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Dec 2016
1h 27m

Ep 001: Entrepreneurial Persistence And ...

MICHAEL KITCES
About this episode

I'm thrilled to bring you weekly episodes featuring interviews of successful financial planners, their stories and the insights you can learn from their valuable experience.

In this first episode, I have a conversation with Rick Kahler, a financial planner in Rapid City, South Dakota who built his own practice to a stable of 100 clients and $200M in assets under management. Rick's story is truly humbling as he openly shares the events and decisions that brought him to where he is today.

You'll hear about his decisions that worked well in growing his practice, and quite frankly the sheer persistence in Rick's professional career that allowed him to consistently and repeatedly overcome roadblocks and challenges. Between losing 5 out of 6 employees in under 60 days, facing insolvency and near bankruptcy 6 times, and failing on multiple businesses before running his practice, Rick's ability to persist when times are uncomfortable will simply inspire you.

Get the full show notes and transcript for this episode at: https://www.kitces.com/1

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