“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. Dr. Daniel Crosby and Rusty Vanneman cover a range of topics around market volatility including advisor self-care, communication processes, and behavioral considerations [Podcast]: The importance of putting on “your own oxygen mask first” A 5-part self-care framework for advisors Communicating your financial planning process’s benefits versus features And more… [Vanneman] “If you have a normal sequence of how you’re communicating with investors, and you’re sending out something special…let’s say you have your clients pretty well-trained. [They’re] thinking long-term and they try…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (June 25-26, 2022)
“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. Richard Thaler on mental accounting, choice architecture, retirement “allowances,” and more [Podcast]: “I always tell financial advisors that they’re part financial advisor, part shrink. You got to get the clients comfortable with what you’re doing. … Having to sell off some security, that feels painful. You don’t want people thinking about it that way.” Dr. Richard Thaler: The Psychology Driving Our Money Decisions [Jamie Hopkins and Devin Ekberg, Framework] Meg Bartelt on the pros and cons of optimizing versus simplifying [Article]:…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (June 11-12, 2022)
“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. To take the next step in your career, rather than focus on your current position, begin with the end in mind [Article]: “But you can easily apply this framework to your working life as well. I know because I’ve done it. I remember analyzing my career at my current firm a few years ago and thinking, ‘What role best suits me here?’ I realized that we needed a COO and, given my love for operations/efficiency, it seemed like the perfect fit.…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (May 21-22, 2022)
“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. Stacking Benjamins Joe Saul-Sehy covers a wide range of interesting topics including [Podcast]: The unique way he positioned the Stacking Benjamins podcast The counterintuitive reason why clients fire their advisors The logic behind Joe’s client visualization exercise And more… “It was trial and error. When I was a financial planner, we would set up goals and then we would meet again next time and people weren’t even paying attention to those goals. It’s the same thing with New Year resolutions, right?……
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (May 7-8, 2022)
“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. Natalie Taylor’s “Impact Filter” and a “Values-Goals-Behavior” framework for high client buy-in and implementation rates [Podcast]: “It’s very important to me that my clients take ownership and that it’s their decision, and not mine. So, if they’ve decided that this is the picture of their life that they want to go towards, that these are the core values that are important to them, and that these are the goals they want to pursue, then I can help them know what the…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (March 26-27, 2022)
“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. Altruist Senior Content Manager Shabana Siyed on all things brand-building including [Podcast]: Common mistakes to avoid as you build your brand How to attract clients you want to work with Appropriate expectations for social media performance “You’re really showing up as you are, which also gives them that space for them to show up as they are, too. You’re able to have those deeper conversations and cultivate a stronger and longer relationship. Then, at that point, it starts to feel more…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (February 5-6, 2022)
“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. Anna N’Jie-Konte, Dr. David Rhoiney, and Emlen Miles-Mattingly share their inspiring stories and thoughts on representation, equity, and more [Podcast or Video]: “It just means opportunity. We’re an example: it doesn’t matter your background and it doesn’t matter where you come from. You are born with these abilities, intelligence, and the skills that you need to be successful.” Anna N’Jie-Konte, Dr. David Rhoiney, & Emlen Miles-Mattingly On Self-Determination & Representation [Dasarte Yarnway, The Human Advisor] Penny Phillips with six non-traditional KPIs…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (September 18-19, 2021)
“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. Michael Kitces highlights the industry effects of the emergence of “Financial Advicers” [Podcast with Transcript]: Michael Kitces: The average advisory fee is higher now than it was in 2012, almost 10 years ago when robo advisors first showed up because we’re doing more advice and we’re actually finding it so valuable. We can charge more for it, literally the opposite of fee compression. Reese Harper: And all of the robo advisors had to pivot and say, ‘Okay, fine, we’ll offer a…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (September 4-6, 2021)
“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. Financial planner, fintech consultant, and Monarch Money’s Head of Financial Advice Natalie Taylor on [Podcast]: The importance of “Big Wins” early on during implementation How she presents information to clients to encourage ownership Why she optimizes around implementation rather than “perfect financial planning” A handful of solid marketing tips around messaging “On a website, it’s about them knowing they landed in the right place because of who they are and not because of who you are. You want to help them…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (August 7-8, 2021)
“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. Megan Carpenter in a wide-ranging interview including [Podcast]: The importance of being flexible in your career path early on The advantages in leveraging your story for your marketing Her evolving view of work-life balance “You have your own ‘why,’ your own passion for why you do what you do. You have your own demographic and psychographic that you serve. You have your own change that you’re trying to create. Your own business. And the truth is: that cannot be replicated by…