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Insights and best practices for successful financial planning engagement

Financial Planning

Financial planning is driven by a client’s personal and financial priorities. In this way, each plan is unique. Understanding basic and advanced planning techniques can help you deliver personalized plans to all your clients, regardless of where they are in their financial lifecycle, to help them achieve their most important goals in life.

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Lighthouse Fidelity Charitable

5 Smart Charitable Giving Strategies in Uncertain Times

Recent events have frayed the nerves of many investors. After a collective period of isolation and grief from the pandemic,… Read More

Many people today struggle with financial wellness

What Is Financial Wellness?

As a financial professional, your understanding of the concept of financial wellness is critical to helping your clients achieve it. Read More

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Bring Client Retirement Goals to Life in Vivid Color​

Setting goals for life after retirement can be difficult. Our goals and values change, the thought of retirement may be… Read More

DIY Financial Investor

Financial Fact-finding Workflows to Kickstart Planning Relationships

The start of every financial planning relationship inevitably involves some type of financial data gathering and organization. This process is… Read More

Making Your Advice Easy to Understand and Actionable

You present a solid, fact-based financial plan. Your client is elated and on board with your recommendations. However, stagnation quickly… Read More

The Hybrid Model of Financial Planning for Broader Engagement

Even with the wide availability of digital planning and advice tools, people still need—and demand—a human touch when seeking financial… Read More

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Using Financial Psychology to Improve Financial Planning

It’s an exciting time to be a financial planner. The addition of the psychology of financial planning to the CFP®… Read More

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What Personalized Financial Planning Really Means to Clients

There is a wide disconnect today in the wealth management industry when it comes to the personalization of financial plans. Read More

How to Talk About Lifestyle Creep with Clients

Understanding your clients’ wants and needs for their lifestyle is a critical part of delivering accurate financial guidance. Clients generally… Read More

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The Role of Financial Psychology in Financial Planning Today

As the scope of financial advice continues to expand into more areas of clients’ lives, financial psychology plays an increasingly… Read More

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