FAVORITE THINGS
Enjoy some of our go-to business resources for new RIA firms. You’ll find some of our more recommended service providers, from our favorite stock photo source to our favorite calendar management software.
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XY Planning Network
All In One Solution for RIA Firms
Launch, run and grow the fee-only firm of your dreams with complete autonomy
Make it possible with the only advisor support system that connects you with everything you need to succeed profitably—including a support network of collaborative peers—and guarantees 100% ownership of your business, client relationships, data, and brand.
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Google Workspace
Email solution for RIA owners.
We recommend Google Workspace as the foundation for your firm’s email, file storage, and day-to-day productivity. It gives your business a professional email address using your own domain, along with secure cloud storage and a suite of tools designed to keep your team organized and connected.
With Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar, Meet, and more all working together, Google Workspace makes it easy to manage your firm’s communications, collaborate on documents, schedule meetings, and securely access important files from anywhere.
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Calendly
Booking system
We recommend Calendly as a simple, professional way to make scheduling meetings easier—for both you and your clients. Instead of going back and forth over email trying to find a time that works, Calendly lets clients view your availability and book a meeting directly on your calendar.
Calendly connects with Google Calendar and other major calendar platforms to keep your availability up to date and help prevent double-booking.
You can create different meeting types, set specific availability and scheduling rules, add buffers between meetings, and even automatically include Google Meet or Zoom details when a meeting is booked.
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Kitces.com
Financial planning knowledge to help you better serve your clients.
We consider Kitces.com one of the best resources available for staying informed, sharpening your financial planning knowledge, and learning how to build a better advisory business. Also a great resource for CE!
Kitces is best known for its Nerd’s Eye View blog, which covers everything from advanced financial planning strategies and tax planning to practice management, technology, marketing, and the business of running an advisory firm. The content is thoughtful, research-driven, and written specifically for financial advisors.
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Creative Market
Online Marketplace - Stock Photos
We recommend Creative Market as our go-to resource for stock photography and other creative assets. When you’re building a new website, creating marketing materials, or looking for images to bring your brand to life, Creative Market offers a wide variety of photography that feels polished, modern, and a little less “stock photo” than what you’ll typically find elsewhere.
What we love about Creative Market is that it’s a marketplace built around independent creatives, so you’ll find a wide range of unique photography, graphics, templates, fonts, and other design assets all in one place.
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Canva
Graphic design platform
Empowering users with intuitive tools and a vast collection of templates, Canva enables you to effortlessly bring your ideas to life. Discover the power of visual storytelling and unlock your design potential with Canva.