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Financial Advisor Success

Ep 355: Scaling Worksite Financial Planning As An Employee Benefit For The Average Worker With Brad Arends

Oct 17, 2023
Brad Arends, co-founder and CEO of Intellicents, shares insights on scaling worksite financial planning for average workers. Topics include fee compression, addressing concerns over plan asset raiding, selling a significant portion of their business, and the economics of scaling worksite financial planning as an employee benefit.
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Quick takeaways

  • Brad Arends built a multi-billion dollar advisory firm by providing comprehensive financial planning as an added benefit to large company employees.
  • Brad's strategic move to sell a significant portion of his business and adopt a flat fee structure helped him transition into wealth management and drive revenue growth.

Deep dives

Brad's Unique Approach to Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Advisory Firm

Brad Arons, CEO of IntelliSense, built a multi-billion dollar advisory firm by leveraging 401(k) retirement plans to offer comprehensive financial planning to employees as an added benefit. He recognized the need to provide advice to 401(k) participants after they retired, as they often fell prey to brokers selling high-commission annuities. Brad expanded his business into wealth management and developed a multi-pronged model combining retirement plan advice, group insurance benefits, and personal financial planning.

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