Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 4, 2025

From a privacy standpoint, client data held by an RIA or broker-dealer is considered Nonpublic Personal Information (NPI) under Regulation S-P and generally cannot be shared with an unaffiliated third party without the client's consent – unless the firm's privacy policy explicitly allows it and the client has not opted out.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2025

Once clients have had space to express their emotions and think through their concerns, they're often in a better position to hear and engage with logical information. Framing this information as a tool, rather than a correction, can reduce resistance and increase its impact.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2025

Once clients have had space to express their emotions and think through their concerns, they're often in a better position to hear and engage with logical information. Framing this information as a tool, rather than a correction, can reduce resistance and increase its impact.

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The Big Picture

MAY 29, 2025

RWM works with clients by constructing a long-term financial plan, marrying it to an appropriate level of risk in a broadly diversified portfolio built around a core index, and then applying the best technology we can find to generate net after-tax returns with modest risk and volatility.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Some give through established channels, such as by donating to charities or volunteer work, others may give informally to family members on a regular but less structured basis – and some simply aspire to "do more". Charitable giving is an essential aspect of many people's financial lives. Read More.

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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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The Big Picture

JANUARY 2, 2025

Random events can and will completely derail the best laid plans we may make. Or, as John Kenneth Galbraith observed, The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ~~~ Public Enemy’s 13th album was titled “ Man Plans, God Laughs.” And randomness is served up daily.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 8, 2025

Seth is the founder of Heartwood Financial Planning, an advisory firm affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation that is based in Fresno, California, and oversees approximately $100 million in assets under management for 850 client households. Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 432nd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast!

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 27, 2025

Also in industry news this week: While the estate tax exemption is slated to rise to $15 million in 2026 under Republican-proposed legislation, estate planning will remain a key topic for advisors and their clients across the wealth spectrum, from managing possible state estate tax exposure to ensuring that clients’ end-of-life preferences are (..)

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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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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

While it may take a while for the adjustments to take place, advisors can still help their clients plan for the effect of WEP and GPO's repeal by estimating how much the client will be receiving in Social Security benefits once the new law is implemented.

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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. Plan for retirement 5.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2025

For many financial advisors, a core part of the retirement planning process involves simulating whether the client's assets will last through retirement. For example, when clients can see how their plan might have fared during a historical market downturn they already recognize, it becomes easier to imagine how they might respond and adapt.

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Tobias Financial

JUNE 16, 2025

Yet just like your vehicle, your financial plan benefits from regular maintenance and timely adjustments. At Tobias Financial Advisors, we view financial planning as an ongoing process designed to evolve with your life. It is for information and planning purposes only. This is a publication of Tobias Financial Advisors.

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Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

From Point Solutions to Seamless Intelligence For decades, our industry has relied on integrations—APIs painstakingly connected across custodians, CRMs, planning tools and portfolio management systems. Let’s say your planning tool doesn’t integrate with your CRM. It’s a shift in how we think about data, identity and access. No problem.

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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 equities underperforming international stocks over the next 10 years Why today’s high U.S.

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WiserAdvisor

JUNE 4, 2025

The financial planning industry is constantly undergoing change. This article will discuss some of the most pivotal financial planning industry trends to watch out for this year. They would also want to plan how and when to withdraw funds since different accounts come with different tax implications.

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International College of Financial Planning

MARCH 12, 2025

Heres how to avoid them (without giving up your weekend plans or your love for good coffee). Why This Is a Problem: Future youwho needs a house, financial security, and maybe even early retirementmight resent past you for not planning ahead. Why This Is a Problem: Many BNPL plans dont feel like debt but they are.

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Carson Wealth

JUNE 27, 2025

What Is Financial Planning and Why Does It Matter in a Crisis? Financial planning begins with a thorough analysis of your short- and long-term financial situation, including all sources of income, your current spending patterns and debt, and your plans for the future. Tax planning. Diversification.

