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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 21–22)

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Senate appears poised to pass legislation that would eliminate the long-established WEP and GPO provisions and increase the Social Security benefits of many state and local workers in the process From there, we have several articles on investment planning: While index funds are often viewed as 'passive' investments, advisors can add value for their (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 17–18)

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Also in industry news this week: A recent study finds that financial advisory clients are leaving largely positive, in-depth reviews for their advisors FINRA has responded to some concerns about its proposed rule regarding outside business activities, saying that it is designed to streamline regulations and not (as has been suggested by some commenters (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 25–26)

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Nonetheless, given the scale and brand awareness of the wirehouses, and as their own use of fee-based models increases (as opposed to primarily relying on commissions from selling products), competition for clients (and advisors) will likely remain stiff going forward, even amidst the favorable trends for RIAs Also in industry news this week: A recent (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 22–23)

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Also in industry news this week: While inter-channel advisor moves often make headlines, a recent study from Diamond Consultants found that most advisor transitions occur between firms in the same channel The number of disciplinary cases and restitution orders from FINRA increased in 2024 (the total amount of fines declined) as the self-regulatory (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 11–12)

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Also in industry news this week: A survey indicates that nearly 71% of new financial advisors drop out in the first 5 years, with firms offering better training and mentorship opportunities (as well as entry-level positions that don't come with business development targets) seeing higher employee retention rates How broker-dealer self-regulatory organization (..)

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The Best Of Weekend Reading 2023: Top 25 Articles You Might Have Missed

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Each week in Weekend Reading For Financial Planners, we seek to bring you synopses and commentaries on 12 articles covering news for financial advisors including topics covering technical planning, practice management, advisor marketing, career development, and more.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 12–13)

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Also in industry news this week: NASAA this week approved model rule amendments that would restrict the use of the titles "advisor" and "adviser" by broker-dealers (and their registered representatives) who are not also dually registered as investment advisers, which, if adopted by state regulators, would largely bring state rules on this issue in (..)