“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. 3 steps to take before the end of the year to hit the ground running in 2024 [Video]: What ALL Advisors Should Get Done In December [Penny Phillips, Practice Management With Penny] If the idea of setting new business targets for another year feels a bit uninspiring, an alternate question to consider asking [Article]: “I’m very much in the musing/brainstorming part of the process. For inspiration, I’ve asked several colleagues what excites them as they look forward to 2024 in their business. And…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (August 26-27, 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. Best practices for client meetings including setting expectations, using scripts, defining objectives, and more [Podcast]: “It’s easy in the early days of all of our businesses to just feel like every, single person that you meet should become a client. You want them to become a client. But, the reality is that there is probably at least some percentage, I don’t know if it’s 10% of people who may be interested in hiring you, but you really shouldn’t. I think the…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (August 5-6, 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. How a self-proclaimed “perfectionist” financial advisor overcame his fears to create a content marketing system that now brings in one new client relationship each day to his bank [Video or Podcast]: Start Creating Content, Even If You’re A Perfectionist With Adam Cox [Matt Halloran, Top Advisor Marketing Podcast] Prospective client initial meeting questions that build trust [Article]: “In a direct and one-to-one sales context like advising, your prospect needs to feel sure in their gut that you’re the one for them. They…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (July 22-23, 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. New Planner Recruiting’s Caleb Brown and Elevant Wealth’s Taylor Love discuss how new financial planners can get over fears of sitting down with clients, how to get started in the industry, and more [Podcast]: “So, at first, when I heard about this Elevant Wealth, I wasn’t 100% sure for a couple of reasons. I’ve learned that RIAs, fee-only is kind of the most holistic, transparent, and in the best interest of the clients. So, I kind of wasn’t interested in anything…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (June 17-19, 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. “Sales” is often looked down upon inside and outside the industry. Yet, we sell in multiple ways throughout the day (e.g., influencing client behavioral change and communicating our services). Nancy Bleeke on the mindset shifts to view selling as being a trusted guide and aligned with wanting to serve clients well [Podcast]: “My mindset is: ‘This is the first value I get to give somebody. By helping them to make that decision to get help, to work with me, and to…
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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 (April 22-23, 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’s Taylor Schulte shares the new marketing platform he’s experimenting with (and how it fits into his overall marketing strategy), the tradeoffs of adding “friction” to your potential client experience, and more [Podcast]: “The second thing we learned was how to ask better questions during the introductory phone call. The goal of asking better questions is to avoid spending 4 to 6 weeks of our time taking someone through our sales process who has no intention of hiring us. They…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (March 18-19, 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. Deirdre Van Nest on the 3 stories every financial planner must share with prospective clients [Podcast]: “There’s that skepticism that’s already built in. Then you have to add in the fact that people are fearful of talking about money in general. It’s kind of a taboo subject. Many of us, myself included, were raised in households where you just don’t talk about that. That’s very private business. You don’t talk about that. So, there’s already sort of this hiding mentality around…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (March 11-12, 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. Plancorp’s Chief Planning Officer Brian King covers the most notable planning opportunities from SECURE Act 2.0 (both for pre-retirees and early accumulators) [Podcast or Video]: “It includes many more provisions (than SECURE Act 1.0). It’s a longer bill. There are more things to think about. (Though our perspective, and I think the perspective that you will hear from others, is that there is no one, single provision that rises to the level of the death of the ‘Stretch IRA’ that came…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (February 4-5, 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. FiComm CEO and co-founder Megan Carpenter on the importance of public relations (even for solo advisors); 3 easy, free ways to get started; and how PR’s changed in today’s media landscape [Podcast]: “We love PR as sort of a marketing lever that you can pull because of its ability to help to generate credibility. When you’re seen as an expert source in a trusted publication, it goes a really long way to helping your potential buyer, existing client, or your strategic…
