International College of Financial Planning

JULY 11, 2025

The stock market is not a machine of certainty; it’s a reflection of collective human psychology in motion. Whether it’s chasing overpriced stocks during a bull run or exiting equity portfolios in a panic during a market fall, the problem is rarely the market itself. The real issue? Equities, by design, are volatile.

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Tobias Financial

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In financial circles, this will inevitably include discussion of the potential impact on markets. But should elections influence long-term investment decisions? We would caution investors against making changes to a long-term plan in a bid to profit or avoid losses from changes in the political winds.

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SEI

JULY 15, 2025

Featured Who we serve right-arrow arrow-sm-down left-arrow Back Who we serve We help our clients across financial services make confident decisions and power growth. 1031 exchanges and qualified opportunity Funds (QOFs) share some foundational features: Capital gains deferral : Both allow deferral of gains from the sale of prior investments.

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International College of Financial Planning

JULY 2, 2025

This is where competent, ethical, and client-first financial planners step in. Whether it’s investment planning, retirement planning, tax strategy, estate management, insurance planning, or holistic money management, the CFP designation proves that you can deliver advice that is both competent and client-centric.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Ratner June 11, 2025 2 Min Read A client whose estate will remain non-taxable after 2025 has a policy in an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) that was presumably purchased for estate tax liquidity.

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WiserAdvisor

JUNE 4, 2025

Financial advisors should take these factors into account to ensure their clients receive the right experience. This article will discuss some of the most pivotal financial planning industry trends to watch out for this year. For example, a clients investment choices should align closely with their tax strategy, too.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 2, 2025

a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading! a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading!

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Trade Brains

JULY 8, 2025

The company’s planned Rs. 170 crore investment will nearly triple galvanisation capacity at its Ranjangaon plant to 1,10,000 MT annually. Driven by strong market demand, the expansion aims to fulfil internal needs and increase sales. Bajel Projects Limited’s stock, with a market capitalisation of Rs.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

While the new rule allows financial advisors to proactively use testimonials (from clients), endorsements (from non-clients), and highlight their own ratings on various third-party websites, the SEC’s warning suggests that advisory firms will want to take care to abide by the compliance requirements linked to the new rule.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 30, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent benchmarking study suggests that a number of RIAs are looking to move 'upmarket' and work with wealthier clients by expanding their service menu to include family office services, investment banking, and/or trust (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Which suggests that instead of trying to go head-to-head with these larger firms (and their heftier marketing budgets) in attracting clients, smaller firms might instead demonstrate how they are 'different' by offering a unique service offering tailored to their ideal target clients.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Also in industry news this week: A recent study indicates that the RIA model has seen significant growth in the number of firms and advisors during the past decade, and these firms are expected to control 1/3 of industry AUM by 2027 Despite market headwinds leading to a contraction in advisory firm AUM in 2022, firms continued to produce strong profit (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 11, 2023

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Morningstar has joined an increasingly competitive market of direct indexing platforms for advisors and their clients. From there, we have several articles on investment planning: While I Bonds have received significant attention during the past year, TIPS could be an attractive alternative for many client situations.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 25, 2023

Also in industry news this week: The SEC settled its first charges related to its new marketing rule with a firm that advertised 2,700% annual returns A survey suggests that older Americans prefer the term "longevity" to "aging", perhaps informing the way advisors discuss related issues with their clients From there, we have several articles on retirement (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that RIA custodial platform Altruist announced that it is offering its portfolio accounting software for free to advisors who custody with the firm, offering the opportunity to advisory firms to reduce the costs of their tech stacks (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 8, 2024

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 25, 2023

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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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 13, 2023

