You're a Financial Planner, Now What?

You're a Financial Planner, Now What?


Latest Episodes

Buying into Firms: Fit, Structure & Culture
June 23, 2020

The financial planner’s career path is often thought of as very linear: go to school, get your CFP certification, begin working for a firm and work your way up, or start your own. However, you can’t plan for everything,

Keeping Up with Rapid Changes in the Profession
June 16, 2020

What does the future of financial planning look like? In our latest YAFPNW episode, Nathan Gehring, CFP®, talks about it with Hannah — as well as “slow financial planning,” providing value to clients, and how we’ll have to keep up with a rapidly evolvi...

Changing Narratives in the Profession
June 02, 2020

Diane Bourdo, CFP®, is the president of The Humphreys Group, a women-owned and women-operated wealth management firm. A proud feminist, as she states in her Twitter bio, Diane is passionate about the role of women in the profession,

Designing the Life You Want
May 26, 2020

Roger Ma is a CFP®, revenue intelligence analyst at Google, and author. He’s also worked as an investment banker and dabbled in real estate. In our latest episode of YAFPNW, Hannah and Roger discuss blending personal finances and careers,

Thoughtful Dialogues and Deep Listening in the Profession
May 19, 2020

Are you a good listener? If your answer is “yes,” our latest guest on YAFPNW can help you become an even better one. Sandi Bragar, CFP®, discusses how deep listening and asking the right questions are some of the most important skills you’ll use in the...

Sustainable Investing and How to “Do Better”
May 12, 2020

Sonya Dreizler is a financial services consultant, author, and impact investing speaker. In our latest episode of YAFPNW, Sonya discusses how she got into sustainable and impact investing, what they mean, and what inspired her Do Better series in the w...

Successful Planning Partnerships and Work/Life Balance
May 05, 2020

What do you do when the job opportunities out there aren’t quite right for you? If you’re investment advisor Nina O’Neal, it’s simple: create your own. In this latest episode of YAFPNW, Nina shares how she got into financial planning,

Real Work and the Secret Society of Financial Planners
April 28, 2020

Carl Richards of New York Times Sketch Guy fame needs no introduction. As a former financial planner and current columnist, author, and speaker, Carl had lots to share with Hannah about what the “real work” in our profession, the beauty of simplicity,

Global Perspectives on the Financial Planning Profession
April 21, 2020

We get to regularly speak with diverse financial planners who hail from all corners of the United States. This week, we were lucky to talk with Kate Holmes, global advocate, CFP®, international speaker, and podcast host about what financial planning lo...