Michael Kitces is the Chief Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com, dedicated to advancing knowledge in financial planning and helping to make financial advisors better and more successful. In addition, he is the Head of Planning Strategy at Buckingham Wealth Partners, the co-founder of the XY Planning Network [http://www.xyplanningnetwork.com], AdvicePay [https://advicepay.com/], New Planner Recruiting [http://www.newplannerrecruiting.com], fpPathfinder [https://www.fppathfinder.com/], and FA BeanCounters [https://fabeancounters.com/], the former Practitioner Editor of the Journal of Financial Planning, the host of the Financial Advisor Success podcast [https://www.kitces.com/podcast], and the publisher of the popular financial planning industry blog Nerd's Eye View [https://www.kitces.com/blog/]. In 2010, Michael was recognized with one of the FPA's "Heart of Financial Planning" awards for his dedication and work in advancing the profession.