In the advisor world, where noncompete agreements are fairly common, a ban on the practice could incentivize firms to reassess their employee value proposition and to consider ways to establish their clients’ relationships with the firm, and not just with their advisors.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2024

market during the past decade, historical data suggest that they could serve as a helpful ballast against sharp inflation-adjusted drawdowns in U.S. market during the past decade, historical data suggest that they could serve as a helpful ballast against sharp inflation-adjusted drawdowns in U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2024

market during the past decade, historical data suggest that they could serve as a helpful ballast against sharp inflation-adjusted drawdowns in U.S. market during the past decade, historical data suggest that they could serve as a helpful ballast against sharp inflation-adjusted drawdowns in U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

detecting fraud or analyzing data) to provide a better client experience! Nonetheless, respondents (particularly those in younger generations) do not see this as an either-or choice, but rather anticipate benefitting from working with human advisors who leverage AI tools for certain tasks (e.g.,

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Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 15, 2025

Portfolio rebalancing helps advisors uncover a new investment plan of action that aligns with a client's long-term financial milestones. It also considers how the current market will impact asset diversification.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Investment Planning Options achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:24 The decision to sell or hold a concentrated position may sound simple, but these situations are often more complex than they appear. They require the investor to reconcile investment dynamics, tax considerations and a variety of subjective, emotional factors.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Investment Planning Options. They require the investor to reconcile investment dynamics, tax considerations and a variety of subjective, emotional factors. We have found that focusing on each client one at a time is the only way to help them make the right choices. Mon, 10/16/2017 - 10:24.

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eMoney Advisor

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

If you are looking for opportunities to grow your business, expanding your services to clients at all stages of the financial planning lifecycle creates new opportunities for you to reach those households in search of professional advice. Starting Out clients are typically focused on beginning to build wealth.

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Good Financial Cents

AUGUST 11, 2022

I once had a client ask me, “Jeff, if you had a million dollars, how would you invest it?”. The reality is, there are a ton of different strategies I would personally use to invest $1 million dollars, and to help this seed money grow into even more cash over time. They didn’t have a plan. Ads by Money.

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Gen Y Planning

JUNE 1, 2022

With all the juicy financial headlines—stock market movements, inflation, the housing market, student loan conversations, etc.—who But in this high-inflationary market, one type of bond, in particular, is getting a lot of attention: the Series I Savings Bond. Does investing in I-bonds make sense as part of your strategy?

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Don Connelly & Associates

JANUARY 15, 2024

The stock market has taken investors on another wild rollercoaster in recent years. The market recovered from a bear market in 2022, and after a solid up year in 2023, there's bound to be another one at some point. But we know that, over the long term, stocks will continue their century-long advance.

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Park Place Financial

MARCH 16, 2022

INVESTMENTS Why is Market Volatility Important? While markets usually fluctuate incrementally without much impact on investments, sometimes they change drastically. This market volatility poses a significant risk for investors, but it also offers insights that can help them make wiser investment decisions.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

Managing Liquidity in the Coronavirus Market ajackson Mon, 03/30/2020 - 16:04 This article was written by Sid Ahl, Taylor Graff, Adam King and J.R. Rodrigo, members of Brown Advisory's Investment Solutions Group. Both forms of liquidity are important to keep in mind when building a long-term investment plan.

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Brown Advisory

MARCH 30, 2020

Managing Liquidity in the Coronavirus Market. Rodrigo, members of Brown Advisory's Investment Solutions Group. Liquidity, like many concepts in the investment world, is simple on the surface but becomes far more complex when one examines it more deeply. Mon, 03/30/2020 - 16:04.

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Workable Wealth

JUNE 24, 2020

While this is true, most articles don’t tell you how to invest wisely, what role investments play in your wealth-building journey or even what the Market can tell you. . We understand that you want to invest in a way that’s aligned with your goals and values. stock market. What is the Stock Market?

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Five Sources of Alpha in an Aging Market Cycle ajackson Fri, 10/18/2019 - 10:30 For the past decade, investors have enjoyed a long climb up the “wall of worry.” an oil-market collapse, and an undeniable escalation in geopolitical and trade tensions around the world. But through it all, U.S.

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