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Nicholas Pope

Partner/CEOWashington Avenue Advisors

Grand Rapids, MI

Member Since June 2024

Skills

Exit Planning Advisor
Financial Planner
Leadership

About

My life's purpose is to be vibrant, mindful and engaged, to live a disciplined healthy life, and to lead and empower others. I want people to know that what they are capable of is greater than what they think, and by changing their beliefs, they can change their reality and their destiny. Washington Avenue Advisors, LLC ("WAA) is a registered investment adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where WAA and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. Links to websites and other resources operated by third parties are provided as information only, and there can be no assurance as to its accuracy, suitability or completeness. WAA does not endorse, authorize or sponsor the content or its respective sponsors and is in no way responsible for third party content, services, products or information, or for the collection or use of information regarding the web site’s users and/or members.

Published content

Nine Expert Tips for Becoming a Successful Financial Adviser

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Be someone your clients can trust and learn to lean on for some of their most personal decisions. Growing at a rate much faster than the average rate for all other occupations, the job outlook for personal financial advisers entering the field is a bright one, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And while no industry seems immune from technological and cultural changes, many of the factors that made someone a successful financial adviser years ago are likely to make someone successful now. It’s all about understanding your clients and offering a service they can’t get from anyone else. Having each been in the financial industry for some time now, the advisers and financial experts of Kiplinger Advisor Collective know what it takes to build successful businesses in the advising space. Below, they offer their top tips for anyone new to the industry on what they can do to set themselves apart and launch a profitable business from the ground up.

Why You Should Consider Private Equity in Your Investment Portfolio

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Private equity investment is a way to broaden your exposure beyond the mega-cap, tech-heavy giants and reach into the broader economic landscape.

Company details

Washington Avenue Advisors

Company bio

Washington Avenue Advisors, LLC ("WAA") is a registered investment adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where WAA and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. As a registered investment advisory firm, we are restricted from posting, publishing or otherwise disclosing any form of testimonial which is related to our investment advisory services. LinkedIn recommendations and endorsements may be viewed as a testimonial. This policy requires that we block any recommendations or endorsements. Links to websites and other resources operated by third parties are provided as information only, and there can be no assurance as to its accuracy, suitability or completeness. WAA does not endorse, authorize or sponsor the content or its respective sponsors and is in no way responsible for third party content, services, products or information, or for the collection or use of information regarding the web site’s users and/or members.

Industry

Wealth Management

Area of focus

Wealth Management
Venture Capital
High-Net-Worth Wealth Planning

Company size

2 - 10