Financial Advisor Success

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The Financial Advisor Success podcast brings you real success stories and insights from the most successful financial advisors, and leading industry consultants, about how to take your advisory business to the next level. Get a glimpse of what it's like behind the scenes building a successful advisory business, and how entrepreneurial advisors navigate the inevitable highs, and lows, of growing a firm. Whether you're a new financial advisor trying to get started on the right foot, or an experienced advisor who's hit a wall, we're here to give you the insights and inspiration you need to break through and reach the level of success you want to achieve. Subscribe to the show, and get even more at the leading industry blog Nerd’s Eye View at www.Kitces.com.

The Financial Advisor Success podcast brings you real success stories and insights from the most successful financial advisors, and leading industry consultants, about how to take your advisory business to the next level. Get a glimpse of what it's like behind the scenes building a successful advisory business, and how entrepreneurial advisors navigate the inevitable highs, and lows, of growing a firm. Whether you're a new financial advisor trying to get started on the right foot, or an experienced advisor who's hit a wall, we're here to give you the insights and inspiration you need to break through and reach the level of success you want to achieve. Subscribe to the show, and get even more at the leading industry blog Nerd’s Eye View at www.Kitces.com.

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Ep 146: Systematizing Financial Planning Progress For Clients With Your Own Wealth Management Index with Ross Levin

10/15/2019

Ross Levin is the co-founder and CEO of Accredited Investors Wealth Management, an independent RIA that oversees nearly $2 billion of assets under management for 475 affluent clients. Today Ross joins the show to discuss the way he systematized the financial planning process across his firm and developed a wealth management index system that tracks clients' progress. Listen in as he shares how he balances delving into the technical topics of financial planning versus trying to ask clients...

Duration:01:48:54

Ep 145: Systematizing Reviews Of Client Tax Returns By Building Software To Automate It with Roger Pine

10/8/2019

Roger Pine is the co-founder of Holistiplan, a tax planning software built to systematize and automate the process of reviewing a client's tax return to find potential planning opportunities. Today he joins the show to discuss how he transitioned from working as a financial advisor to becoming a financial tech entrepreneur. Listen in as we talk about Roger’s software and the ever blurring lines between where a CPA’s tax services end and an advisor’s begin. You'll hear what it is like to be...

Duration:01:47:42

Ep 144: The Past, Present, And Future Evolution Of The RIA Custody Model with Tom Bradley

10/1/2019

Tom Bradley is the former president of TD Ameritrade Institutional, one of the leading RIA custodial platforms serving nearly 7,000 independent RIAs with almost $600 billion of assets held in custody. For over 25 years, Tom was a part of the growth of financial advisors operating as independent RIAs on a custodial platform. Today he joins the show to discuss the evolution of the RIA custody model and how technology has affected the business. Listen in as we talk in depth about how TD...

Duration:01:57:36

Ep 143: Getting Local Clients Via Google Search With A Niche Of Serving Independent Women with Cathy Curtis

9/24/2019

Cathy Curtis is the founder of Curtis Financial Planning, a solo independent RIA that oversees nearly $60 million in assets under management for 52 client households. By positioning her business into a niche of serving women—in particular, single, independent-minded women who want to work with a female advisor—Cathy has managed to stand out in an over-crowded marketplace to build her firm. Listen in as we discuss why Cathy chose her particular niche, as well as how she has been able to...

Duration:01:48:19

Ep 142: Creating A Structured Relationship-Building Calendar To Enhance Trust With Affluent Clients with Matt Oechsli

9/17/2019

Matt Oechsli is the founder and CEO of Oechsli Institute, which does primary research into affluent investors and how they select advisors. A marketing and sales consultant for financial advisors, Matt joins the show to share how you can connect with more affluent clients simply by building better relationships with them. Listen in as we discuss the importance of paying attention to details—like the names of clients’ children and pets—during the relationship-building process, as well as...

