Bruce and Jeff speak with forward thinker Michael Kitces, chief financial planning nerd at kitces.com. With ChatGPT pushing artificial intelligence into the mainstream, Michael walks us through how AI...
Bruce and Jeff speak with forward thinker Michael Kitces, chief financial planning nerd at kitces.com. With ChatGPT pushing artificial intelligence into the mainstream, Michael walks us through how AI can complement your advisory services and how to integrate it.
Guest Bio:
Michael E. Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, CASL, is the Head of Planning Strategy for Buckingham Wealth Partners, a private wealth management firm located in St Louis, Missouri, that oversees approximately $50 billion of client assets. In addition, he is the co-founder of the XY Planning Network, AdvicePay, fpPathfinder, and New Planner Recruiting, former practitioner editor of the Journal of Financial Planning, and the publisher of the e-newsletter The Kitces Report and the popular financial planning industry blog Nerd’s Eye View through his website www.Kitces.com, dedicated to advancing knowledge in financial planning.
Michael is also a popular speaker on financial planning and practice management topics, and can be seen presenting at 50-70 regional and national conferences for financial advisors every year.
Michael is one of the 2010 recipients of the Financial Planning Association’s “Heart of Financial Planning” awards for his dedication to advancing the financial planning profession. In addition, he has variously been recognized as financial planning's "Deep Thinker," a "Legacy Builder," an "Influencer," a "Mover & Shaker," part of the “Power 20,” and a "Rising Star in Wealth Management" by industry publications. These awards were presented to honor Michael’s active work in the financial planning community. Michael is also a co-founder of NexGen, a community of the next generation of financial planners that aims to ensure the transference of wisdom, tradition, and integrity, from the pioneers of financial planning to the next generation of the profession.
Specialties: Financial Planning, CFP, Tax Planning, Retirement Planning, Investment Management, Blogger, Social Media for Advisors, Public Speaker
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