“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. Uncovering blind spots in retirement planning and how to replace the nonfinancial benefits that careers provide [Podcast]: “The biggest surprise was the question that we asked was, for those that have retired, or will, for those that haven’t retired—was the transition to retirement smooth or will the retirement transition be smooth for you? And only 51% of the retirees agreed or strongly agreed with that statement, which means that half of them struggled with the transition. And remember, this was a…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (November 12-13, 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. Ben Carlson with the most important skill for success in the industry [Article]: “The most important skill in finance has nothing to do with math. Creating the best discounted cash flow models in the world won’t help you raise assets from prospective clients. No one really cares about your Microsoft Excel skills if you can’t explain what they’re good for.” The Most Important Skill in Finance [Ben Carlson, A Wealth Of Common Sense] Haystack Financial Planning founder Matthew Ricks’ origin story…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (July 9-10, 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. Snappy Kraken’s Robert Sofia and Journey Strategic Wealth’s Penny Phillips highlight foundational marketing principles including [Video]: Common marketing missteps and the client/advisor “Interest Intersection” The importance of story and messaging when building your firm’s branding Why recognizing context throughout your marketing is imperative And more… The Importance Of Marketing In Wealth Management [Shannon Rosic, WealthManagement.com] Dr. Nicole Boyson wades through what can be a confusing world regarding conflicts of interests in varying firm models including the history of these models, Regulation…