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Adviser links: forces you cannot control

Abnormal Returns

riabiz.com) DPL Financial Partners is seeing growth in commission-free annuity sales. investmentnews.com) Startup Arch wants to build a better private capital markets workflow. (morningstar.com) A list of the most popular podcasts for financial advisers. linkedin.com) The biz Vestwell just raised a new $125 billion Series D.

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Thursday links: avoiding permanent losses

Abnormal Returns

cnbc.com) Is change finally coming to realtor commissions? axios.com) Creators don't need 'creator startups.' Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media LinkedIn now has a 1 billion users. youngmoney.co)

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Sunday links: too many theories

Abnormal Returns

forbes.com) The pros and cons of a four-day workweek for startups. Sentencing Commission show judges rejected more than 80% of compassionate release requests filed from October 2019 through September 2022. (readmargins.com) Venture capital Sequoia Capital has a China problem. bloomberg.com) Data from the U.S.

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10 Tuesday AM Reads

The Big Picture

From staging to commission expenses, here’s what to expect. ( Gerstner began as an entrepreneur and has had multiple exits, including travel startup NLG (to IAC). Lots of baby boomers are going to sell their homes in the years ahead. The trick is to beat the crowd. The Week ) • The best place for product reviews is … Reddit?

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Adviser links: the long road

Abnormal Returns

thinkadvisor.com) Startup Ocho wants to make it easier for business owners to have a solo 401(k). techcrunch.com) The latest financial advisor technology news including the spread of commission-free annuities. (kitces.com) What the CFP Board is saying about cryptocurrencies. kitces.com) When is 'superfunding' a 529 plan the right move?

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: FTC drops lawsuit vs. Meta over VR acquisition

MarketWatch

The Federal Trade Commission late Friday voted to withdraw its antitrust lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc.’s s META acquisition of virtual-reality startup Within Unlimited, officially ending the agency’s high-profile case. The FTC’s decision to abandon the case came less than a month after U.S.

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Switching Jobs and Your Startup Equity: What You Need to Know

Harness Wealth

If you’re a startup employee, chances are you earn stock options or grants as part of your compensation package. Startups typically follow a three to four year vesting schedule, with shares gradually being distributed monthly after one full year on the job (that one-year mark is known as the cliff).

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