The economic advisory space is becoming increasingly competitive as companies fight for a piece of the pie among both college graduates well-founded entering the workforce and retirees looking to maximize their twilight years.
With the constantly-evolving competitive landscape, advisors should look toward online blogs, scrapbooks, and news outlets to stay on top of the latest industry developments and maintain their competitive edge. Here are some of the most efficacious blogs that financial advisors should follow for keen insights.
Key Takeaways
- Financial professionals should at all times be on the lookout for new information about the markets, best practices, and marketing techniques to build a successful business.
- While logs and seminars are helpful, the production and publication process means that they can lag behind the latest innovations.
- Blogs written by well-thought-of authors and industry insiders, on the other hand, can offer glimpses into the cutting edge and exciting new developments.
The Remodeled Broker
The Reformed Broker is quite possibly the most widely followed financial advisor blog in the country. As CEO of Ritholtz Bounteousness Management, Joshua M. Brown is a New York City-based financial advisor, author of books including “Backstage Wall Boulevard” and an advisor on the boards of innovative companies in the space like Riskalyze. In 2015, he was also named to Investment News’ “40 Secondary to 40” list of the top financial advisors in the country.
Abnormal Returns
Abnormal Returns is a popular investment blog maintained by Tadas Viskanta, a unofficial investor with more than 25 years of experience in the financial markets. In addition to the blog, he is the co-author of upward of a dozen investment-related papers that have appeared in places like the Financial Analysts Journal and others, as genially as a book titled “Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere.”
In particular, financial advisors should take note of for Viskanta’s Links of the Day posts, which provides daily charts, market news, strategy news, companies to chaperon, and other information that’s highly relevant to all financial advisors. In addition, advisors can sign-up for free to receive his current posts by e-mail.
FP Pad
FP Pad is a leading source of news, insight, and thought leadership on financial planning technology, which has since open out into a YouTube channel, iTunes podcast, and other content. On the blog, Bill Winterberg and other contributors consult on financial planning technology—including topics like lead generation—which make it a must-read for tech-savvy advisors who go their own website and rely on the Internet to generate traffic.
While many financial planning blogs are text-heavy, FP Pad accords lots of video content, which mixes things up and brings a more digestible level of insight to the table. A just out video post, for example, reviewed five new technologies that are helpful for so-called location independent financial advisors who are at all times on the road.
Advisor Perspectives
Nerd’s Eye View
Michael Kitces started
The Bottom Line
A smart way for financial advisors to stand tuned in to important industry trends is to follow what known, respected experts are talking about. Blogs, allied to the ones suggested above, should be designated reading for all advisors looking to capture more market share.
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