New Planner Podcast

Join Caleb Brown, CFP and Co-founder of New Planner Recruiting along with his guests to learn how to enter the financial planning profession and find your right fit.

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Nov27

Ep #10: Building Your Skills As A CFP Student – with Anabelle Sanko

Anabelle Sanko is a sophomore, CFP Student at Kansas State University and the winner of the inaugural 2020 New Planner Recruiting CFP Tuition Scholarship. Today she joins the show to discuss the family experiences that led her to pursue a career in financial planning, as well as how she balances her full-time student course load with all of her extracurricular activities. Listen in as she explains how she secured her internship and the steps she is taking to try to increase the number of ...

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Nov20

SPECIAL EPISODE: Compensation Data Points for Newer Planners – with Caleb Brown

This week Caleb is flying solo behind the mic to bring you some relevant compensation data points on some of the candidates we recently placed. We want to share this with you because there is a shortage of compensation data available in the profession and it will hopefully give you a better understanding of what level of compensation you can command in the marketplace. Listen in as Caleb walks through the offers for these associate financial planner roles for new college graduates all the way ...

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Nov13

Ep #09: Integrating Life Planning and New Planners into Your Firm – with Jared Jones and Lisa Kirchenbauer

Today we have two special guests from Omega Wealth Management in Arlington, VA: Lisa Kirchenbauer, Founder and President, as well as Jared Jones, Lead Advisor and Director of Investments. In this episode, Lisa discusses starting her own firm in 1999 under the broker-dealer model, eventually transitioning to a fee-only RIA so she could provide financial planning services the way she truly wanted to. You will also hear Jared touch on how he secured a position at Omega, as well as several of the ...

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Nov06

Ep #08: NAPFA Genesis Professional Community for New Planners with Ben Jacobs

At just 25 years old, Ben Jacobs is already a Senior Financial Planner at Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory, managing several team members and leading the 401(k) retirement planning division for the firm. Today he joins the show to discuss his role with NAPFA Genesis and the benefits the community offers to new planners, the interview process he went through to get hired at his firm, and what were the keys to growing his confidence and skills to add massive value to his firm and quickly move ...

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Oct30

Ep #07: FPA Nexgen Professional Community for New Planners with Joey Stemmle

Joey Stemmle’s love and fascination with money blossomed from a young age, when his mother taught him how to not only save money but invest it, as well. He is now a financial advisor for Riverstone Wealth Advisory Group, located in Midlothian, Virginia. In this episode, Joey shares his advice for job seekers and the best way to go about maximizing your networking. Listen in as he shares what the financial planning association Nexgen group is all about and how it played an integral role in his ...

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Oct23

Ep #06: Buying a Firm and Transitioning from AUM to a Flat Fee Model with Jim Miller

Jim Miller of Woodward Financial Advisors joins the show today to discuss how the flat fee model works and what made him decide to go that route. He also shares his experiences and insight on buying out a firm, switching financial models, retaining clients, acquiring new clients, and bringing on the right team members. Listen in to hear the details of Jim's early years in the industry and how he navigated various challenges and hurdles that came his way. You'll learn the mechanics of buying ...

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Oct16

Ep #05: Understanding the Fee-Only Professional Association with Geof Brown

Geof Brown is the CEO of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the nation’s leading organization of fee-only comprehensive financial planning professionals. Today he joins the show to discuss NAPFA’s mission, as well as its history and why people should look into joining NAPFA—no matter what stage of their career they're in. He also shares the current membership status and future growth goals, including his vision for the organization going forward. Listen in as ...

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Oct09

Ep #04: Finding Your Right Fit with Tiffany Ritchie and Kyra Morris

Today Kyra Morris and Tiffany Ritchie of Morris Financial Concepts join the show. Kyra and Tiffany work with the rest of their team to serve 250 clients with over $280 million in AUM, and in this episode, they share how having families while running a successful firm has worked for them, as well as the challenges they have faced along the way. Listen in as they explain how they were connected and why Tiffany ultimately chose Kyra’s offer of employment. You will learn the importance of the ...

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Oct02

Ep #03: Career Options for a CFA Charterholder with Mario Nardone

Mario Nardone is a partner at East Bay Financial Services, where he focuses on the investment-related aspects of advisors' planning practices so they can focus on their clients and growing their businesses. Today he joins the show to share how he got into the profession, what made him decide to join an investment company straight out of school, and how he differentiated himself from other candidates from other schools. Listen in as Mario opens up about choosing to pursue the CFA designation, ...

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Oct02

Ep #02: Overcoming Discrimination and Racism: The Career of Chloe Moore

Chloé Moore is the founder of Financial Staples, where she focuses on making financial planning and guidance accessible to the busy young professional. She has been speaking at Caleb's financial classes for several years now, and with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, she really knows her stuff. Today she joins the show to share her journey into the career path she has carved out for herself, including her college experience and the initial interview process for ...

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Oct01

Ep #01: Yusuf Abugideiri and Bryan Hasling – Succession Planning from a G2 Perspective

Welcome to the New Planner Podcast, where it's all about helping you successfully enter the financial planning profession and accelerate your financial planning career. Each week, your host Caleb Brown will explore the human side of creating a successful planning career through interviews, personal experience, and insights from the trenches to help you become familiar with the various career paths available to you and avoid the mistakes that limit your success. In this opening episode, Yusuf ...

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