Abnormal Returns
MAY 21, 2024
Markets The stock market is not rigged against the little guy. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Should stock market investors care about the coming election? (ofdollarsanddata.com) Why don't more people engage in probabilistic thinking? (behaviouralinvestment.com) Why does gold still have a hold on us? (unherd.com) Microsoft Windows had to die so Microsoft ($MSFT) could thrive.
A Wealth of Common Sense
MAY 21, 2024
Here’s a take from Dave Portnoy: A lot of people share these views. It’s the kind of thing that gets people riled up. The market is rigged! It’s one giant casino where the house always wins! That narrative tends to accompany stories like this: Investors who jumped into the latest online frenzy over shares of the struggling video game retailer lost $13.1 billion in just three days from the mania’s.
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Abnormal Returns
MAY 21, 2024
Debt How do private debt funds perform, post-fees and properly adjusted for risk? (papers.ssrn.com) Are 'fallen angels' still an opportunity? (morningstar.com) Retail A look at the performance of Seeking Alpha stock recommendations. (alphaarchitect.com) Don't discount the impact of stock market memes. (papers.ssrn.com) Retail traders pay attention to analyst revisions.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
The acquisitions of Wealth Management Solutions and Autumn Wind Asset Management represent Modern Wealth’s seventh and eighth transactions and bring its assets to over $3.7 billion.
Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem
Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i
Investment Writing
MAY 21, 2024
Many investment and financial advisors have older clients who struggle with decluttering as they prepare to downsize. I picked up some useful ideas from a session presented by Matt Paxton, the host of the PBS program Legacy List and the author of a book that had the same title as his presentation, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life.
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Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
After 17 years with Merrill, Oklahoma City-based advisors Alain Verhille and James S. Wood are launching Auctus Legacy Private Wealth Management under LPL's employee model for high-net-worth-focused advisors.
Trade Brains
MAY 21, 2024
Upside Tasuki Gap Candlestick Pattern: Traders rely on technical analysis to predict the future movement of the price in the stock to earn profits. The technical analysis comprises multiple methods from candlestick patterns and chart patterns to indicators. Candlestick patterns are derived from historical reactions of price and used to predict future movement.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
Also, Sanctuary Wealth appoints Robert Coppola as chief technology officer, DriveWealth hires new executives and Commonwealth Financial Network partners with iCapital.
Calculated Risk
MAY 21, 2024
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Single Family Built-for-Rent Up 20% Year-over-year in Q1 A brief excerpt: Along with the monthly housing starts report for April released last week, the Census Bureau also released Housing Units Started by Purpose and Design through Q1 2024. The first graph shows the number of single family and multi-family units started with the intent to rent.
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As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
Losing a sale comes not from failing to educate your prospect on the complexities of their situation. It comes from failing to simplify their problem.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
A new report from J.P. Morgan Asset Management examines how different ratios of public to private real estate holdings affect returns and volatility.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
The goal that was so theoretical in my 20’s had become a reality in my 60’s. I had become financially independent by investing in real estate.
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
MAY 21, 2024
By Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist On a recent vacation, Angelia Z. Shay, CLU, ChFC , noticed her two travel mates doing something that was entirely contrary to the purpose of the trip: They were working. “We were supposed to have gone to have time away; the two other girls were constantly in their email and on their phone,” the 24-year MDRT member from Ashland, Virginia, said.
Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor
During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
To say that inflation data during the first quarter of the year surprised us and the markets is clearly an understatement and by Tuesday of this week, with the higher-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) print for April, markets were clearly on edge as they were also potentially expecting a higher reading for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday.
XY Planning Network
MAY 21, 2024
Advisors relying on the Internet Adviser Exemption to qualify for SEC registration should confirm they continue to meet the requirements under the amended exemption. Since its approval by the SEC in 2002, the Internet Adviser Exemption has gained increasing popularity and interest among advisers as a possible path to SEC registration, especially if the adviser may not otherwise qualify for federal registration.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
This series has been updated to include the April release of the consumer price index as the deflator and the monthly employment update. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $50,264, down 7.8% from over 50 years ago. After adjusting for inflation, hourly earnings are below their all-time high from April 2020.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
Schultze Asset Management's George Schultze discusses distressed investing.
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Digital platforms can provide you with plenty of solutions, yet many are still intimidated by them. It's time to end that worry and embrace what could make a major difference for your bank. Understanding how they work and how to best utilize them for your banks is key toward success. In this article, Biz2X breaks down all things digital platforms, including the many advantages of embracing them.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
While the impact of current AI systems is already proving disruptive, an even more seismic shift may lie on the horizon: the possibility of artificial general intelligence (AGI) reaching or surpassing human-level intelligence.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
A cornerstone in strategic planning to optimize clients’ financial legacies.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
Inflation data has continued to fuel uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates. It's a question with global implications.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
How high-net-worth families can provide long-term legacy and governance solutions.
Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC
In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
The investment advisory agreements entered into between an advisor and their clients are the principal documents governing the advisory relationship. Yet we too often see advisors using templates provided by third parties that do not properly reflect their desired terms for their relationship with their clients.
Calculated Risk
MAY 21, 2024
Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported and imported - and usually some hints about the trade report since LA area ports handle about 40% of the nation's container port traffic. The following graphs are for inbound and outbound traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in TEUs (TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container).
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
FINRA has released new data for margin debt, now available through April. The latest debt level fell for the first time in six months to $775.46 billion. Margin debt is down 1.1% month-over-month (MoM) and up 22.7% year-over-year (YoY). However, after adjusting for inflation, debt level is down 1.5% MoM and up 18.7% YoY.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
What are the risks you need to discuss with your clients?
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Creating a winning digital lending experience requires plenty of focus on the needs of customers and more. Biz2X Chief Product Officer Aaron Traub covers everything from how to create such an experience, areas to hone in on, pitfalls to avoid, and plenty more in this insightful article. Discover how to utilize new technology without alienating existing customers, what to emphasize when working on your platform, and how to utilize the data at your disposal while not becoming overly reliant on it.
Advisor Perspectives
MAY 21, 2024
Idanna Appio spent 15 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York analysing the history of sovereign debt crises. Now, as a fund manager at the $138 billion First Eagle Investments, she’s reached a conclusion: US Treasury bonds are too risky to hold.
Wealth Management
MAY 21, 2024
The last half-decade was not good to these funds.
Cornerstone Financial Advisory
MAY 21, 2024
Weekly Market Insights: Investors Anticipate Fed Rate Change Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Stocks notched a solid gain last week in a mega-cap, tech-led rally bolstered by positive inflation news. Dow 40,000 The week began quietly as market averages traded in a tight range, awaiting fresh inflation news. On Tuesday, markets rose steadily throughout the day after digesting a mixed wholesale inflation report. 1 The next day, a cooler-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) repo
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