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  • The 4 Most Important Pages on an RIA Website and Tips to Maximize Each

    The 4 Most Important Pages on an RIA Website and Tips to Maximize Each

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    The 7 Tech Tools You Need to Launch a Fee-only Firm

  • The New CFP® Domain: Psychology of Financial Planning

    The New CFP® Domain: Psychology of Financial Planning

  • 8 Simple Tips to Optimize Tax Planning as an Advisor

    8 Simple Tips to Optimize Tax Planning as an Advisor

  • When to Say No As an Advisor: Why a No Opens the Door to a Better Yes

    When to Say No As an Advisor: Why a No Opens the Door to a Better Yes
Is Your Non-Compete Binding? Helpful Tips for Transitioning Advisors

Is Your Non-Compete Binding? Helpful Tips for Transitioning Advisors

4 MIN READ

New year, new firm?...

January 16, 2023/by Lisa Larrivee
Our Top Blogs of 2020 for Independent Financial Advisors

Our Top Blogs of 2020 for Independent Financial Advisors

5 MIN READ

Over the past year at XY...

December 31, 2020/by Kelly Moorman
The Importance of Vulnerability as an Independent Financial Advisor

The Importance of Vulnerability as an Independent Financial Advisor

4 MIN READ

One of XY Planning Network’s...

October 15, 2020/by Sara Williams
How to Create Online Training: 11 Steps for Financial Advisors

How to Create Online Training: 11 Steps for Financial Advisors

9.5 MIN READ

The relevance of distance...

September 07, 2020/by Kate Ross
Outsourcing Tax Services as a Financial Advisor: Working Less to Achieve More

Outsourcing Tax Services as a Financial Advisor: Working Less to Achieve More

9.5 MIN READ

As a business owner, it’s...

August 27, 2020/by Emily Purdon
How to Leverage Emotion to Guide Your Clients Through Change with Cassandra Worthy

How to Leverage Emotion to Guide Your Clients Through Change with Cassandra Worthy

3 MIN READ 

Change agent. Change...

July 23, 2020/by Kelly Moorman
Launching a Financial Planning Firm During a Recession

Launching a Financial Planning Firm During a Recession

10 MIN READ

While the economic fallout...

June 04, 2020/by Kelly Moorman
Maintaining a Growth Mentality During a Financial Crisis: Changes You Can Make Now in Your Practice

Maintaining a Growth Mentality During a Financial Crisis: Changes You Can Make Now in Your Practice

6 MIN READ

If you’re familiar with...

May 28, 2020/by Kate Ross
10 Steps for Choosing the Best Business Path for Scaling Your Firm

10 Steps for Choosing the Best Business Path for Scaling Your Firm

8.5 MIN READ

Once you’ve reached max...

March 02, 2020/by Kate Ross
XYPN's Financial Planning Process

XYPN's Financial Planning Process

12 MIN READ

Why should you adopt XYPN's...

February 17, 2020/by Emily Purdon
8 Marketing Experiments Every Independent Financial Advisor Should Try

8 Marketing Experiments Every Independent Financial Advisor Should Try

8 MIN READ

We use informal experiments...

January 13, 2020/by Kelly Moorman
Diminished Capacity and Elder Financial Exploitation

Diminished Capacity and Elder Financial Exploitation

4 MIN READ

Either as a new RIA or as an...

January 02, 2020/by Jocelyn Tillisch
Our Top Blogs of 2019 for Independent Financial Advisors

Our Top Blogs of 2019 for Independent Financial Advisors

7 MIN READ

Over the past year at XY...

December 30, 2019/by Kelly Moorman
Refining Your Client Service Model

Refining Your Client Service Model

9.5 MIN READ

This year’s 2019 XYPN...

December 23, 2019/by Emily Purdon
Creating a Culture That Promotes Work/Life Balance in Your Firm

Creating a Culture That Promotes Work/Life Balance in Your Firm

8 MIN READ

If work/life balance is...

December 19, 2019/by Kate Ross
How to Inspire Your Clients to Action and Help Them Achieve Financial Freedom with George Kinder

How to Inspire Your Clients to Action and Help Them Achieve Financial Freedom with George Kinder

3 MIN READ 

“Model integrity, deliver...

December 12, 2019/by Kelly Moorman
RIA Workflows 101: The 5 W's

RIA Workflows 101: The 5 W's

8 MIN READ

Why: Facing Capacity...

November 04, 2019/by Emily Purdon
Core Tech You’ll Need to Launch Your RIA Firm

Core Tech You’ll Need to Launch Your RIA Firm

8 MIN READ

As you’re getting your firm...

October 24, 2019/by Kate Ross
10 Reasons Why You'll Love #XYPNLIVE 2019

10 Reasons Why You'll Love #XYPNLIVE 2019

4 MIN READ

Over the past four years,...

September 02, 2019/by Kelly Moorman
XYPN Roundup: The Best Compliance Posts for Independent Financial Advisors

XYPN Roundup: The Best Compliance Posts for Independent Financial Advisors

14 MIN READ

Did you know that advisors...

August 22, 2019/by Kelly Moorman
What You Need to Know About Launching Your Own Financial Planning Firm

What You Need to Know About Launching Your Own Financial Planning Firm

8 MIN READ

Your firm was recently...

August 15, 2019/by Kate Ross

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