October 28, 2020
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 meandering path to where she is today. She started her career as a retirement actuary, …
August 12, 2020
Alternative Career Paths in the Financial Planning Industry
We’re honored to interview Emily Purdon, XYPN's former Financial Planning and Process Coach (transitioning to Director of XY Tax Solutions), on the show today. Having just finished her first year at XYPN, Emily has been the mind behind our XYPN Financial Planning & Process. Join u …
Episode No. 262 | July 01, 2020
Supporting, Coaching, & Empowering Women Through Major Financial Decisions As a Certified Money Coach
The Career of Therese Nicklas
We’re excited to have XYPN member Therese Nicklas, owner of Wealth Coach for Women, a fee-only firm in Rockland, MA, on the show today. Therese has 40 years of experience in the financial services industry, with time spent working in the insurance business with employee benefits as we …
July 17, 2019
Ep #213: Navigating the Regulatory Landscape for Monthly Fees in Financial Planning - With Michael Kitces and Scott Gill
How financial advisors are charging for services and what should be considered fair and reasonable for the consumer have become quite the hot button issues. Today Michael Kitces and Scott Gill join the show to dive into these topics and clarify the areas that are under scrutiny. Both …
June 05, 2019
Shifting from AUM to Flat Fees Based on Complexity
After attending Colorado State University on a football scholarship, Jason Speciner graduated with a degree in business administration in 2004 and has been a practicing registered financial advisor ever since. Today he joins the show to discuss how his firm has implemented a comprehen …
May 22, 2019
Ep #205: Career Changing from Marketing to Financial Planning - The Career of Sara Stanich
Today XYPN member Sara Stanich, founder of Cultivating Wealth, joins the show to discuss her unique journey to finding her place in financial planning. We will discuss why she made a career change out of marketing after 12 years and how having experience in multiple industries has led …
May 15, 2019
Ep #204: Leveraging Life Planning to Build a Financial Planning Firm - The Career of Sidney Divine
Sidney Divine, founder of Divine Wealth Strategies, joins the show to share how he climbed his way to the top and ended up being voted Financial Planner of the Year in 2017. He explains how he is fulfilling his dream of helping good people live better lives and how that passion has he …
November 28, 2018
Ep #180: Diving into XYPN's 2018 Annual Benchmarking Study with Michael Kitces
XYPN co-founder Michael Kitces is back on the show! For the second year now, we have collected data from our member firms to help us better understand their businesses and how they’re operating, and Michael joins me today to talk about what we found.
