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Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 23, 2025
Advisors have a relatively brief window of time to communicate their value to prospective clients. This means advisors must communicate both their services and values within a very limited – and not always synchronous – span of time. Financially motivated prospects, meanwhile, benefit from clarity and specificity.
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Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
UniFi by CAIA's Aaron Filbeck details the evolution of alternative investments and the importance of client communication.
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Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
UniFi by CAIA's Aaron Filbeck details the evolution of alternative investments and the importance of client communication.
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Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
UniFi by CAIA's Aaron Filbeck details the evolution of alternative investments and the importance of client communication.
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Wealth Management
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Brad McMillan, managing principal and chief investment officer of Commonwealth Financial Network, explains the importance of strong communication during challenging markets.
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The Big Picture
MARCH 20, 2025
Whats fun is that while Ritholtz is preaching a very conservative investing style, his own style of writing and communicating ideas is anything but. Slow and steady wins the race, or something like that. Put another way, Ritholtz is fun.
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Abnormal Returns
APRIL 29, 2024
rationalreminder.libsyn.com) The biz Goldman Sachs ($GS) is getting out of the robo-business by selling its Marcus Invest to Betterment. investmentnews.com) AssetMark was just sold to GTCR. thinkadvisor.com) Trust & Will just signed a deal with LPL Financial.
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Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 13, 2025
Other key findings from the survey included a gap between long-term investment return expectations of investors and advisors (12.6% Other key findings from the survey included a gap between long-term investment return expectations of investors and advisors (12.6%
Abnormal Returns
AUGUST 23, 2023
Strategy Better investing comes from better decision making. blog.validea.com) The only way to learn about investing is actually putting money on the line. abnormalreturns.com) Research links: investment time horizons. ritholtz.com) Quant strategies are not free from human input. Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter.
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Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The firms, ranging from broker/dealers and dual registrants to affiliated investment advisors, include Interactive Brokers, Nuveen Securities and Baird, among others, and are similar to 2022 charges against Wall Street firms resulting in $1.1 billion in collective penalties.
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Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Advisor sales enablement platform Nitrogen has announced its own feature for extracting information from prospects' investment statements that can be automatically fed into Nitrogen's analysis and proposal generation tools, which (..)
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Indigo Marketing Agency
MARCH 20, 2025
Recession Concerns & Market Volatility: How Financial Advisors Should Communicate With Clients As financial advisors , youre well aware that so far the 2025 financial market has been more unpredictable than a toddler. Why Proactive Communication Matters If theres one thing more unpredictable than the markets, its human emotion.
Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 21, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a report from Cerulli Associates found that, amidst an industry-wide trend towards comprehensive financial planning and away from pure transaction-based investment management, asset-based fees currently represent 72.4%
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 19, 2023
A better way to implement and communicate fee increases may be one that is centered around providing more value to the client in exchange for the higher fee.
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Don Connelly & Associates
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Whether planning for retirement, investing in volatile markets, or managing tax implications, clients are often presented with intricate information that can leave them overwhelmed, confused, and anxious, undermining their ability to make informed decisions.
Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 31, 2025
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that following the change of administration (and a new incoming chair of the SEC), the Investment Adviser Association is seeking to find ways to help RIAs (particularly smaller firms) manage the compliance responsibilities they (..)
Nerd's Eye View
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
In this guest post, Tim Goodwin, founder of Goodwin Investment Advisory, shares how his firm approached this challenge. He explains how they identified which clients were no longer profitable, developed an alternative service model to offer these clients, mentally prepared for the transition, and effectively communicated the changes.
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Wealth Management
JUNE 20, 2025
We have a serious communication problem in the industry, and it can be really hard to get hold of clients,” he said, noting that with his technology, advisors can see their clients go to the app every day. I demonize email because email is holding this industry back,” Fields said in a hallway off the exhibit floor near the hotel kitchens. “We
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 15, 2023
For many financial advisors, keeping an open line of communication with clients is a key component of building trust, understanding the client’s values, and developing a meaningful plan to help them reach their financial goals. pressure from family members, an attractive 'deal' offered by an investment management firm, etc.)
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Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
With revenue rooted in more predictable, recurring income, many advisors were able to step off the relentless 'treadmill' of constant sales, allowing them to invest in growth by hiring staff and delegating tasks. Yet, even for advisors who understand the value of delegation, actually letting go is often easier said than done.
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Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Investment advisers are fiduciaries that owe a duty of care and loyalty to their clients. the types of investment products or strategies that a custodial broker-dealer can handle in an accurate and timely fashion), and commission rates (which can include asset-based pricing, platform fees, account activity fees, and more), among others.
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Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 18, 2025
This shift reflects the reality that taxes permeate virtually every financial decision clients make – whether related to investing, retirement, business structure, or charitable giving – and often represent one of the largest expenses faced by clients over their lifetime. Read More.
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Nerd's Eye View
APRIL 11, 2025
In addition, Atkins' arrival could also mean the end of the pending RIA outsourcing and custody rules proposed under Gensler, a reduced focus on monitoring advisors' off-channel communications, and a new regulatory framework for digital assets.
Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 24, 2025
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Nerd's Eye View
MARCH 3, 2025
This month's edition kicks off with the news that Morningstar Office will be shutting down in early 2026 as a part of Morningstar's ongoing effort to refocus on its core investment data and analytics business – forcing advisors currently using the tool to switch (which might be a net positive for many of those advisors who have long complained (..)
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FMG
MAY 30, 2025
This communication gap is costing you clients, opportunities, and competitive advantage. Meanwhile, other advisors are winning business by meeting clients where they actually communicate. Texting lets you: Handle quick questions instantly Reduce routine communication time Reclaim hours of your week 2. The result?
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Private bankers and retirement planners will increasingly use AI to invest and even communicate, but the human element will always be crucial.
Wealth Management
JANUARY 23, 2024
Morningstar research finds trust, communication and behavioral guidance may be more important to client retention than returns on investment.
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Nerd's Eye View
MAY 19, 2025
In many advisory firms today, associate advisors don't begin with prospecting or running client meetings; instead, they start with back-end technical work, such as financial plan preparation, before gradually developing the strategic and client communication skills needed for greater independence.
Nerd's Eye View
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Throughout history, there has been an age-old question of the difference between an investment and an expense. What if there was a way to shift our financial mindset about expenses from one of endless sunk costs to one of intentional investment? But what if there was an alternative path? activities.
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Nerd's Eye View
JULY 25, 2024
As a first step towards making a client's transition away from a legacy advisor – particularly when the paired advisors have different communication and/or planning styles – as smooth as possible, the next-gen advisor might seek to replicate the legacy advisor's meeting structure and agenda in order to keep clients on an even keel.
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The Big Picture
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Corey’s work has been published in the Journal of Indexing and the Journal of Alternative Investments. He is also the host of the popular podcast on quantitative investing “Flirting with Models.” ” We discuss how he launched Newfound Research in his dorm in college, running quantiitative models.
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Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 6, 2025
FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2
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Wealth Management
JUNE 27, 2025
It has become a challenge to keep up with new rollouts.
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 29, 2025
In this 165th episode of Kitces & Carl , Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards explore how advisors can simplify the delivery of complex advice and why doing so is such a critical (and often underdeveloped) skill. Visual aids can also help advisors clarify complexity and reinforce key messages.
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Calculated Risk
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Participants noted that the Committee's commitment to restoring price stability, together with its purposeful policy actions and communications, had contributed to a notable tightening of financial conditions over the past year that would likely help reduce inflation pressures by restraining aggregate demand.
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Wealth Management
JUNE 10, 2025
In this episode of the RIA Edge Podcast, Jalina Kerr of Charles Schwab shares how the most adaptive firms are expanding beyond portfolio management, into areas like estate and tax planning, which have far more profound impacts on client outcomes than marginal tweaks to an allocation model or changes in asset managers and investment funds.
Investment Writing
JUNE 18, 2025
Investment managers’ quarterly investment letters should be meaningful to clients, specific to the manager, and short. These are the key conclusions I drew from my quarterly investment letter survey that I conducted some years ago. Needs to reflect the voice of the investment team not marketing fluff.
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Investment Writing
APRIL 15, 2025
Investment commentary authors often know the markets well, but lack writing and editing expertise. Ive learned some lessons about how to edit investment commentary that I share below with you. Instability in the Middle East will continue, and heres how it affects our investing. Titles should communicate your main topic.
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Wealth Management
JUNE 17, 2025
Mariner is seeking to bolster its independent registered investment advisor channel by hiring Rob Sandrew to oversee the division, which includes more than 1,100 advisors and about $40 billion in client assets. Alex Ortolani , Senior Reporter June 17, 2025 2 Min Read Rob Sandrew (left) and Verne Marble join Mariner. The Overland Park, Kan.-based
Wealth Management
JUNE 10, 2025
Alex Ortolani , Senior Reporter June 10, 2025 1 Min Read SilverStar President and Lead Principal Tim Hudson Bluespring Wealth Partners, the registered investment advisor acquisition arm of Kestra Holdings , has acquired a former Kestra Advisory Services firm in the Houston metro area to merge with its LifeBridge Financial Group and create a $1.4
The Big Picture
APRIL 15, 2025
Whatever the final tariff situation, the White House can clearly learn from the communication strategies the Federal Reserve has perfected. ~~~ We are not privy to the discussions inside the Oval Office. On the corporate side, companies hold off on big CapEx spending, building new plants, investments, and hiring.
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Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 26, 2024
Over the last 50 years, even the most substantial changes to occur – such as the movement away from commissions and towards fee-based compensation, and the shift from an investment-centric approach to more holistic financial planning – have taken place over decades and, in many cases, are still ongoing.
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Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 16, 2024
Notably, this announcement included the first off-channel communication case brought by the SEC as a result of a referral from an RIA exam, which could lead examiners to focus on off-channel communications during regular RIA examinations.
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