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Behind The Advisor

Behind the Advisor, an XYPN Podcast, takes you behind the scenes of what it really takes to launch, run, and grow a successful fee-only financial planning firm. Through candid conversations with industry leaders and real-life advisors, we uncover the challenges, victories, and lessons learned along the way. Whether you’re starting out or scaling up, this podcast delivers the front-line insights and actionable strategies you need to build a thriving, purpose-driven firm—on your terms.

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Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
58 minutes
Episodes
410
Years Active
2015 - 2025
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Ep #30: SEO for Financial Advisors with Brent Carnduff

Ep #30: SEO for Financial Advisors with Brent Carnduff

This week, we’re talking with Brent Carnduff, an SEO expert and the owner of Advisor Web Marketing. I initially met Brent when he worked with me on the creation of the Serenity Financial Consulting w…

01:00:03  |   Wed 06 Jan 2016
Ep #29: Building a Virtual Firm by Marketing Locally with Eric Roberge

Ep #29: Building a Virtual Firm by Marketing Locally with Eric Roberge

Eric has found some truly incredible ways of integrating the traditional financial planners' face-to-face methodology with today’s technology. He's had a career that many financial planners could onl…

00:57:38  |   Wed 30 Dec 2015
Ep #28: BONUS EPISODE - Alan and Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag Style!)

Ep #28: BONUS EPISODE - Alan and Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag Style!)

On this episode, we cover your questions about robo-advisors and how to transition from one career to financial planning, and how to best serve your niche community. We end our conversation with how …

01:04:13  |   Mon 28 Dec 2015
Ep #27: Outsource Your Marketing to Grow Your Firm with XYPN’s Director of Marketing Kali Hawlk

Ep #27: Outsource Your Marketing to Grow Your Firm with XYPN’s Director of Marketing Kali Hawlk

We get a lot of questions from our community centered around marketing, and to start answering them, we invited our very own marketing guru to the show. I'm excited to bring Kali Hawlk, XYPN's Direct…

00:49:48  |   Wed 23 Dec 2015
Ep #26: The Career of Jude Boudreaux and How Failure Can Define Success

Ep #26: The Career of Jude Boudreaux and How Failure Can Define Success

Jude is gifted at being incredibly authentic and has an inspiring story of what you can go through and still become a success. We discuss how he transitioned from being an employee to founding his fi…

00:55:43  |   Wed 16 Dec 2015
Ep #25: RIA Compliance: Staying Compliant When You Start and Run Your Firm

Ep #25: RIA Compliance: Staying Compliant When You Start and Run Your Firm

Turn up and the volume and listen in as Jim and I chat about his career path and how to get into the compliance market before diving into tips and tools for RIA compliance that all advisors need to k…

00:59:06  |   Wed 09 Dec 2015
Ep #24: The Intersection of AUM and Monthly Retainers with Alan & Kitces

Ep #24: The Intersection of AUM and Monthly Retainers with Alan & Kitces

This week we aren’t talking about how to help your small clients grow into big clients this week, but about how to provide financial planning to a whole new generation. With changing the way you appr…

01:13:56  |   Wed 02 Dec 2015
Ep #23: The How and Why of Monthly Retainers with Alan & Kitces

Ep #23: The How and Why of Monthly Retainers with Alan & Kitces

Whether you are already part of the XYPN Network or are looking to join, creating your model for monthly retainers can be a daunting task if you don’t understand the importance. Listen in as Kitces a…

01:07:31  |   Wed 25 Nov 2015
Ep #22: BONUS EPISODE – Alan and Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag Style!)

Ep #22: BONUS EPISODE – Alan and Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag Style!)

Today, we tackle your burning questions on the topics ranging from compliance and regulations of bringing in an investor or advisor to monthly retainers and how to sell to younger clients. You don’t …

01:20:30  |   Mon 23 Nov 2015
Ep #21: The Career of Justin Rush – How a Failed Startup Attempt Led to Success

Ep #21: The Career of Justin Rush – How a Failed Startup Attempt Led to Success

This week, I am excited to welcome Justin Rush, the founder for JGR Financial Solutions, to #XYPNRadio.

