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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 25–26)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that while overall financial advisor headcount remains relatively flat, the RIA channel continues to gain share in terms of both headcount (as brokers break away to start their own independent firms and aspiring advisors seek (..)

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Training Resources And Programs To Help New CFPs Gain Real-World Expertise: The Small-Firm Guide To Associate Advisor Development

Nerd's Eye View

Training programs for new financial advisors have traditionally followed a sales-focused, sink-or-swim approach that primarily paid on commission for product sales. These programs help advisors build trust, navigate difficult conversations, and confidently present recommendations – all within a controlled, lower-stakes environment.

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Performance Advertising Guidelines For Investment Advisers Under the SEC’s New Marketing Rule

Nerd's Eye View

But for many years, advisers looking for guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding what kind of performance advertising was permissible had to rely on fairly general guidelines and SEC staff statements in the form of “no-action” letters.

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The 18 Best Financial Advisor Conferences To Attend In 2025

Nerd's Eye View

But over the past 20 years, the shift from commission-based to recurring revenue (AUM and subscription fee) models has, for the first time, allowed advisory firms to begin to size and scale up.

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Form ADV Part 1: Common Missteps And Best Practices For RIAs

Nerd's Eye View

As a document required to be filed by all registered investment advisers, Form ADV is (at least in theory) a standardized description of each RIA’s services, fees, and business practices, presented in a series of four forms (Part 1, Part 2A, Part 2B, and Part 3) each comprised of a set of underlying sections.

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Market Timing vs. Time in the Market

Zoe Financial

3 It's Expensive Frequent trading and trying to time the market will rack up brokerage commission costs, particularly for smaller investors. Facts presented have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, market timing easily tempts us to jump out too early or stay in too long.

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Your Co-Investors in BREIT

The Big Picture

It presents as a very professionally managed fund, and to their credit, Blackstone has done a great job making it easy to work with all of the major RIA custodians for this. If they did what was in the best interest of clients, they would forgo too much in commission dollars.