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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.

Careers Finance Entrepreneurship Business Training Advice
Update frequency
every 14 days
Average duration
58 minutes
Episodes
410
Years Active
2015 - 2025
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Ep #291: Serving Couples as a Couple: An Interview with Dan and Natalie Slagle

Ep #291: Serving Couples as a Couple: An Interview with Dan and Natalie Slagle

We’re excited to have XYPN members Dan and Natalie Slagle, owners of Minnesota-based fee-only firm, Fyooz Financial Planning, on the show today. Dan and Natalie are partners in life and business, and…

00:55:19  |   Wed 20 Jan 2021
Ep #290: A Technology Professional in the Financial Planning Space: A Discussion with Taylor Deardorff

Ep #290: A Technology Professional in the Financial Planning Space: A Discussion with Taylor Deardorff

We’re excited to have XYPN teammate, Taylor Deardorff, on the show today. Taylor currently manages XYPN’s Tech Team as the Product Owner, a role that allows her to leverage her deep understanding of …

00:52:36  |   Wed 13 Jan 2021
Ep #289: Navigating the Finance Industry: The Career of Lamar Watson

Ep #289: Navigating the Finance Industry: The Career of Lamar Watson

We’re ‌excited‌ ‌to‌ ‌have‌ ‌XYPN‌ ‌member‌ ‌Lamar‌ ‌Watson,‌ ‌owner‌ ‌of‌ ‌Dream‌ ‌Financial‌ ‌planning,‌ ‌a‌ ‌fee-only‌ ‌firm‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌Reston,‌ ‌VA,‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌show‌ ‌today.‌ ‌

Lamar‌ ‌starte…

00:50:29  |   Wed 06 Jan 2021
Ep #288: XYPN’s 2020 Benchmarking Survey Results Review with Alan Moore and Michael Kitces

Ep #288: XYPN’s 2020 Benchmarking Survey Results Review with Alan Moore and Michael Kitces

Today, XYPN co-founders, Alan Moore and Michael Kitces, join us for a special episode to discuss the findings of XYPN’s 2020 Benchmarking Survey. Each year, XYPN members participate in a comprehensiv…

01:18:28  |   Wed 30 Dec 2020
Ep #287: Applying Startup Experience to the First 12 Months of Business: The Career of Natalie Taylor

Ep #287: Applying Startup Experience to the First 12 Months of Business: The Career of Natalie Taylor

We’re excited to have XYPN member Natalie Taylor, owner of Natalie Taylor Consulting Services, on the show today. Natalie is only 10 months into building a fee-only RIA business, but she has already …

00:59:08  |   Wed 23 Dec 2020
Ep #286: Evolving as a Business Owner: An Update with Helen Ngo

Ep #286: Evolving as a Business Owner: An Update with Helen Ngo

We’re excited to have XYPN member Helen Ngo, Founder of the Atlanta-based RIA, Capital Benchmark Partners, on the show today. A lot has changed for Helen since she was last on the show in 2017; she g…

00:49:19  |   Wed 16 Dec 2020
Ep #285: Creating a Global Financial Planning Institute: An Update with Ashley Murphy

Ep #285: Creating a Global Financial Planning Institute: An Update with Ashley Murphy

We’re excited to have XYPN member Ashley Murphy, Founder of Areté Wealth and the Global Financial Planning Institute (GFP), on the show today. This is Ashley’s second time sharing his career journey …

00:54:34  |   Wed 09 Dec 2020
Ep #284: Launching a Part-Time Firm During the COVID Era: The Career of Brooklyn Brock

Ep #284: Launching a Part-Time Firm During the COVID Era: The Career of Brooklyn Brock

We’re excited to have XYPN member Brooklyn Brock, Founder of Ellevate Advisors, a fee-only firm in Tulsa, OK, on the show today.

Brooklyn is a third-generation CFP® and after several years of working…

00:46:55  |   Wed 02 Dec 2020
Ep #283: From Financial Planner to App Developer - The Career of Pierre-Emmanuel Jouve

Ep #283: From Financial Planner to App Developer - The Career of Pierre-Emmanuel Jouve

We’re excited to have XYPN member Pierre-Emmanual Jovue, owner of InsuraWealth, a fee-only firm out of Tampa, FL, on the show today. Pierre started his firm in 2016, and today, serves 85 clients, mos…

00:49:22  |   Wed 25 Nov 2020
Ep #282: The Benefits of Keeping Up With Your Accounting - A Discussion with Dan Keslin

Ep #282: The Benefits of Keeping Up With Your Accounting - A Discussion with Dan Keslin

