“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. The three pillars of retirement satisfaction, the best ways to spend money for happiness, and more, from Dr. Michael Finke [Podcast]: “They want the autonomy, they get to retirement and they have full autonomy, and they have no idea what to do with it. They’ve never actually thought about it. There’s a lot of evidence, as you know, that people are very bad at projecting the future. They tend to place it within the context of today. When we’re working we…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (May 6-7, 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. Nick Maggiulli reconciles two notable studies on the age-old question of whether money can buy happiness [Article]: “In 2021, a study by Matthew Killingsworth titled ‘Experienced well-being rises with income, even above $75,000 per year’ shook the foundations of happiness research by contradicting the findings from Kahneman and Deaton’s famed 2010 paper. In particular, Killingsworth’s study found that both life satisfaction and emotional well-being continued to increase with income (i.e. the log of income), even beyond the $75,000 threshold reported by Kahneman and Deaton. … When…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (April 15-16, 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. Ric Edelman with the principles behind his exceptional early-career growth, a number of innovative trends that call into question traditional financial planning assumptions, and more [Podcast]: “People used to ask me about my marketing strategy. My attitude was: ‘I’m not a marketer. I have never engaged in marketing in my entire 37-year career. I am an educator.’ I impart financial education and I do it for free. I use the mass media to disseminate my content. Somebody hearing or being exposed…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (March 25-26, 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. Experience Your Wealth founder and financial planner Jake Northrup on using a values-based approach to find his niche client, the skills he is glad he developed before launching his firm, and how he grew to $500k in annual recurring revenue in 3.5 years [Podcast or Video]: “Having the ability to do one-time plans, knowing, and I’ve actually shared this with some other XYPN advisors too, you don’t want to take on the wrong people for ongoing relationships. But it’s okay to…