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Notes on marketing for modern wealth managers.
Practical analysis of the strategies, tools, and trade-offs that shape how today's advisory firms grow.
advisor marketing
Snappy Kraken vs. Capital Turbine: An Honest Comparison
Snappy Kraken and Capital Turbine both serve financial advisors, but the models are fundamentally different. Here's an honest, data-grounded look at what each platform actually delivers — and what advisors searching for a Snappy Kraken alternative should know before deciding.
Capital Turbine · · 7 min read
advisor marketing
How Advisors Win Clients in the Age of AI Discovery
AI has changed how prospects find financial advisors, but brand determines who they hire. Here's why a broad presence, a reliable message, and consistent design language are the real foundations of client acquisition in 2026.
Capital Turbine · · 8 min read
advisor marketing
FMG Suite vs. Capital Turbine: An Honest Comparison
If you've been searching for an FMG Suite alternative, here's the honest breakdown: what FMG reviews actually tell you, where the platform's tradeoffs show up, and how Capital Turbine compares across websites, content, automation, advertising, and compliance.
Capital Turbine · · 7 min read
website best practices
Are Your Website Forms Lying to You?
Your website form submissions jumped 110%, but traffic only rose 10% -- and your actual client count didn't budge. Before you celebrate, it's worth confirming: are those leads real, or is this a consequence of the broader wave of AI bot attacks? Attacks are up 12.5x year-over-year, and hitting financial services the hardest.
Tim Fagan · · 5 min read
advisor marketing
Your AUM Is Up. Your Client Count Isn't. Here's Why.
Most RIAs are growing AUM right now without growing their client base — and a lot of that comes down to marketing that looks identical to thousands of other firms. Here's what the data actually shows.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
social marketing for financial advisors
How to Get the Most Out of Your Social Media Strategy
Timing and frequency are the two levers most advisors underuse on social media. Here's a platform-by-platform breakdown of when and how often to post, plus why showing up as a participant beats just broadcasting.
Capital Turbine · · 11 min read
advisor marketing
$30M in New AUM Pipeline in 60 Days: A Case Study
One independent advisor. 60 days on Capital Turbine. Here's a straightforward look at what we built, how we built it, and what the data showed — including a 73.7% email open rate and over $30M in new AUM pipeline.
Tim Fagan · · 8 min read
paid media
What to Know Before You Invest in Paid Lead Generation
Before you invest in paid lead generation, the metric that matters most isn't cost per lead -- it's cost per qualified lead. Here's how to build the right foundation first.
Tim Fagan · · 7 min read
email campaigns for financial advisors
The Email Newsletter Nobody on Your List Actually Reads
Most financial advisor email newsletters get deleted before they're read — not because email is dead, but because the content is generic. Here's how to fix that.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
paid media
Why Paid Ads Fail for Financial Advisors (And What Actually Works)
Most advisors blame the ad channel when their paid campaigns flop. The real culprit is almost always skipping the step that makes paid media work: getting your messaging right before you spend a dollar on reach.
Capital Turbine · · 7 min read
search and social best practices
The Advisor's Guide to Google Business Profile in 2026
Most financial advisors have a Google Business Profile. Almost none of them have it set up in a way that actually generates leads. Here's how to fix that in under an hour.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
social marketing for financial advisors
Why Most Advisors' Social Media Efforts Fall Completely Flat
Most advisors blame the platform when their social posts underperform. The real problem is almost always the strategy — or the missing system that connects content to actual clients.
