As a financial planner, your job revolves around your clients. It’s part of your role—and it’s simply what you do. In an ideal world, you’d spend the majority of your time working closely with your clients, face to face. Unfortunately, this isn’t an ideal world. When it comes to time management for financial advisors, the
Note: This blog is part of our series on paraplanners. If you haven’t already read our first blogs, be sure to check them out! The digital nomad population is pretty much booming these days. One Gallup survey found that the number of people who work remotely 4-5 days a week rose from 24% to 31%
So, you’ve finally decided…you’re going to become a paraplanner. Congrats! It’s true that paraplanning can sometimes be a challenging career choice—but you’re into the heavy research. You get a kick out of the in-depth analysis. And most of all, you love that you get to help clients make informed decisions and figure out how to
Note: This blog is third in our series on paraplanners. If you haven’t already read our first two, be sure to check them out! What’s your time worth to you? In 2019, the truth is that most of us are time poor. This is especially true if you’re running your own business in addition to
Most of us are aware of the word “paralegal,” meaning someone trained to assist lawyers in their legal work. But the word “paraplanner” is a little less well known—and if you’re here, you’re probably wondering just what is a paraplanner, anyway? The profession is a relatively new one, having originated within the last two decades—though
When it comes to financial planning conferences, there is no shortage of options to choose from. In fact, from events run by membership associations like NAPFA, FPA, and XY Planning Network, to those hosted by vendors, media publications and the like, it’s become quite difficult to figure out which ones are worth the time and
These days, we’re accustomed to accessing anything we want exactly when we want it. And while that’s certainly a benefit if you’re looking to catch an Uber in an unfamiliar city or hunt for a last minute gift using Amazon Prime, the downside of the hyper-digital age that we live in is a growing concern
Carving out a career as a successful virtual paraplanner isn’t just about financial knowledge and a passion for the industry, you also have to make sure to connect with your industry peers. In other words, you need to network. Despite how intimidating the idea of going up to people that you’ve never met and starting
With a business model that specializes in matching virtual paraplanners with hiring firms, it should come as no surprise that one of the most common questions we receive is: “How can I become a Virtual Paraplanner?” Unbeknownst to most people, there isn’t a structured career path to becoming a paraplanner. In fact, landing an entry-level
When running a small business, it can seem like your to-do list is never ending. To make matters worse, over time it can begin to feel like your peers have it all figured out while you continue to fall more and more behind. But the truth is, they don’t! In fact, chances are they don’t
