Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 356th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez. Sarah-Catherine is the founder of Aptus Financial, a fee-only financial planning firm based in Little Rock, Arkansas, that is approaching $2M in revenue and works with over 480 client households. What’s unique about Sarah-Catherine, though, […]
Archives for October 2023
Progeny acquires 4-office Scottish Chartered Planner firm
Expanding Chartered Financial Planner Progeny has acquired £600 AUM Scottish Chartered Financial Planner firm Carbon Financial Partners for an undisclosed sum. Carbon has a significant presence north of the border with 45 staff and offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Perth. Carbon advises clients with complex financial needs, business leaders and those near key life […]
Banned broker gets 10 years in $102M Ponzi scheme
Thomas Brenner joins his accomplices Perry ‘King Perry’ Santillo and Christopher Parris in receiving prison sentences for defrauding investors.
Are Financial Plans Getting Too Comprehensive: How The ‘Sledgehammer Of Value’ Isn’t Actually Paying Off
Many financial advisors take pride in the comprehensive nature of the advice they provide to clients and use the variety of services offered as a point of differentiation between themselves and other types of advisors. Though, at some point, covering a large number of financial planning topics can eat into an advisor’s time, which is […]
CSUMB duo sowing the seeds of accounting – CSUMB
CSUMB duo sowing the seeds of accounting CSUMB
Australian business news wrap for October!
What’s been happening in the world of business over the last month or so? To save you from endless scrolling, we’ve filtered out some of the most prominent business news stories in Australia. CBA loses market share – are we going to see lending competition heat up? Largely due to home loan customers (both owner-occupied […]
RIA launches team for Asian wealth, filling lucrative niche
The number of wealthy Asian Americans is growing. But most RIAs courting them are missing a key approach, according to one firm that is doing it differently.
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 21-22)
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study from Fidelity Institutional highlights the growing popularity of the RIA model and the success advisors have had after going independent. The study found that 1 in 6 advisors have moved firms in […]
Solar stocks tumble to 3-year low as Solaredge drops nearly 30% on demand warning
Solar stocks, which have already had a difficult year, fell to their lowest levels in three years on Friday.
Editor’s Comment: A new pot of honey for PPI firms?
The latest FCA data on complaints does not make comfortable reading for advisers and providers, particularly those involved in giving advice on pension decumulation and annuities. Unfortunately these are just the big growth areas in financial advice. The latest FCA complaints report on the first half of the year reveals a 20% rise in complaints about […]