Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2025

Some prospects approach an advisor with an immediate 'problem to be solved', such as a fast-approaching retirement date. I help clients in retirement by doing X, Y, and Z."). However, not all prospects have immediate financial concerns. One effective way to facilitate this self-discovery is through self-persuasion questions.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 9, 2025

It's natural for advisors to begin discovery meetings by asking questions about a client's current financial situation – understanding cash flow, debt, investments, risk tolerance, or even the burning tax concern that brought them to the advisor's door in the first place is crucial for financial planning. Read More.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 28, 2024

artofmanliness.com) Ben Carlson talks about the state of the retirement savings market with Shawn O'Brien, Director of Retirement at Cerulli Associates. advisorperspectives.com) Does risk tolerance change in retirement? advisorperspectives.com) Advisers A plan for onboarding client service associates. signaturefd-3437664.hs-sites.com)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 14, 2025

What's unique about Michelle, though, is the way she created a structured meeting process to navigate around the places where new clients often get stuck, standardized their experience in navigating through her deep planning process… and still retained a way to ensure that each client's financial plan focus and implementation is customized to (..)

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Wealth Management

AUGUST 7, 2024

Including permanent life insurance can help prevent blind spots in retirement planning and enable clients to live longer.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With nearly 40% of advisors set to retire in the next decade, the future of financial planning lies in the hands of passionate newcomers. Discover why these young professionals are eager to transform the industry.

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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

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

JULY 20, 2022

A sabbatical refers to a period of time in which someone takes an extended, planned break from work prior to retirement, often as an opportunity to focus on their wellbeing and/or to gain valuable perspectives of life outside of work.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A common service model for many financial advisory firms is to schedule annual client meetings throughout the year where the advisor meets with each client in the month they started working with the firm, and conducts a comprehensive review of all planning topics for the client. Read More.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Podcasts Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk the state of retirement with Anne Tergensen of the WSJ. podcasts.apple.com) Taxes A year-end tax planning checklist. kindnessfp.com) How to think about taxes in early retirement. mr-stingy.com) Regrets Every life comes with financial regrets. Quit playing.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Given the difficult market conditions over the past year and increasingly competitive financial planning landscape, 2023 may be the right time to consider building out your firm’s offerings.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 7, 2025

For many financial advisors, an early planning conversation often includes asking clients to identify financial goals. Which can leave both client and advisor feeling stuck: The client doesn't have the motivation to act, and the advisor struggles to guide the plan forward in a way that connects. Read More.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

One of the best tax deductions for a small business owner is funding a retirement plan. Beyond any tax deduction you are saving for your own retirement. You deserve a comfortable retirement. If you don’t plan for your own retirement who will? I generally consider this a plan for the self-employed.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

30 years ago, when financial plans relied mainly on constant investment return projections derived from straight-line appreciation and time-value of money calculations, financial advisors began acknowledging and accounting for the variable and uncertain nature of investment returns. Read More.

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WiserAdvisor

JUNE 4, 2025

The financial planning industry is constantly undergoing change. Financial advisors should take these factors into account to ensure their clients receive the right experience. This article will discuss some of the most pivotal financial planning industry trends to watch out for this year.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

the ideal size for an emergency fund, how much income should really be saved for retirement, etc.), the ideal size for an emergency fund, how much income should really be saved for retirement, etc.), Though many potentially valid criticisms of this process tend to concern technical details (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the mid-20th century, the first phone call for a person who needed guidance on saving or planning for retirement was likely to be to a stockbroker or a mutual fund or insurance salesperson. So, in the late 1960s, a movement began to organize and promote best practices that would establish financial planning as a true profession.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

By integrating philanthropic planning into their services, advisors can add significant value to client relationships and provide more holistic planning. And when clients are enabled to support the causes closest to them, they experience the true impact of a financial plan that aligns with their personal legacy!