I knew this interview would be great because Justin has such an awesome story, but it was even …

01:00:56  |   Wed 18 Nov 2015
Ep #20: Net Worth & Income Based Retainers & More from The Planning Center

Ep #20: Net Worth & Income Based Retainers & More from The Planning Center

If you're interested in variations of the retainer model, how firms like The Planning Center are changing the way planning is done, and how leaders like Andrew are carving new career paths in the in…

01:08:22  |   Wed 11 Nov 2015
Ep #19: The Career of Katie Brewer – Using Speaking Gigs to Get Prospective Clients (and Income!)

Ep #19: The Career of Katie Brewer – Using Speaking Gigs to Get Prospective Clients (and Income!)

Katie has some pretty unique methods for getting clients, which include speaking to consumer facing groups. So if you are a speaker that is interested in using your speaking to drive leads and prospe…

00:58:55  |   Wed 04 Nov 2015
Ep #18: The Career of Brittney Castro - From $0 - $250k Revenue in 24 Months with No AUM

Ep #18: The Career of Brittney Castro - From $0 - $250k Revenue in 24 Months with No AUM

This week, I am pumped to bring you this interview with Brittney Castro. Brittney is the founder of Financially Wise Women, a Los Angeles-based firm. I’ve actually been following Brittney ever since …

01:01:42  |   Wed 28 Oct 2015
Ep #17: BONUS EPISODE - Alan and Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag Style!)

Ep #17: BONUS EPISODE - Alan and Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag Style!)

Today, we get to 5 different questions from our XYPN VIP community. Starting with niche marketing to a psychographic instead of a demographic focus, we move on to how your relationships can affect yo…

01:06:03  |   Mon 26 Oct 2015
Ep #16: The Rise Of The Robo Advisors - Interview with Steve Lockshin

Ep #16: The Rise Of The Robo Advisors - Interview with Steve Lockshin

Steve joins us today to share an insider's perspective on technology in the financial planning space that you are not going to want to miss.

You can find show notes and more information by clicking h…

00:55:21  |   Wed 21 Oct 2015
Ep #15: Financial Planning for Young Clients - How Most Advisors Get It Wrong

Ep #15: Financial Planning for Young Clients - How Most Advisors Get It Wrong

Today, Michael and I just couldn’t restrain ourselves and decided to come together to talk about the Financial Advisors article as well as the rebuttal article that we wrote in response. Listen in as…

00:58:47  |   Wed 14 Oct 2015
Ep #14: The career of Daniel Wrenne - From Northwestern Mutual Insurance Agent to Fee-Only Financial Planner

Ep #14: The career of Daniel Wrenne - From Northwestern Mutual Insurance Agent to Fee-Only Financial Planner

Today’s interview is with Daniel Wrenne, the founder of Wrenne Financial Planning. Daniel has an interesting story; he was building a pretty solid book of business at Northwestern Mutual before ultim…

00:47:42  |   Wed 07 Oct 2015
Ep #13: The Career of Matt Becker - Starting a Firm From Scratch With No Experience

Ep #13: The Career of Matt Becker - Starting a Firm From Scratch With No Experience

This week we are back to our regular interview schedule with Matt Becker’s inspirational and exciting story. Matt is the founder of Mom and Dad Money, as well as the best writer and brand builder I k…

00:54:15  |   Wed 30 Sep 2015
Ep #12: BONUS EPISODE - Alan & Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag style!)

Ep #12: BONUS EPISODE - Alan & Kitces Unhinged (Mailbag style!)

Today, we were able to answer four listener questions from our XYPN VIP group, centered mostly around niche marketing and growing your practice. So, if this is an area of interest for you, and if you…

00:52:34  |   Mon 28 Sep 2015
Ep #11: Crisis of Differentiation and the Niche Imperative

Ep #11: Crisis of Differentiation and the Niche Imperative

If you are one of those financial planners that believe having a niche doesn’t matter, you need to listen to this episode. I think this episode might just convince you to take a hard look at that bel…

01:03:57  |   Wed 23 Sep 2015
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