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Earlier this month (September 2023) the team at Kitces.com released its 2023 financial advisor technology usage report titled Kitces Report: The Technology That Independent Financial Advisors Actually Use (And Like). (Download the Report here.) The Kitces Report provides a detailed analysis of data compiled from roughly 1,400 independent financial advisors’ responses regarding the technology applications they use (and don’t use) in their practice. Advisors rated their perceptions of value and satisfaction for the various …
A class of personality tests, known generically as “type indicators,” places clients into one of several categories based on responses to a series of questions and then provides broad descriptions of the category. Some examples of “type indicators” include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the very popular Enneagram. Type tests are so much fun! It’s fun to see which category you (or your clients) fall into, what other movie stars or sports figures align …
Personality tests help individuals understand how their unique behavioral traits and tendencies relate to their saving, spending, and investing patterns. General personality factors, like those included in the so-called “Big Five” personality traits, impact money-related outcomes like income and net worth. So while we’re helping clients understand their unique traits with individual reports and insights, this same data can help firms predict what clients might do in the future. We can also predict which …
Bob Veres, the renowned author and publisher of Inside Information, recently reviewed each test from DataPoints. Here are a few of the highlights from his review: Read what this titan of the financial planning community had to say about the behavioral assessment library from DataPoints. Download the review of DataPoints here. …
Explore Gratitude Our financial psychology is shaped by life events. Exploring past experiences can help us understand how we react and feel today. Use the questions below to explore the way you feel and express gratitude. Think about a time you felt an overwhelming amount of gratefulness. What were you grateful for, and how did that experience shape how you express gratitude today?  In what areas of your life do you find it easy to …