Michael Lecours, CFP® says that the origin story of fpPathfinder, a company he co-founded with Michael Kitces, is a bit humbling. He found that he was routinely forgetting to ask the right questions or giving slightly incorrect answers or missing timely opportunities for recommendations when meeting with his clients.
It wasn't that Michael was incompetent or lacking in financial planning skills... he is a Certified Financial Planner with over a decade of experience. It's just that there is so many things that a client might need to know about or do or not do at any given time. And the landscape is constantly changing.
So, Michael came up with a simple idea. He made a series of checklists and flowcharts that he would use during client meeting to ensure he "checked all the boxes" and kept things on track. Suddenly, he felt like he was delivering higher quality advice to his clients and he realized he was onto something that other advisors could use with their clients.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Transitioning a Financial Advisory Business for Continued Growth
How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Add Value to a Modern Financial Advisory Business
How Truelytics and Consultants Work Together
Why Financial Advisors Should Teach Financial Literacy
How to Increase the Value of a Financial Advisory Business with Tax Planning Services
How to Build a Niche-Focused Financial Advisory Business that Scales
Navigating Transitions with Jeff Hamaoui of Modern Elder Academy
Why some RIA Firm Purchases Fail and Others Flourish
How to Grow Your Financial Advisory Firm by Acquiring Other Advisors' Books of Business
Leveraging Data and Platform-Based Solutions for Financial Advisor Growth
How RIAs Can Acquire A Practice With Greater Speed and Less Cost
Helping Your Clients Prepare for Estate Executor Duties
The Value of Financial Planning and Exit Coaching for Financial Advisors
Episode 54 - Jeremi Karnell and Scott Wetzel on Financial Advisor Transition Trends
Using Virtual Events and Digital Marketing to Help Financial Advisors Grow
How to Leverage a CPA Firm to Grow Your RIA Business
Episode 51 - The Power of Personalized Content for Winning New Clients
Episode 50 - Transitioning and Transforming a Wealth Management Firm
Episode 49 - Exploring The Zen Of Business Acquisitions
How to Rapidly Grow a New Financial Advisory Business
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