“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. Publishing Note: After next month’s edition of “What’s Trending,” I am going to pause publishing over the summer. I need to prioritize a few other projects for at least the next few months. Thank you for your understanding! XYPN advisor Cathy Curtis on how to get comfortable charging what you’re worth [Podcast with Transcript or Video]: “If you show your value early on with the client, they’re willing to pay. People recognize value. They do. And they will pay you. I…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (September 17-18, 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. A pioneer in integrating psychology and personal finance, Rick Kahler on a number of behavioral topics including [Podcast]: When not to ask questions in order to avoid interrupting the conversational flow Why some client financial behaviors may initially look illogical, but make sense after a few follow-up questions The importance of active listening and using pauses in conversation And more… “That’s the hardest thing to give up: ‘I know the answer to this, I know the answer to that. I know…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (September 3-5, 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. Michael Kitces, Carl Richards, and Bill Bachrach on communicating your fees to prospective clients: describing your value, framing your fees, and more [Article]: Kitces: “‘Show me a prospect meeting where the prospect talked 80% of the time and it’s a very high likelihood that they’re going to end [up] doing business’ with you ‘because, at the end of the day, if they feel like they got their stuff out there and they feel heard,’ that tends to work in the advisor’s…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (March 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. Kitces.com researcher Dr. Meghaan Lurtz and Dr. Daniel Crosby cover [Podcast]: A client questioning framework that progressively builds trust and encourages clients to open up How to use the “Peak-End” rule to improve client outcomes Helping clients forecast goals they will actually enjoy How advisors can take better care of themselves as they take care of clients during volatile times And more… “We’re better at being human to each other when know the structure of the way that things move forward.…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (November 13-14, 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. The Collaborative founder and president Beverly Flaxington on how curiosity can lead to better EQ and financial planning [Podcast]: “In fairness to advisors, they do an excellent job of presenting what they do well: the plan is good, the portfolio is good, etc. But, you have to understand that sometimes what is underneath what someone presents to you is a little different than what you have answered on the face of it. Listening with empathy means I have a real curiosity…
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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…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (July 24-25, 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. WealthVoice founder Emily Binder on [Video or Podcast]: leveraging emerging technology to develop deeper client relationships and prospective client engagement while becoming more efficient the distinctions between branding versus sales and features versus benefits the importance of social media marketing and how to get started How To Better Connect With Clients Through Emerging Technology [Dasarte Yarnway, The Human Advisor] A framework for resetting client expectations (using delegating email as an example) [Podcast]: “And so as with email and everything else, we…
