Topic · 9 books

Building a financial advisory practice

Books about building a financial advisory practice: finding clients, earning referrals, serving them well and planning succession. The authors are advisors and the people who coach them.

This list holds 9 books published between 2021 and 2026, 2 with an audiobook edition. A book is on it only when building a financial advisory practice is a central subject of the book, judged from the book's own description, not when it comes up in passing. The most-rated on Amazon come first.

Books about building a financial advisory practice

Cover of Freedom Street by Scott Danner

Freedom Street

Scott Danner · 2021 · Audiobook

In the land of finance, discipline equals freedom. As a financial advisor, you know this better than anyone else. To your clients and community, you offer expertise, which enables them to achieve their goals and become financially independent. But what about…

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The Referral Magnet

Kelly Edwards · 2021 · Audiobook

Choosing a financial advisor is one of the most important decisions people make in life. They’re entrusting someone with their livelihood, their future, and their family, so the choice is not something they take lightly. Given the stakes, the search almost…

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Cover of Aloha Financial Advising by Stephen Kagawa

Aloha Financial Advising

Stephen Kagawa · 2021

The dynamic between financial advisors and those we advise is broken. As advisors, we want open and honest relationships with our clients. We also want a sense of purpose in our work that comes from serving, not selling. Yet our employers want us to push…

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Success with Succession

Paul Franco · 2024

You’ve spent your career preparing clients for retirement, but are you prepared for your own? The strategies that could make or break you when selling your practice as a financial advisor are easy to overlook. From succession planning and exit strategies to…

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Mastering Your Momentum

The Personal Coach · 2024

You’ve hit a wall with your financial advisory business. You’re burnt out, overwhelmed, or don’t know how to keep growing your company. Whether you want to earn more revenue or break into other markets, you need to infuse something new into your business. In…

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Built to Serve

The Surprisingly Simple Path to Unstoppable Advisory Success

Paul Durso · 2026

Are you worn out from prospecting, jumping from seminar to seminar, and hoping the next marketing hack will finally stick? In Built to Serve, you'll discover an entirely different way to grow your practice - one rooted in authenticity, long-term client…

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The Listening Advisor

Winning Loyal Clients Through Authentic Human Connection

John Gatewood · 2026

Human connection can never be replaced. Why do less credentialed advisors consistently win more clients, more referrals, and deeper loyalty than their technically superior competitors? It's not because they're lucky. It's because they have a skill that no…

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Cover of Optimizing Finance by Russ Alan Prince, Homer S. Smith IV, CFP, CRPC, BFA, CBEC, Paul A. Saganey, CFP

Optimizing Finance

Harness the Power of an Accounting Firm’s Elite Wealth Management Practice

Russ Alan Prince, Homer S. Smith IV, CFP, CRPC, BFA, CBEC, Paul A. Saganey, CFP · 2022

The hours and costs to increase revenue within a service-based accounting firm can pile up fast. So many tools, formulas, and schemes miss the mark. So be warned: what financial thought leaders Russ Alan Prince, Homer Smith, and Paul Saganey share in this…

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Cover of Optimizing the Financial Lives of Clients by Paul Saganey

Optimizing the Financial Lives of Clients

by Russ Alan Prince (Author), Homer S. Smith IV CFP CRPC BFA CBEC (Author), Paul A. Saganey CFP (Author) & 0 more Format: Kindle Edition

Paul Saganey

The hours and costs to increase revenue within a service-based accounting firm can pile up fast. So many tools, formulas, and schemes miss the mark. So be warned: what financial thought leaders Russ Alan Prince, Homer Smith, and Paul Saganey share in this…

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