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#FA Success 303: Pivoting From ‘Robo’ Investment Management To Financial Planning In South Africa, With Louis van der Merwe

Nerd's Eye View

We also explore how, even though the auditing firm where Louis and his partner were employed was very interested in the prototype they built, they refused to purchase the product, which led Louis to a crossroads that ultimately led him to the decision to leave the firm and start his own financial planning practice, and how, even though Louis and his (..)

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The Equity Beat: Old Economy Stocks Aging Like Fine Wine

Brown Advisory

Old economy refers to industries that have not changed significantly despite advances in technology – subsectors like steel, agriculture and manufacturing come to mind, but for inclusivity let’s broaden the definition out to the industrials and materials sectors. Terms and Definitions: Sensational Seven Stocks: Apple Inc.

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Transcript: Marta Norton

The Big Picture

She has a fascinating career, starting a PLS working away up as an analyst and eventually, head of outcome-based strategies for Morningstar, eventually rising from that position and portfolio manager to Chief Investment Officer. And it began outside of financial services. NORTON: Yeah. NORTON: Yeah. NORTON: Yeah.

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Transcript: Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton

The Big Picture

JOHNSON: So I spent a year, my father said to me, “Look, if you’re going to be in the financial services business you should probably work in New York.” Otherwise, the West Coast, if you were in the financial services business, it was rough life. So she wants her portfolio managed that way.

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Transcript: Tom Rampulla

The Big Picture

And Wall Street didn’t work out for a variety of reasons, but I ended up working sort of an adjacent industry in the portfolio management software business, and really wasn’t where my passion was. And you know, we’re financial services firm, so growth is good, but you have to have control on processes and quality.

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Transcript: Michael Carmen, Wellington

The Big Picture

And so our initial thrust was what our first hedge fund called Bay Pond, which is a financial services hedge fund, started by Nick Adams back in 1994, which will, I guess be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year. Where, 00:06:25 [Speaker Changed] Where were you managing those for in 96? So you definitely got that right.

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Empower (formerly Personal Capital) Review – Managing All Your Investments in One Place

Good Financial Cents

Your financial advisor can be contacted by phone, email, or by online chat. In fact, the only feature that differentiates the free version from Personal Capital’s premium product is their personalized portfolio management. They provide services such as wealth management, retirement planning, and portfolio management.