Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 16, 2024

As we mark the tenth anniversary of the Statement on Standards in Personal Financial Planning Services, it's clear that this milestone was more than a mere regulatory update — it was a foundational moment for the financial planning profession.

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Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Test your skills against those of student teams in questions from the Financial Planning Challenge.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 27, 2022

Financial planning is both an art and a science. While an advisor needs technical financial planning knowledge to create and implement plans for clients, soft skills that involve effective communication and relationship building are also crucial to both relate to prospects and clients and to understand their needs.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 24, 2023

But by focusing on advice engagement strategies and encouraging clients to become more engaged in the planning process, advisors can help clients become more motivated to take action, which will ultimately serve to improve their planning outcomes. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The increasing popularity of financial planning has led to a growing awareness of how important managing finances and planning for the future can be. For most financial advisors today, a website is a critical tool that allows them to market their services and communicate their fees to potential clients.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 27, 2022

Financial planning is both an art and a science. While an advisor needs technical financial planning knowledge to create and implement plans for clients, soft skills that involve effective communication and relationship building are also crucial to both relate to prospects and clients and to understand their needs.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

However, by creating a systematic annual process to monitor and update client plans based on seasons, not only can advisors save time and work more efficiently, but they can also communicate the value of ongoing financial planning services to prospects and clients more effectively.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What's unique about Eric, though, is how he leverages a custom-built financial planning assessment he calls their Financial Prosperity Index, which he gives to both prospective and ongoing current clients so that they can better understand their financial health, target the financial planning domains where clients need the most help, and even more (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 7, 2024

As while serving in a fiduciary capacity to create a comprehensive financial plan in the client's best interest can result in providing solutions that cascade into the emotional, life-changing, and even social-impact tiers of the Elements of Value Pyramid, sometimes without the client ever realizing they had needs in those areas.

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Advisor Perspectives

MAY 25, 2023

That includes investing and, especially, other aspects of financial planning. AI’s arrival will have an increasingly large impact on our lives.

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Financial Symmetry

JANUARY 2, 2023

Do you have a mapped-out plan for your future? Financial Planning could be the answer. The post The Importance of Financial Planning appeared first on Financial Symmetry, Inc. Do you know the best steps to take to achieve your goals?

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 17, 2023

What's unique about Brad, though, is how he built a multi-billion-dollar advisory firm not by moving 'upmarket' to gather multi-millionaire clients, but instead leveraged his 401(k) retirement plan advisory firm to begin offering comprehensive financial planning to the employees of large companies as an added employee benefit, and in the process scaled (..)

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Your Richest Life

MARCH 8, 2024

But it’s also a time to pay attention to the financial challenges women are still facing, and how to overcome them. Taking Time Off: Financial Planning for Women Women are still the primary caretakers, both for children and other family members. You have to ask for what you want.

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Tobias Financial

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The post Financial Planning for the Latino Community appeared first on www.tobiasfinancial.com. We provide these links as a convenience only and disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy of information on those other sites.

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Tobias Financial

MARCH 27, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce that our CEO, Marianela Collado , CPA/PFS, CFP®, CDS ®, has recently been named Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Champion by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In other words, instead of focusing on a complex, customized plan based on a person's unique circumstances that might make for an ideal financial plan on paper, the Baby Steps are geared toward laying out a clear and inviting path for action – which might be more attractive (and effective) from a non-expert's perspective.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 1, 2023

Mac Gardner, founder of FinLit Tech, is working to expand the co-ed MNY Fraternity to universities across the country, with the hope of bringing more diverse talent to the financial planning profession.

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Tobias Financial

MARCH 27, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce that our CEO, Marianela Collado , CPA/PFS, CFP®, CDS ®, has recently been named Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Champion by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Please join us in congratulating Marianela on this achievement.

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eMoney Advisor

MARCH 1, 2023

As financial planners, we need to build an inclusive environment where women have the confidence to use their voice in financial conversations, can discuss finances with people they relate to, and have their unique concerns addressed. Sources: 1. Own your worth. ” Accessed February 2023.

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Sara Grillo

MARCH 29, 2024

Here’s how to handle a financial planning fee objection. Financial planning fees can be hard to justify Question from a subscriber: “Prospects all say my financial planning fee is too high, and try to negotiate down.” Sara G The post Prospects keep saying my financial planning fee is too high!

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Advisor Perspectives

AUGUST 29, 2023

Dropping a 100-page financial plan in favor of a simplified one-page plan delivers massive value to clients and wins over prospects.

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Wealth Management

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Foundation for Financial Planning and the College for Financial Planning presented their Pro Bono Volunteer Training at the virtual eMoney Summit.

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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.

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eMoney Advisor

MAY 1, 2023

.” Only 4 percent of Certified Financial Planner™ professionals identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI), though they make up 6.2 1,2 Despite the small numbers, AAPI professionals remain the largest ethnic minority within the financial planning profession. percent of the American population.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

JUNE 2, 2023

The importance of getting women into financial planning feels like it should go without saying. Unfortunately, we’re not quite there yet as a society, since as of 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports only a third of financial advisors are women. In 2022, nearly 42% of the externships participants were women.

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Alpha Architect

JANUARY 22, 2024

In this academic article, the authors pull together an analysis of the types of thematic structures found most often in financial planning studies as well as the theories most often referenced. Here are the themes found in financial planning research. What’s missing? was originally published at Alpha Architect.

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Wealth Management

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Kevin Clark was apprehensive about entering the financial planning industry, particularly because of his introverted nature.

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Wealth Management

APRIL 8, 2024

Learn how to compete for the entire client relationship.

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MainStreet Financial Planning

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the vast world of financial services, it’s crucial to distinguish between legitimate businesses and those seeking to exploit unsuspecting individuals. MainStreet Financial Planning , Inc. Please also note that the name of our financial planning firm is spelled differently.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 29, 2023

This quiz is based on actual questions from The Financial Planning Challenge.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Ultimately, the key point is that selling products and selling services are 2 very different processes, and encouraging prospects to "think it over", while perhaps an effective product-sales tactic, is a less effective way to close a service-based financial planning relationship.

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Alpha Architect

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The article discusses the importance of integrating psychology into the field of financial planning and highlights the need to understand and address the psychological aspects of financial decision-making and client relationships. Please read the Alpha Architect disclosures at your convenience.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This is important because if you’re not convinced about something, you may lack motivation in some areas of financial planning. In my firm, we’ll go through a discovery process with advisors to help them clarify their convictions.

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Ballast Advisors

OCTOBER 6, 2023

2024 Key Numbers for Health Savings Accounts Five Things That Actually Get Better With Age Navigating the Current Mortgage Interest Rate Environment Mothers and Money: How Three Generations of Women Approach Financial Planning 7 Things You Can Do to Trim Your 2023 Tax Bill Understanding Custodial Relationships Amidst the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse (..)

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Sara Grillo

JANUARY 8, 2024

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. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Repeatable?

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eMoney Advisor

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Cultural humility can help create a safe space for clients to share their most important financial information, which is a critical part of the financial planning process. The most notable shift to be aware of is the departure from the conventional financial service model and the journey to holistic planning.

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Prosperity Coaching

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Financial planning and investment management are not products that can be bought at the supermarket. Yet financial advisors often fail to sell the value of financial planning and the benefits of working with them, […]. They don’t help alleviate hunger. They don’t quench thirst.

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