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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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Estate planning for financial planners

10 Questions to Help Clients Navigate Estate Planning

Estate planning: for financial planners, it’s complicated. If you’ve been wondering what estate planning questions to ask clients, you’re not… Read More

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Monte Carlo Simulations for Retirement: Sparking Conversations that Matter

When talking about retirement, financial planners may find themselves answering some of the same questions for many of their clients:… Read More

Understanding the Financial Challenges and Needs of the Mass Affluent Client

While many financial advisors focus their efforts on courting high-net-worth individuals to add to their client roster, there is a… Read More

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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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