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Yardley Wealth Management

AUGUST 20, 2024

The post Staying Disciplined: How to Stick to Your Financial Plan Despite Market Volatility appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. Staying Disciplined: How to Stick to Your Financial Plan Despite Market Volatility Introduction: Market volatility is a fact of life for investors.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 31, 2025

The challenge is how to frame the current economic scenario in a way that is useful and informative and not the usual run-of-the-mill noise. A quick note on tariffs : Over the past few weeks, I’ve been putting together my quarterly call for clients. We see this in the Tariffs On, Tariffs Off, Sell, Buy pattern of news-flow.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

Advisors can customize the application to convey pretty much any type of data or information clients or prospects might want. The other competitors in this year’s demos included Addepar , Altrata , BILL , Encorestate Plans , GReminders , MileMarker , Mili AI , Wealthfeed , Zeplyn and Zocks.

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Yardley Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The post Securing Your Legacy: Financial Planning Tips for Your Children’s Future appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. Securing Your Legacy: Financial Planning Tips for Your Children’s Future Introduction As parents, one of our greatest goals is to ensure our children’s future financial well-being.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 30, 2025

Without proper planning, taxes can unexpectedly take a large bite out of the proceeds, potentially reducing financial security and the legacy. When you understand various exit strategies and their tax implications early, you position yourself to make informed decisions that maximize after-tax value while ensuring a smooth transition.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 30, 2024

No amount of information can remove all uncertainty. Stick to your plan. Every trend creates its own countervailing force. Expect the unexpected. Make decisions. Have confidence in your moves. Better to be approximately right than precisely wrong. Take the long view. Dont panic under short-term transitory developments.

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Harness Wealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Proactive year-end tax planning can lead to significant savings and set you up for financial success in the new year. Checklist: Year-end Tax Planning Strategies Review the following tax strategies with your tax advisor and/or financial advisor before the end of the year.

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

Knowledge and Personalized Planning Financial advisors can bring a wealth of knowledge from extensive education and experience, helping enable them to craft tailored strategies that align with your unique financial goals. This personalized approach can help you make financial decisions that are well-informed and strategically sound.

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Don Connelly & Associates

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Whether planning for retirement, investing in volatile markets, or managing tax implications, clients are often presented with intricate information that can leave them overwhelmed, confused, and anxious, undermining their ability to make informed decisions.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2025

This holistic approach to financial advice, often referred to as life planning, focuses on helping the advisor understand the client’s financial history, deep-seated goals, and overall relationship with money, which can allow for more targeted and comprehensive advice.

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Yardley Wealth Management

JANUARY 21, 2025

Exploring the Benefits of Financial Planning appeared first on Yardley Wealth Management, LLC. The answer largely depends on your financial situation, but understanding the value these professionals bring can help you make an informed decision. The post Is Talking to a Financial Planner Worth It?

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

A George Washington University magna cum laude graduate with a BBA degree in Finance and International Business, Louis’s resume includes roles at Ernst & Young, Morgan Stanley and UBS.

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Midstream Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Why Referrals Matter More Than Ever in the Digital Age In today’s online world, people receive a lot of information. Step 2: Designing an Attractive Referral Incentive Plan An attractive referral incentive plan is important for bringing clients into your program. You can offer a discount on financial planning services.

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Zoe Financial

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smart Investing: Focus On Your Longterm Financial Goals Its imperative to begin the investment process with a clear idea of your goals and the time frame for your financial plan to accomplish them. Disclosure: This material provided by Zoe Financial is for informational purposes only. Zoe Financial does not provide legal advice.

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This information can help you improve your campaigns and boost your ROI. This focused approach is key for a successful digital marketing plan. Running focused social media campaigns that highlight their services and share their skills in areas like tax planning or retirement planning. You need to set clear goals.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

JANUARY 28, 2025

Every financial advisor knows the importance of a growth plan. If a financial planner doesnt build a solid plan of ROI, their clients wont have a solid financial future. Financial advisors need a solid growth marketing plan to ensure they are built to last for years and decades to come. Read Jims full story here.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 24, 2025

Nonetheless, given the scale and brand awareness of the wirehouses, and as their own use of fee-based models increases (as opposed to primarily relying on commissions from selling products), competition for clients (and advisors) will likely remain stiff going forward, even amidst the favorable trends for RIAs Also in industry news this week: A recent (..)

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Tobias Financial

JUNE 19, 2025

If you have questions about how the Fed’s decision might influence your financial plan, our team is here to help you navigate what it means for your unique situation. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as personalized investment advice. This is not a forecast or a guarantee.

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