Sam Flaten, CFP®, ChFC®
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Sam Flaten, CFP®, ChFC®

Founder @ LEVR | Advisor Force Multiplier

Verified advisor · CRD 6803750Advicers member

I help advisory teams shift their focus from their inputs (products, hours, effort) to the outcomes their clients are actually seeking. I work with advisors to build consistent, methodical ways of discovering what clients value most, mapping the complexities in the way, and engaging them on an advice path where the client, not the advisor, determines progress. Then I help them deliver on it: as a CFP® and ChFC® who has spent years producing financial plans and running planning teams, I build the plans, workflows, and team structure that turn that advice path into steady client progress without the advisor becoming the bottleneck.

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What I'm working on
Updated Oct 6, 2026

Moving from building the plan to building the firm around it. I'm spending less time in the day-to-day planning and more time helping advisors redesign how their teams deliver advice, so client progress doesn't depend on one person.

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Tools in my stack
RightCapital★★★☆☆
Financial Planning
eMoney★★☆☆☆
Client Portal, Financial Planning, Account Aggregation
Envestnet MoneyGuide★☆☆☆☆
Financial Planning
Hazel★★★★★
Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Client Meeting Support
Wealthbox★★★☆☆
CRM
+43 more
Redtail★★☆☆☆
CRM, Client Texting
BILL
Advisory Fee Billing
AdvicePay
Advisory Fee Billing
Google Gemini★★★★☆
AI Platforms
Holistiplan★★★★☆
Tax Planning
Claude for Financial Advisors★★★☆☆
AI Platforms, AI Assistants/Agents, Client Meeting Support +4 more
Income Lab★★★★☆
Retirement Planning
Kwanti★★☆☆☆
Investment Data/Analytics
InfluenceLab★★★★★
Prospecting
Nitrogen★★★★☆
Proposal Generation/Sales Enablement
ShareFile
Client File Sharing
DocuSign
E-Signature
Adobe Sign
E-Signature
Airtable
Project Management
Gusto
Payroll & HR
Slant
Client Meeting Support, Client Data Gathering, AI Assistants/Agents +2 more
Slack
Team Chat & Collaboration
Trayecto★★★☆☆
Equity Compensation
Wealthscape (Fidelity)★★★☆☆
Custodial Platform
Altruist★★★★☆
Custodial Platform
Charles Schwab★★★☆☆
Custodial Platform
Dimensional
Investment Data/Analytics
Vanguard
Custodial Platform
Monarch
Cash Management/Budgeting
Egnyte
Client File Sharing
NordPass
Password Management
1Password
Password Management
Liscio
Client Portal, Client File Sharing
Wix
Website Builders
Lastpass
Password Management
PreciseFP
Client Data Gathering
FP Alpha
Estate Planning, Tax Planning
fpPathfinder
Advice Engagement
Dropbox
Client File Sharing
Orion★★★☆☆
Compliance, Portfolio Management, TAMP
Jump
Client Meeting Support, AI Assistants/Agents, AI Platforms
Toggl
Time Tracking
Loom
Video Meetings & Messaging
Google Workspace
Email & Office Suites
Google Voice★★★★★
Phone & VoIP
Canva
Digital Marketing
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Events coming up
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Books, pods, letters
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Things I'm open to

Reviews I've written

AdvisorTech
eMoney
★★☆☆☆

“Was absolutely cutting-edge the first time I interacted with LPL's wholesale version (WealthVision)... in 2017. Definitely better than MoneyGuide.”

Uses it · Oct 2026
Service Provider
LPL Financial (ClientWorks)
★☆☆☆☆

“The best part about leaving the B/D space was never having to interact with ClientWorks again. I was around for the transition from BranchNet which was also terrible.”

Uses it · Oct 2026
AdvisorTech
Income Lab
★★★★☆

“Sincerely growing on me. My advisors' clients love it, which is what matters.”

Uses it · Oct 2026
Service Provider
Wealthscape (Fidelity)
★★★☆☆

“All that money and the platform is stuck in 2013.”

Uses it · Oct 2026
AdvisorTech
Trayecto
★★★☆☆

“Anyone who works with equity comp on the big 3 planning software knows how key Trayecto is to run alongside as a supporting software.”

Uses it · Oct 2026
Service Provider
Charles Schwab
★★★☆☆

“It functions. iRebal is a solid contender to the rebalancing tools Altruist offers but is ultimately Tier 2.”

Uses it · Oct 2026