Duration:01:27:10

Ep 141: Building The Differentiated Foundation For Successful Advisor Marketing with Kristen Luke

9/10/2019

Kristen Luke is the founder of Kaleido Creative Studio, a marketing consulting firm that specializes in multi-advisor fee-only RIAs with $100 million to $1 billion in assets under management. Today she joins the show to discuss the wheel of advisor marketing activity she has created, as well as its six core areas and what it takes to improve in each of them. Listen in as Kristen explains the importance of recognizing the triggering events that brought your clients in and why defining an...

Duration:01:57:13

Ep 140: Transforming Your Advisory Business By Shifting Your Mindset After Hitting The (10-Year) Capacity Wall with Adam Cmejla

9/3/2019

Adam Cmejla is the founder of Integrated Planning and Wealth Management, an independent RIA that oversees approximately $45 million in assets under advisement for nearly 100 clients. Over the past two years, Adam’s practice has undergone an incredible transformation, increasing their financial planning fees and growing revenue by nearly 80%. In this episode, Adam shares how his marketing process has evolved, as well as what made him decide to narrow down his focus and serve only...

Duration:01:55:57

Ep 139: Plugging In For Large Firm Support To Refocus Your Time On Clients Instead with Michele Clark

8/27/2019

Michele Clark is the senior portfolio manager for Acropolis Investment Management with more than 25 years of experience in financial services. From cold knocking to becoming a regional investor educational specialist and now working in investment management, Michele really has done it all within the industry. She even ran her own independent hourly financial planning practice until she recently decided to “plug-in” to a larger firm. In this episode, Michele discusses her non-traditional...

Duration:01:55:25

Ep 138: Leveraging A Media PR Strategy To Attract Ultra-High-Income (Millennial) Clients with Douglas Boneparth

8/20/2019

Douglas Boneparth is the founder of Bone Fide Wealth, an independent RIA that manages nearly $80 million of assets under management. After starting out in a fairly traditional broker-dealer model serving affluent retirees, Douglas decided to transition and focus on high-income millennials. Today he joins the show to discuss why he chose to invest in younger clients and how he has been able to successfully market to and attract such high-income millennials. Listen in as he shares why he...

Duration:01:51:57

Ep 137: The Evolution Of How Financial Advisors Solve Client Problems Across Industry Channels with Lou Tranquilli

8/13/2019

Lou Tranquilli is the founder of Tranquilli Financial Advisor, an independent full-service financial firm that oversees $100 million in assets under management for 110 clients. Now focused on a niche that has helped triple his firm in under four years, Lou joins the show to discuss how his advisory firm has evolved over more than two and a half decades in business. Listen in as he explains how he is transitioning into the independent RIA channel after having started out as a traditional...

Duration:01:54:30

Ep 136: Leveraging Risk Tolerance And Financial Planning Software Upfront To Deepen Conversations With Prospects with Nina O’Neal

8/6/2019

Nina O’Neal is a partner and investment advisor with Archer Investment Management, a hybrid advisory firm that oversees nearly $90 million in assets under management. She joins the show today to talk about her advisory firm’s structure and why they have no plans to change it, as they don't view the hybrid model as a way to the independent RIA model. Listen in to hear Nina speak candidly about how she juggles being an advisor, a firm owner, and a parent. You’ll learn how she empowers other...

Duration:01:53:36

Ep 135: Developing The Systematized Business Development And Financial Planning Playbooks To 10X Your Advisory Business with Kathryn Brown

7/30/2019

Kathryn Brown is the co-founder of Morton Brown Family Wealth, a firm that oversees nearly $110 million of assets under management for 85 affluent households. With her firm now positioned for the potential of 10x growth in the upcoming years, Kathryn has overcome many challenges to get to where she is today. In this episode, she opens up about her inspirational journey, including how she persevered despite learning she had breast cancer and undergoing surgeries while she was preparing to go...

Duration:01:46:18

Ep 134: Positioning A Family-Owned Advisory Business For The Next Generation Of Growth with Andrew Altfest

7/23/2019

Andrew Altfest is the president of Altfest Personal Wealth Management, an independent RIA based in New York City that oversees $1.3 billion for nearly 600 affluent clients. Andrew has become the second-generation leader in his family’s business, which was started by his parents, and he joins the show to discuss the dynamics of a family business and how he is positioning the firm for the future. In this episode, Andrew explains what ultimately changed his mind about pursuing a career at his...

