May 30, 2018
New Job, New Baby, New City
Today’s guest is XYPN member and founder of Mellen Money Management, Scott Snider. After starting his career on the sales side, briefly working at a bank, and finding his way to a wealth management firm, Scott ultimately decided to start his own firm—and did so while also dealing with …
March 21, 2018
Ep #144: Finding Success Working with Clients with Similar Values – The Career of Diana Bacon
Life gets messy; whether it’s a new tax law or a looming divorce settlement, the value of a financial planner who has expertise in these areas is immense. Diana Bacon joins us on the show to discuss her career from working with multiple firms to eventually moving to the fee-only model …
February 07, 2018
Ep #138: How a Niche Serving Pharmacists Has Provided Explosive Growth - The Career of Tim Baker
Tim Baker’s career is a testament to the true power of having a niche focus for your business. After his time working in a hybrid firm, he decided to launch his own firm with a focus on working with pharmacists. He founded Script Financial in April of 2016, and his concentration on th …
January 31, 2018
Ep #137: Husband and Wife Each Start Businesses with a Newborn - The Career of Scott Haley
From fee-only planning to tax planning, Scott Haley has found an interesting and successful business model for his firm. He joins us on the show to talk about how he got started in financial planning and what it was like getting a rough start initially and then finally finding the rig …
January 24, 2018
Ep #136: Alan & Kitces Unhinged - Leveraging a TAMP to Grow Your Financial Planning Practice
Alan Moore and Michael Kitces join forces on this episode to address a topic that they have been getting a lot of questions about recently. They address the challenges that have been present when working with TAMPs and why they decided to launch XY Investment Solutions with the specif …
January 10, 2018
Ep #134: Leveraging SEO and Print Advertising to Supercharge Your RIA Growth - The Career of Taylor Schulte
The process of transitioning from working within a firm to transitioning into a more independent hybrid RIA model and finally to owning his own RIA has given Taylor Schulte some great insight and experience. He joins us on the show to talk about these transitions, the ups and downs an …
December 06, 2017
Ep #129: Basing Fees on Complexity - The Career of PJ Wallin
Deciding on your fee structure can be a challenge. In this episode, PJ Wallin fills us in on his method of payment structuring and gives some great insight into how to make it work for clients. He also shares the ups and downs of his career and his process of building a successful and …
