Understanding the importance of SEO for financial advisors
A recent article from the Journal of Financial Planning places emphasis on the need for SEO in the marketing process for every financial advisor. The article acknowledges that this particular field of prospecting is widely untapped because “inbound marketing is still a largely ignored strategy from planners because the opportunities are so vast”. However, it...Read More
How to adjust your client’s investment goals and risk tolerance for an ideal portfolio
Risk in itself is neither good nor bad, but it is extremely important that you understand what risk and how much of it you are taking. As advisors are adopting wealth management technology, they seem to be focused on the risk tolerance aspect of risk system implementation. If we look at guidelines by FINRA, the...Read More
Your 1 minute case study on 401K Retirement Plans: A look at hidden fees
Welcome to another case study here at Larkspur-RiXtrema. Today, we are going to look at some of the hidden fees behind the LIFESPAN, INCORPORATED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN. To reconcile the extra fees like record keeping fees, advisory fees, etc. with the 401kFiduciaryOptimizer, we have two different strategies to make sure we get a good and...Read More
Advisors have a key role to play when it comes to helping clients ensure compliance.
SOURCE: planadviser.com A recent web seminar covered the topic of missing participants with Mercer experts Margaret Berger, principal, Princeton, New Jersey, Brian Kearney, principal, Washington, D.C., Norma Shaiara, principal, Washington, D.C. Dealing with missing participants is a big issue for defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) retirement plans. Sponsors of ongoing retirement plans (including frozen...Read More
15 Useful Weekly Stats for Financial Advisors: Week of July 16, 2018
Matt Meyer and Michael Robinson are founders of The BluePrint Insurance Services. Their mission is to be the premier insurance partner for RIAs and comprehensive financial advisors. The BluePrint provides an operational insurance platform that allows our partners to provide the highest level of insurance access and support. We feature weekly update with permission: Contact information...Read More
Manage Your Client’s Risk and Perception Of It (Video)
We built Portfolio Crash Testing to help you get and keep clients. All advisors use PCT to visually demonstrate the risk profile, adjust loss level to the one that client is comfortable with and to show spending projections. However, each advisor also has their own unique twist to the way they manage risk. We have...Read More
Financial Advisor Tools: How to Prepare Your Client For a ‘Perfect Storm’
Financial advisors must avoid ‘cookie cutter’ approaches and address each client’s unique situation. When it comes to risk, a financial advisor must consider not only the investment portfolio, but also assets that form the foundation of client’s wealth and income. See how in this video: Portfolio Crash Tester will help you explain and manage portfolio...Read More
Weekly Stats: Week of July 9, 2018
Contact information for The BluePrint Insurance Services: Matt Meyer Co-Founder 424.387.4143 MMeyer@tblueprint.com Michael Robinson Co-Founder 619.404.3038 MRobinson@tblueprint.com Site: https://www.tblueprint.com
Why a Well-Constructed “Elevator Speech” Is More Important Than You Think
With the start of the summer, many advisors are looking for ways to jump start their business for the second half of the year. The easiest way to end the year on a high note is to start getting creative. It is very important not to sound the same: “ I specialize in helping you...Read More
How 401kFO Software Helps Improve Diversification As Required By 404(c)
Recall that a good Investment Menu under 404(c) is the one that helps “minimize risk of the overall portfolio and minimize risk of large losses”. According to Modern Portfolio Theory (a theory featured prominently in ERISA law cases), there are essentially two criteria that the Investment Menu needs to satisfy to enable participants to minimize...Read More