“What’s Trending 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 and Alan Moore cover the latest findings from XYPN’s 2023 benchmarking study including what to expect during your first few years and how specializing or “niching” can provide a big advantage after year 3 [Podcast with Transcript or Video]: [Kitces] “We’ve seen this for a long time, having grown multiple businesses. I did an article about this back I want to say like 2015 or 2016 on the blog of, ‘Why it takes three years before your business gets…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (July 29-30, 2023)
“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. Justin Castelli shares the principles and framework that guided his career, how to create your personal brand, and more [Podcast]: “I think that’s an important part to understand: where you start is not necessarily where you are going to end. And as a financial advisor, it’s almost certainly not going to be where you end. Because you don’t know what you don’t know when you come into this industry. Depending on what part of the business you come into. I came…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (July 8-9, 2023)
“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. Taylor Schulte shares the one habit he credits as being instrumental to his success, his new perspective on goal-setting, and more [Podcast]: “I was about 3 or 4 years into the business, and I realized how valuable other financial advisors were in my career trajectory. So, I told my wife one day ‘I am going to commit to having breakfast, lunch, coffee, beer, or whatever with another financial advisor once a week from here on out.’ Of course, she thought I…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (May 20-21, 2023)
“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. From how to pick a niche and decide on a compensation model to allocating your time and building your tech stack, Jason Wenk and Dasarte Yarnway cover nine things advisors wish they knew before launching their own firm [Podcast]: “What I find is that I’m severely undercharging. Because a lot of the things that entrepreneurs were asking me to do were time intensive. So, I found myself figuring out what are the biggest pain points for these entrepreneurs that I seek…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (May 13-14, 2023)
“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. Flow Financial Planning founder Meg Bartelt opens up about her seven-year journey as an RIA owner including her new perspective towards business planning, challenges you may want to anticipate, and more [Article]: “I knew I was stressed out and unhappy last year. And, perhaps because, as my business coach says, I have a ‘low tolerance for suffering,’ I spent a lot of time thinking about ‘why am I so stressed out and unhappy?’ I ended up hiring a personal therapist at the…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (April 8-9, 2023)
“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. ProudMouth’s Matt Halloran on the science behind why podcasts are so effective at nurturing prospective clients [Podcast or Video]: The Power Of Podcasting [Candice Carlton & Meg Carpenter, The New Skool] Transitus Wealth Partners founder Ross Marino shares the 4 questions he always asks during introductory meetings [Podcast]: “You do all this work and people get overwhelmed. They can’t follow through. Part of it is: if you have a pain in your knee, don’t talk to me about nutrition because my…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (January 28-29, 2023)
“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. Xena Financial Planning founder Danika Waddell and All The Colors founder Diana Yáñez share an introduction to financial coaching and financial life planning including [Video or Podcast]: The shift in the role from “dictating advice” to letting clients drive more of the planning process Related behavioral benefits of increased client “buy-in” The impact on meeting agendas And more… “If you put something into your GPS to go from Point A to Point B, it’s going to give you the fastest route.…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (January 14-16, 2023)
“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. Define Financial founder Taylor Schulte on [Podcast interview begins at 8:35-mark]: The biggest mistakes new financial planners make The big trends he sees with new financial planners The future of the planning industry And more… “I think one of the biggest mistakes that planners make—and I can certainly fall into this trap as well—as we’re going through difficult times, clients are asking really good questions or they’re venting to you, and we want to solve their problem right away, we want…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (December 31, 2022 – January 1, 2023)
“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. Former chair of the Financial Planning Association Dr. Dave Yeske on the value of journaling about your professional development, volunteering to build your “network,” the evolving role and skillset of financial planners, and more [Podcast or Video]: “It’s now become unambiguously clear to everyone that the quantitative part of what we do as financial planners is, honestly, the easy part: it’s various applications of time value of money concepts, nine times out of 10. But change is hard. Human beings struggle…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (December 3-4, 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. As financial planners, we’re often focused on the future; Stephanie Bogan shares “The Line Exercise” to help us be more present both at work and away from the office [Video]: Being Present With Matt Reiner And Stephanie Bogan [Matt Reiner, Bridging The Gap] Freedom Day Solutions financial advisor Jackson Wood shares the rules behind his successful social media marketing strategy, the platforms he’s focusing on in 2023, and more [Podcast]: “With Instagram, it’s a lot different. Because sometimes I record it…
