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In financial planning, the advisor-client relationship is transactional, yet deeply personal. In this way, the job of a financial advisor is unlike most others. Hear from your peers in practices large and small to learn about creative new ways of connecting with clients and growing planning practices.

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Financial Planning for Single Women: Building a Resilient Future

As the founder and president of WealthChoice, a boutique fee-only financial planning firm for… Read More

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What if financial planning was not limited by capacity

What If Financial Planning Was No Longer Limited by Capacity?

Specialized knowledge isn’t always scarce; access to that expertise, however, can be. This distinction is maybe easiest to see in… Read More

Habits of Top Wealth Professionals

5 Habits I’ve Observed in Successful Wealth Management Professionals  

Over more than two decades working as a planner, advisor, coach, and leader, I’ve spent a lot of time exploring… Read More

Financial planning is an active collaboration

Financial Planning Is a Verb, Not a Noun

People occasionally ask me what the secret is to what I do. I don’t think there is a secret to… Read More

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The Accidental CEO: Have You Outgrown the Solo-Practice Mindset?

Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a two-part series exploring what happens when successful financial professionals become business… Read More

Financial Planning as Enterprise Growth Engine

Financial Planning Is Becoming the Growth Engine for Firms

Wealth management professionals are facing pressure on multiple fronts. While practices and firms encounter a wide range of challenges as… Read More

Scale financial planning and build relationships

Scale Planning and Strengthen Client Relationships

Serving clients across the wealth continuum requires more than strong technical planning skills and knowledge. It requires understanding how client… Read More

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Financial Planning Value Proposition Matters

Why Your Value Proposition Matters As Much As the Plan

Most financial professionals have been told to communicate their value more effectively: highlight expertise; showcase process; explain your planning capabilities,… Read More

Delivering Tax Value For Financial Planning Clients

How to Deliver Tax Value Without Crossing the Line

What is “tax alpha”? Tax alpha isn’t about complex loopholes or aggressive strategies; it’s much simpler and more powerful than… Read More

Preparing for a Client's First Meeting

How to Create a First Client Meeting that Changes Everything

A while back, I asked an advisor friend how the first meeting went. He said, “I think it went really well.” Then he paused and… Read More

Early Intelligent Systems Prove Valuable for Financial Planners

What Early Intelligent Planning Data Reveals About the Future of Financial Planning

Innovation in financial planning is often measured by adoption, but adoption alone doesn’t reveal how advisor workflows are truly evolving. Read More

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