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Longform links: existential ramifications

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stratechery.com) Online advertising networks help fund the purveyors of conspiracy theories. wapo.st) The brain handles small and large numbers differently. (nextbigideaclub.com) Anne Helen Petersen talks with Amy Schiller author of "The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong — And How to Fix It." quantamagazine.org)

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Tuesday links: behavioral failings

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behaviouralinvestment.com) The best business books of 2023, including "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by Zeke Faux. ft.com) Companies Google ($GOOGL) pays Apple ($AAPL) 36% of the revenue it earns from search advertising made through the Safari browser.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 25-26)

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that FINRA has issued a proposal to allow broker-dealers to advertise hypothetical performance data to institutional and high-net-worth investors, which would bring the rules for broker-dealers largely in line with (..)

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Saturday links: making the switch

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nytimes.com) How financial incentives are driving the rising number of bee colonies. finance.yahoo.com) In-game video advertising is soaring. (theguardian.com) Why you need to exercise your toes. wsj.com) Farming Why many farmers are having to go without crop insurance. npr.org) 'Functional drinks' are taking up increasing shelf space.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 26-27)

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Further, 87% of respondents said they would trust advice from human advisors, more than any other source of advice surveyed, and well above the 37% who said they trust generative AI tools.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 16-17)

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Further, the survey results suggest that advisors who offer comprehensive services tailored to the needs of their target clients are likely to be more successful both retaining their current clients and in attracting clients who might be dissatisfied with their current advisor and their service offering.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Oct 1-2)

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From there, we have several articles on advisor marketing: How some of the biggest financial services firms are increasing their television advertising and how smaller firms can craft a scalable, cost-efficient marketing strategy. The potential advantages of taking RMDs in stock rather than in cash during the current market downturn.