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Barry Ritholtz joined me on the show this week to discuss questions about timing market corrections with your savings account, how your portfolio should look heading into retirement, managing your parent’s financial plan and how to force yourself into splurging a little when you have more than enough money.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At the same time, CFP Board has noted that advisors pursue the certification voluntarily and that its standards, which cover the entire financial planning process (unlike SEC and FINRA regulations that largely focus on investment management), help to raise standards for the industry as a whole at a time when advisors increasingly offer comprehensive (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What's unique about Kevin, though, is how his firm has built a systematized internal advisor training program to efficiently onboard young new talent straight out of college, maintaining a strong advisory talent pipeline as his firm has grown to $4 billion in AUM through both organic growth and acquisitions of retiring advisors (whose clients can be (..)

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Wealth Management Financial Advisor Clients Planning 246

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Protecting the average retiree in a confusing landscape of investment planning vs. financial planning.

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Wealth Management Retirement Management Investment Planning 310

Abnormal Returns

MAY 26, 2025

(citywire.com) How to learn about financial planning on the cheap. investmentnews.com) Financial planning is all about building resilience. tim.signaturefd.com) Spending falls in retirement, but satisfaction does not. kitces.com) As your RIA evolves, so must your hiring strategy.

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Financial Planning Financial Advice Financial Advisor Retirement 176

Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

(wiredplanning.com) Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk retirement income with Kelli Hueler, CEO and founder of Hueler Companies. citywire.com) Creative Planning is getting creative to retain former United Capital advisers. riaintel.com) Selling a service, like financial planning, is different than selling a product.

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Planning Financial Advice Wealth Management Math 261

Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Freelancing is liberating, but without a solid financial plan, it can also be unpredictable. As a freelancer, you juggle not only your craft but also your finances, taxes, and retirement planning. That’s where financial planning for freelancers comes in. Plan for taxes ahead of time 4.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 21, 2025

What's unique about Daniel, though, is how his firm has expanded its tax focus to include "in-house" tax return preparation for its clients as a one-stop shop, but actually outsources the tax preparation work itself to trusted CPAs that he pays out of his own revenue (rather than bringing this service fully in-house) so that he can focus his staff (..)

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Taxes Tax Planning Financial Advisor Compensation Planning 208

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

You can't do this in isolation, you need a team," said Terranova, senior managing director at Virtus Investment Partners, when asked by WealthManagement.com Executive Editor Diana Britton about who he uses as his advisor to handle tax and estate planning and more. “I

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In this environment, financial advisors have the opportunity to add value for their clients not only by giving a clear explanation about the current status of Social Security and the potential legislative changes that could improve its solvency, but also by modeling what (realistic) changes would mean for their clients' financial plans.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 3, 2024

Mixing the two can lead to confusion, complicate decision-making and obscure the true financial health of your business. Set up separate plans and goals for your business and your personal finances. Have a Comprehensive Budget (and Stick to It) A well-structured budget is a roadmap for your business’s financial health.

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Financial Planning Planning Retirement Planning Tax Planning 142

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

msn.com) Aging Spending more money doesn't necessarily make for a more fulfilling retirement. nextavenue.org) Lessons learned from Warren Buffett's estate planning, including 'Tell your kids you are proud of them.' bloomberg.com) Financial disasters Another case where reaching for yield can be disastrous.

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Portfolio Financial Planning Estate Planning Planning 144

Darrow Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The idea of living off dividends in retirement sounds nice, but investors often don’t realize how much money they’ll need invested to generate enough income from dividends to cover lifestyle expenses. Before you can evaluate stocks or bonds to invest in, you’ll need to develop the metrics you plan to use in the analysis.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 8, 2025

youtube.com) Peter Lazaroff on the need for professional help in retirement planning. fortunesandfrictions.com) Just because financial plans change, doesn't mean planning is useless. Podcasts Ryan Morrissey talks with Larry Swedroe author of "Enrich Your Future: Keys to Successful Investing."

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Retirement Planning Budgeting Financial Planning Retirement 144

Carson Wealth

JANUARY 23, 2025

Enter bucketing, a powerful strategy that helps simplify your financial planning by categorizing your assets into three time-based buckets: today, tomorrow, and the future. At its core, bucketing is a strategy to help align your wealth with your financial goals and time horizons. What Is Bucketing?

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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?”

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

From a financial planning perspective, the seeming implication of a likely rise in future tax rates would be that, given a choice between being taxed on income today or deferring that tax to the future, it makes more sense to be taxed today when taxes are lower than they'll be in the future.

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