Disrupting the RIA Space: How Ritik Malhotra is Redefining Financial Advice

Model FA Podcast

In this episode of the ModelFA podcast, host David DeCelle sits down with Ritik Malhotra, the founder and CEO of Savvy Wealth. Ritik shares his impressive entrepreneurial journey, from building internet businesses as a teenager to founding successful startups in cloud storage and fintech.

The conversation digs into Ritik's inspiration behind starting Savvy Wealth - his experience working with financial advisors and identifying the industry's need for modernization and technology-driven solutions. Ritik explains how Savvy Wealth's purpose-built AI-powered platform is empowering advisors to increase efficiency, scale their businesses, and spend more time focused on client relationships.

Key insights from the discussion include:

How AI is currently impacting the financial advisory industry, from automating compliance and marketing tasks to freeing up advisor time

Examples of advisors seeing 50% time savings on quarterly reviews and 80% reductions in content creation time

Ritik's emphasis on using AI to augment advisors, not replace them, and the importance of the human advisor-client relationship

Savvy Wealth's approach to constantly gathering feedback from advisors to improve their platform and address pain points

Ritik also shares the influential book "Founders at Work" by Jessica Livingston, which inspired him in his entrepreneurial journey.

This episode provides valuable insights for financial advisors looking to leverage technology and AI to enhance their practices and better serve their clients. Be sure to visit Savvy Wealth's website and follow them on LinkedIn to learn more about their innovative solutions.

Connect with Ritik:

• Website: https://www.savvywealth.com

• Email: [e-mail]

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritikmalhotra/

About the Model FA Podcast

The Model FA podcast is a show for fiduciary financial advisors. In each episode, our host David DeCelle sits down with industry experts, strategic thinkers, and advisors to explore what it takes to build a successful practice — and have an abundant life in the process. We believe in continuous learning, tactical advice, and strategies that work — no “gotchas” or BS. Join us to hear stories from successful financial advisors, get actionable ideas from experts, and re-discover your drive to build the practice of your dreams.

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