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The 7-Step Financial Planning Process: How Advisors Can Adapt for Compliance
The CFP Board’s new Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct went into effect on October 1, 2019. This comprehensive update to the Practice Standards, the most recent to address the delivery of...
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Using Account Aggregation in Financial Planning to Grow Your Firm
Over the 20 years since its advent, account aggregation has evolved significantly, making it one of the most robust client service tools CFP® practitioners can use. What was once simply a way to track...
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How Enterprise Advisory Firms Can Streamline Financial Planning Efficiency...
Enterprise advisory firms have a lot to gain from improving efficiency in financial planning. Incremental increases in efficiency at the advisor level, when scaled across the entire organization, can...
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Data Aggregation and Data Governance: Four Important Questions to Ask Before...
The recent passing of the SECURE Act and, more recently, reports of improper sale of consumer data by financial data aggregators, have brought attention to the question of data governance and...
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What Prevents IBDs from Delivering an Exceptional Client Experience?
Independent broker-dealers across the industry know they need to deliver a better experience to their customers. Getting started, however, can be difficult. It’s important to first answer a fundamental...
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Financial Planning Software and the 7 Step Financial Planning Process
What is financial planning software? At the most basic level, any program that can complete financial calculations and projections across multiple accounts could be considered financial planning...
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How Any Firm Can Take Financial Planning to the Next Level
No matter your planning sophistication, there are proven ways of taking financial planning services to the next level for the growth of your business. A recent Cerulli report shows that productivity...
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The Experience Stack: Using Financial Planning Technology for Client Engagement
An enormous opportunity exists for financial advisors to engage clients with actionable financial plans to grow planning revenues. A recent study from Kehrer Bielan showed that on average, only 20...
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Building Client Engagement with Client Portals Makes Financial Planning More...
A client portal is an invaluable tool for collaborating with clients for more productive, long-term financial planning relationships. When implemented properly, the client portal, or client site, is...
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How to Use Transparency in Financial Planning as a Tool for Client Engagement
Transparency in financial planning is a powerful way to build trust and engagement. It involves clients in the financial planning process, which helps them gain a sense of control over their financial...
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