We’re excited to have XYPN teammate, Dan Keslin, on the show today. Dan is the Director of XYPN Books and he joins us today to shine light on the responsibilities of an RIA owner when it comes to kee…

00:45:42  |   Wed 18 Nov 2020
Ep #281: Retired Engineer Turned Business Owner Serving Engineers - The Career of Britton Gregory

Ep #281: Retired Engineer Turned Business Owner Serving Engineers - The Career of Britton Gregory

We’re excited to have XYPN member Britton Gregory, owner of Austin-based fee-only firm, Seaborn Financial, on the show today. Britton had a long career as an engineer before catching the personal fin…

00:53:35  |   Wed 11 Nov 2020
Ep #280: Doubling Revenue by Bringing on a Partner - The Career of Justin Brownlee

Ep #280: Doubling Revenue by Bringing on a Partner - The Career of Justin Brownlee

We’re excited to have XYPN member Justin Brownlee, owner of the Houston-based fee-only firm Brownlee Wealth Management, on the show. Justin started his own firm last year after spending nearly a deca…

00:52:33  |   Wed 04 Nov 2020
Ep #279: Alternative Career Paths in the Financial Planning Industry: An Interview with Lucy Robeson

Ep #279: Alternative Career Paths in the Financial Planning Industry: An Interview with Lucy Robeson

We’re thrilled to have Lucy Robeson, the Managing Director of AdvicePay, a compliant payment processor for financial advisors, on the show today. Like many others on the show before her, Lucy took a …

00:53:04  |   Wed 28 Oct 2020
Ep #278: Motherhood and Firm Ownership: How To Master Both - Tips from Morgen Rochard

Ep #278: Motherhood and Firm Ownership: How To Master Both - Tips from Morgen Rochard

We’re excited to have XYPN member Morgen Rochard, owner of Origin Wealth Advisors, a fee-only firm out of Austin, TX, on the show today. Morgen joined us on episode 178 to share her journey transitio…

00:52:17  |   Wed 21 Oct 2020
Ep #277: Outsourcing Tax Preparation to Build a Scalable RIA

Ep #277: Outsourcing Tax Preparation to Build a Scalable RIA

We’re excited to have Emily Purdon, Director of XY Tax Solutions (XYTS), and Sara Williams, Operations Specialist at XYTS, on the show today. We dive into what it’s like to roll outsourced tax prep u…

00:47:30  |   Wed 14 Oct 2020
Ep #276: A Four-Year Check-In with Cady North: Financial Planner and Now, Author

Ep #276: A Four-Year Check-In with Cady North: Financial Planner and Now, Author

We’re excited to have XYPN member Cady North, owner of North Financial Advisors, a fee-only firm in San Diego, California, on the show today. Cady joined us on #XYPNRadio nearly four years ago, durin…

00:50:07  |   Wed 07 Oct 2020
Ep #275: College Planning, Student Loans, and Today’s Economic Realities: An Interview with Heather Jarvis and Joe Messinger

Ep #275: College Planning, Student Loans, and Today’s Economic Realities: An Interview with Heather Jarvis and Joe Messinger

We’re excited to have student loan expert, Heather Jarvis, and college funding expert, Joe Messinger, on the show today. This year for #XYPNLIVE(ish), XYPN’s annual national conference turned virtual…

01:00:37  |   Wed 30 Sep 2020
Ep #274: Life Planning as a Fiduciary Responsibility: An Interview with George Kinder and Lora Woodward

Ep #274: Life Planning as a Fiduciary Responsibility: An Interview with George Kinder and Lora Woodward

We’re honored to have George Kinder, who many know as the founder of life planning, and Lora Woodward, Communications Director at the Kinder Institute, on the show today to discuss the Seven Stages o…

00:57:21  |   Wed 23 Sep 2020
Ep #273: Leveraging Video to Establish Credibility - An Interview with Candice Carlton

Ep #273: Leveraging Video to Establish Credibility - An Interview with Candice Carlton

We’re excited to have Candice Carlton, a digital marketing expert, on the show today to talk about her upcoming #XYPNLIVE(ish) Post-Con, a workshop titled: A Blueprint for Kickass Video. Candice is a…

00:50:17  |   Wed 16 Sep 2020
Ep #272: Leveling-Up: How to Scale a Business with Wendy Marsden

Ep #272: Leveling-Up: How to Scale a Business with Wendy Marsden

We’re excited to have XYPN member Wendy Marsden, owner of ProsperiTea Planning, out of Greenfield MA, on the show today.  Wendy is currently in what XYPN calls the “scaling phase,” she has hit capaci…

00:53:52  |   Wed 09 Sep 2020
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