
Indigo Marketing Agency
JUNE 3, 2025
10 Growth Marketing Strategies for Financial Planners in 2025 The new year wipes the slate clean and gives financial planners a fresh opportunity to focus on marketing strategies that attract and retain more clients in less time and with less energy. Case in point, Kevin Brown. And new leads and clients keep coming.
How a Fee-Only, Flat-Fee Financial Planner Can Save You $114K+
MainStreet Financial Planning
MARCH 7, 2025
The two most common pricing models are fee-only financial planners (flat-fee or fixed-fee advisors) and AUM-based financial advisors (who charge a percentage of assets under management). Instead, they provide objective, conflict-free financial advice at a predictable cost.
Enhancing Client Conversations About Charitable Giving: Sample Questions, Scripts, and Tools for Better Engagement
Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
In this guest post, Kathleen Rehl, a "reFired" financial planner and educator in philanthropic planning, shares insights, thought-provoking questions, and sample scenarios to help advisors begin and navigate charitable giving conversations, reducing any risk of awkwardness or overstepping.
Marketing for Financial Planners: Strategies to Build Trust and Grow Your Client Base
Indigo Marketing Agency
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
Marketing for Financial Planners: Strategies to Build Trust and Grow Your Client Base Strategic Client Growth: Win Trust in a Trust Economy More than many other fields, trust is truly the currency that drives growth for financial planners. But thats not even the biggest challenge you face with winning more clients.
Is a Financial Planner Course (CFP) Worth It? A Comprehensive Guide for Aspiring Financial Professionals in India
International College of Financial Planning
JULY 2, 2025
As individuals and families strive to build wealth, protect their future, and achieve life goals, they increasingly seek trusted professionals who can offer sound, holistic financial advice. This is where competent, ethical, and client-first financial planners step in. What is the CFP Certification?
22 Top Financial Advisor Podcasts To Listen To In 2025
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 20, 2025
With this in mind, we have compiled a list of "Top Financial Advisor Podcasts", with a particular focus on how advisors can find the 'right' podcasts that fit their interests and business needs, whether they are aspiring financial planners or managing large enterprises. The podcasts are organized by category (e.g.,
Quinn Signals Another Wave in the Great Advisor Tech Acceleration
Wealth Management
JUNE 27, 2025
Finally, I was excited to interview Royi Markowitz and Jonathan Dane, the CEO and chief financial planner, respectively of the AI-powered and AI-driven financial planning startup Quinn , which came out of stealth this week and announced an $11 million seed round of funding, led by the Israeli venture capital firm Viola Fintech. “We
How 3-Member “Triangle Teams” Maximize Per-Advisor and Per-Employee Revenue (Latest From Kitces Research)
Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 11, 2025
In this article, Mark Tenenbaum, Kitces.com's Director of Advisor Research, explores findings from the latest Kitces Research study on advisor productivity, "How Financial Planners Actually Do Financial Planning".
10 Growth Marketing Strategies for Financial Planners in 2025
Indigo Marketing Agency
JANUARY 16, 2025
10 Growth Marketing Strategies for Financial Planners in 2025 The new year wipes the slate clean and gives financial planners a fresh opportunity to focus on marketing strategies that attract and retain more clients in less time and with less energy. Case in point, Kevin Brown. And new leads and clients keep coming.
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