“Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” is a collection of articles, podcasts, videos, etc. that I’ve been consuming regarding breaking into financial planning, industry trends, career development, and more. This installment of “Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” begins with three articles covering the pandemic’s effects on various aspects of financial advising. The first, from Jeff Benjamin with InvestmentNews.com, provides anecdotal evidence of advisors being inundated with new client prospects as well as a Nationwide Financial survey showing nearly 25% of respondents engaged a financial advisor for the first time ever(!). Next, WealthManagement.com’s Diana Britton highlights data from the CFP® Board’s recent online survey reporting that CFP® professionals have received…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (April 11-12, 2020)
“Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” is a collection of podcasts, articles, videos, etc. that I’ve been consuming regarding breaking into financial planning, industry trends, career development, and more. This edition of “Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” opens with three articles looking at what it’s like to weather the impact of the coronavirus from the financial advisor’s perspective. Joey Loss with Life Planning Partners displays some vulnerability and a refreshing perspective in describing some of the doubts a young advisor can encounter while encouraging clients to “stay the course.” Bryan Hasling of JW Harrison follows with an insightful blog post detailing the lessons he has learned about managing clients…