Duration:01:35:01

Ep 133: Joining As Sibling Partners To Launch A Joint Advisory And Accounting Firm with Danna Jacobs

7/16/2019

Danna Jacobs is the co-founder of Legacy Care Wealth, an advisory firm and accounting practice that she launched with her brother. While Danna handles the financial planning side of things, her brother focuses on the accounting and tax planning as they grow their business together. Today she joins the show to discuss how her firm works with next-generation clients and what it’s like running a business with a sibling. Listen in as we talk in depth about their blended fee model, which charges...

Duration:01:42:19

Ep 132: Finding The Confidence To Avoid Discounting And Charge The Fee You're Really Worth with Linda Leitz

7/9/2019

Linda Leitz is the president of Peace of Mind Financial Planning, an independent RIA based in Colorado Springs that provides comprehensive financial planning services on a retainer fee basis to nearly 100 clients. Today Linda joins the show to discuss what she has learned over her 20 years of experience, including key takeaways about pricing her services and why her team of four works with clients for an ongoing retainer fee. She also explains how she has overcome the self-doubt that so many...

Duration:01:54:14

Ep 131: The (Nearly) $1B Solo Advisor: Scaling Up Client Focus By Outsourcing Everything Else with Dan Goldie

7/2/2019

Dan Goldie, the former president of Dan Goldie Financial Services, started out in 1991 with no clients or assets under management. Through focus and drive, he built up his firm to $900 million of assets for 275 affluent clients—all without even a full-time administrative staff member. Today he joins the show to discuss how he structured his advisory business and his approach to customizing everything he does. For show notes and more visit: https://www.kitces.com/131

Duration:01:39:36

Ep 130: From Cold-Calling To Cold-Knocking And Growing An Advisory Firm Through Two Maternity Leaves with Ashley Micciche

6/25/2019

Ashley Micciche is the CEO of True North Retirement Advisors, a firm she founded with her father. Today she joins the show to discuss how she achieved work-life satisfaction while growing a business and starting a family. Ashley will delve deep into the arrangement she made with her father to be the backup advisor for her clients and how she communicated the news to her clients that she was going to take time off for maternity leave. Listen in to learn how Ashley built her career in the...

Duration:01:45:49

Ep 129: Building The Lifestyle Practice Of Your Dreams By Selling Your Firm And Starting Over with Donna Skeels Cygan

6/18/2019

Donna Skeels Cygan, the President of Sage Future Financial, joins the show to discuss how she runs a firm overseeing nearly $90 million in assets under management and still maintains a work-life balance. After building her first successful firm, Donna decided to sell it and come back three years later to start over again, this time building a much more deliberately-crafted schedule that’s intended to only ever have 40 affluent clients. In this episode, Donna shares her journey in building...

Duration:01:36:38

Ep 128: Advising Small Business Owners By Helping Them Increase Their Own Enterprise Value with Justin Goodbread

6/11/2019

After starting his first of five businesses at the age of 15, there aren’t many business activities Justin Goodbread hasn’t experienced. In 2009, he founded Heritage Investors, an independent RIA based in Knoxville, Tennessee, in hopes of helping individuals, business owners, and retirees attain their financial goals. Today, Justin joins the show to discuss how his firm has crafted a niche in working with small business owners and how they track how each owner’s net worth increases over...

Duration:01:56:28

Ep 127: Creating A Stewardship Report To Show Your Ongoing Value To [401(k) Or Other] Clients with Jania Stout

6/4/2019

Jania Stout is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Fiduciary Plan Advisors at HighTower Advisors, an advisory firm that is focused on 401(k) planning. Her team is responsible for nearly $4 billion in assets across almost 120 businesses. In this episode, we discuss how Jania was able to rapidly grow her business entirely from scratch over the past 5 years, as well as how she built her own personal brand and reputation as a trusted fiduciary advisor. Listen in to hear Jania share what...

Duration:01:43:26