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50th Anniversary Of The CFP Marks: The Journey, Current State Of CFP Board, And Growing The Financial Planning Profession

Nerd's Eye View

So, in the late 1960s, a movement began to organize and promote best practices that would establish financial planning as a true profession. As a result, in 1973, a group of 35 planners became the inaugural recipients of the CFP marks. Read More.

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Summer Reading List Of “Best Books” For Financial Advisors – 2025 Edition

Nerd's Eye View

And so, in the spirit of sharing, a few years ago I launched my list of "Recommended (Book) Reading for Financial Advisors", and it was so well received that in 2013 I also started sharing my annual "Summer Reading List" for financial advisors of the best books I'd read in the preceding year.

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The WealthStack Podcast: Unlocking Private Markets with AssetMark's Michael Kim

Wealth Management

Michael was instrumental during AssetMark’s leveraged buyout transition to Genstar in 2013, its sale to Huatai Securities in 2016, its IPO in 2019, and its sale to GTCR in 2024. Before joining AssetMark, Michael was a Senior Vice President at Fidelity’s Institutional Wealth Services.

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Wealthspire Advisors: Reimagining the Wealthstack After Nine RIA Acquisitions

Wealth Management

We took a pause in the last year to acknowledge that, since our formation in 2019 , we have tripled in size and integrated more than nine firms. Financial Planning: eMoney and Envestnet MoneyGuide Related: Former Citadel Quants Raise $36M for Fixed-Income Fintech We’re very solidly going to remain eMoney and MoneyGuide.

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Insurance Awareness Committee Champions Protection-First Financial Planning with ‘Sabse Pehle Life Insurance’ Campaign

Trade Brains

Mumbai, July 02, 2025 : India continues to grapple with a significant life insurance protection gap—one that has risen from 83% in 2019 to 87% in 2023, according to a December 2023 NIA study(i). This growing vulnerability poses a serious threat to families’ financial security and aspirations. This campaign aims to change that mindset.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 28-29)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)

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Bluespring Merges Two Texas-Based Firms to Create $1.4B RIA

Wealth Management

SilverStar was started by Hudson in 1994 and became a Kestra affiliate in 2019, according to BrokerCheck. LifeBridge was started in 2016 and later grew when Jim Morrison joined Rudelson to create a combined firm with Bluespring in 2021 with offices in Houston and Waco.