Jul 18, 2022 Five Bond Ladder Visualization & Portfolio Tools Five tools commonly used by our investment guy to help clients visualize a bond ladder in action and/or construct a portfolio recommendation. Read More
May 19, 2022 Cognito: Advanced Training in using a Confidential Questionnaire If the question is 'Can Cognito do it?', I've found the answer is usually 'yes'. That's why we depend pretty heavily on utilizing the form for internal functions. Read More
Apr 21, 2022 Redtail: Workflow Utilization - How Do I Make It Work for Me? Redtail Workflows seem to have limitations, but there are ways to utilize them as a working day to day task list. Read More
Mar 24, 2022 Money Guide Pro: How to Run a Short-Term Goal Plan Money Guide Pro is great for retirement projections, but can it be used for younger-clients who have near-term income and expense planning questions? The answer is yes. Read More
Feb 24, 2022 Trusted Contact: How to Send, Save, and Annually Update Quick refresh on the process to obtain Trusted Contact information, as well as ways to maintain on an annual basis. Read More
Feb 10, 2022 Integrations: Connecting Orion to MoneyGuidePro Especially if you have assets under management, connect Orion to MGP and save significant time on data entry. Read More
Jan 27, 2022 Orion: Basic Navigation - How Do I Get to Useful Information in Orion? Gain confidence to search and obtain basic info in Orion, as well as pro tips for basic navigation. Read More
Jan 17, 2022 Account Opening: Part 4 - Final Steps Part 4 in the Account Opening series looks at final steps once an account is open and the household established. Read More
Jan 17, 2022 Account Opening: Part 3 - Post-Paperwork Verification Part 3 in the Account Opening series covers what happens when the custodian finally processes signed paperwork, and when the IPS should be submitted. Read More
Jan 17, 2022 Account Opening: Part 2 - Custodial Paperwork Part 2 of the Account Opening series takes a deeper dive into typical paperwork sent for each account being opened by custodian and account type. Read More
Jan 17, 2022 Account Opening: Part 1 - The Legal Documents The first part of the Account Opening series - this post covers all preliminary steps required to get the process started. Read More
Jan 13, 2022 Redtail: 6 Ways to *accidentally* Add a Contact (and how to avoid losing them) Explore the multiple ways you can create a contact record in Redtail (whether you meant to or not), and why they sometimes disappear after you create them. Read More