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When Ashley Quamme and I set out to start Trove, we felt something was missing in the industry. Specifically, we felt like advisors were missing a community that focused on practical advice and guidance on the behavioral side of financial planning. To address this, we wanted to create a space where advisors could receive specific, actionable feedback on client scenarios and ways to incorporate behavioral assessments to address challenging client situations. Most importantly, we wanted to facilitate a community that learns …
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 …
April 27th from 1-4 pm Eastern Cost: $149 per person [Pending approval for 2 CFP Board CE credits for attendees] Join Maggie Klokkenga, CFP®, CPA, AFC® candidate, Ed Coambs MBA, MA, MS, CFP®, CFT-I™, LMFT, and Sarah Fallaw, Ph.D. for a hands-on workshop to help you apply the psychology of financial planning to your practice. You’ll learn how to use a structured process for exploring money beliefs, and best practices for being flexible in …
With the year almost in the rearview mirror, I wanted to share with you what you can expect from DataPoints in the new year. Our team is focused on providing our advisor clients tools to uncover client money mindset, personalize advice and guidance, and apply the psychology of financial planning. Focus: Identifying Client Money Mindset If you’re a small business owner like us, you know it is tempting to be all things to everyone. …
Financial planners and coaches use the KMSI-R (Klontz Money Scripts Inventory-Revised) test to assess client money beliefs. Why? There is a continued and increased focus on financial psychology in the financial services world. The CFP Board has recently updated its knowledge topics to include the psychology of financial planning, covering everything from client attitudes to critical life experiences that could shape a financial plan. Financial planners recognize that money personality is a key component impacting …