Capital Turbine · · 4 min read
paid media
Advisor Paid Media: How to Stop Burning Ad Budget
Paid media doesn't fail financial advisors — underpowered, poorly structured campaigns do. Here are five specific reasons advisor ad budgets disappear without generating leads, and what to do instead.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
website best practices
Why Advisor Websites Fail to Show Up in AI Search Results
Most advisor websites are invisible to AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity — not because they're poorly designed, but because they're built to impress humans, not answer machines. Here's what needs to change.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
website best practices
Advisors: You're Losing Leads on Your Contact Page
Your contact page is the highest-intent moment in your marketing funnel — and most advisory websites get it wrong. Here's what a high-converting contact page actually looks like.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
website best practices
Why Your Advisor Website Isn't Converting Visitors to Leads
Most financial advisor websites get visitors but generate almost no leads. The problem usually isn't traffic — it's what happens after someone lands on the page. Here's what's killing your conversions and how to fix it.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
email campaigns for financial advisors
Why Advisor Email Newsletters Get Deleted — And What to Send Instead
Most advisory firm newsletters land in the trash before they're read. The problem isn't frequency — it's that the content feels written for no one in particular. Here's what to send instead.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
advisor marketing
Why Financial Advisors Are Invisible to Their Best Prospects
Most financial advisors are marketing to everyone — which means they're reaching no one. Here's why hyper-specific positioning is the single most important growth lever an independent advisor can pull right now.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
search and social best practices
Why Financial Advisors Struggle to Get Found on AI Search
More prospective clients are using ChatGPT and Perplexity to find financial advisors — and most advisory websites are completely invisible to those tools. Here's why, and what to do about it.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
social marketing for financial advisors
How Financial Advisors Should Use LinkedIn to Win HNW Clients
Most advisors treat LinkedIn like a résumé. The ones growing AUM fastest treat it like a client conversation — and the difference in results is not subtle.
Capital Turbine · · 7 min read
email campaigns for financial advisors
Why Financial Advisors Get Low Email Open Rates (And How to Fix It)
Most financial advisors send email campaigns that never get opened — not because of poor timing, but because of structural mistakes that trained subscribers to ignore them. Here's what actually moves the needle.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
paid media
Why Google Ads for Financial Advisors Fail to Generate Leads
Most financial advisors who run Google Ads campaigns walk away disappointed — not because paid search doesn't work, but because of three structural mistakes that kill ROI before a single lead comes in.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
search and social best practices
Why Most Advisor SEO Fails Before a Page Is Ever Written
Most advisor SEO fails not because of weak writing, but because there's no keyword strategy, no local optimization, and no structure for AI-driven search. Here's what the foundation actually looks like.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
paid media
Why Paid Media for Financial Advisors Fails Without a Funnel
Most financial advisors run paid ads and get nothing back. The problem isn't the budget — it's running top-of-funnel ads without any funnel beneath them. Here's what a working paid media strategy actually looks like.
Capital Turbine · · 6 min read
email campaigns for financial advisors
The Email Sequence Every Financial Advisor Needs After a First Meeting
The 72 hours after a first meeting are where most advisor-prospect relationships are won or lost — not in the meeting itself. Here's the email sequence that closes the gap.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
social marketing for financial advisors
The Financial Advisor's Social Media Posting Schedule That Actually Builds Trust
Advisors who grow AUM through social media aren't posting every day — they're posting on a deliberate rhythm with a content mix that builds trust over time. Here's the framework.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
social marketing for financial advisors
Why LinkedIn Organic Posts Alone Won't Grow Your AUM
Posting consistently on LinkedIn isn't translating into new clients for most advisors — and the reason is structural. Here's what organic reach actually does, and what it can't do alone.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
paid media
Why Your Google Ads Budget Disappears Without a Financial Advisor Audience Strategy
Most advisors running Google Ads waste the majority of their budget on clicks that never convert — not because the platform fails, but because keyword targeting without an audience strategy is an expensive guessing game.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
advisor marketing
Why Niche Advisors Win More Clients With Less Ad Spend
Advisors who market to a specific niche consistently outperform generalists in cost-per-lead and conversion rate. Here's why narrowing your audience is the most efficient growth move you can make.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read
website best practices
Why Your Advisory Website Isn't Converting Visitors Into Leads
Most financial advisor websites don't have a traffic problem — they have a conversion problem. Here's what a high-converting advisory site actually does differently.
Capital Turbine · · 5 min read