Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Over the past decade, a growing number of advisors have expanded into offering comprehensive financial planning services, reflecting a shift that not only helps them stand out from (increasingly commoditized) portfolio management offerings but also supports clients' broader financial goals. However, comprehensive planning is an intangible service, which can make it challenging for advisors to convey its value – especially when meeting with prospective clients who may be unfamiliar with wha

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

An interesting paper from researchers at the NY Fed: The Financial Stability Implications of Digital Assets Here is the overview: • This article considers the potential vulnerabilities associated with the digital asset ecosystem, adapting the Federal Reserve’s framework for assessing financial stability risks in the traditional financial system. • In particular, it examines the potential channels through which stress in crypto­-asset markets could be transmitted to the traditional financial syst

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Brendan Krebs will lead PNC Investments' Wealth Advisor team, reporting to President and CEO Richard Guerrini and helping build out the firm’s increasing focus on mass affluent clients.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Near Lowest Levels in a Month Last Monday, mortgage rates were near the highest levels in more than 3 months. A week later, and the average lender is right in line with the lowest levels in more than a month. The average top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rate fell back below 7% with today's move, but not by much.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The major technology provider to RIAs and IBDs has been delisted, and the search for a new permanent CEO is ongoing.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Altos reports that active single-family inventory was down 0.4% week-over-week. Inventory is now 2.8% below the peak for the year (5 weeks ago). Inventory will now decline seasonally until early next year. The first graph shows the seasonal pattern for active single-family inventory since 2015. Click on graph for larger image. The red line is for 2024.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Final Look at Local Housing Markets in October and a Look Ahead to November Sales A brief excerpt: After the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) releases the monthly existing home sales report , I pick up additional local market data that is reported after the NAR. This is the final look at local markets in October.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Winestock Manion's Neil Solarz highlights the delicate balance between respecting clients’ autonomy and protecting them from potential abuse.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Weekly Market Insights | November 25th, 2024 Pre-Holiday Optimism Lifts Markets Stocks advanced last week, powering ahead with pre-holiday optimism despite geopolitical tensions and two disappointing Q3 corporate updates. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.68 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.73 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led, picking up 1.96 percent.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Collectors often see their collections as extensions of themselves, which can complicate rational decision-making during succession planning.

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Validea

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this episode, Jack Forehand and Matt Zeigler dive deep into one of the most debated topics in modern finance with special guest Dave Nadig. This episode explores how passive investing has transformed markets, featuring insights from leading experts including Mike Green, Aswath Damodaran, Rick Ferri, Rob Arnott, and Cliff Asness. Key discussions: Why active investing’s poor performance led to passive’s rise How index fund flows might affect market dynamics The difference between st

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The SEC sued Leech, alleging he allocated trades hours after executing them, often waiting until the end of the trading day or afterward.

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Don Connelly & Associates

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I have been around Financial Advisors for so long that I have created hierarchies. I categorize advisors economically and professionally. I’ve done this for so long that I can usually spot a successful Advisor from across the room. Of course I get fooled sometimes, but not very often. I’m always a bit incredulous when I do this. What is it I spot? Listen to this audio podcast or red the transcript below, adapted from the audio, to hear what I think makes an Advisor successful and what makes a su

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The popularity of BDC products was among the main reasons for the change in estimate from $115 billion in July.

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Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this podcast I talk with Broc Buckles of BC Brokerage about how to avoid falling for a bad life insurance pitch. For those of you who are new to my blog, my name is Sara. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I have a newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

According to the commission, James David Burleson’s scheme caused over $3 million in losses for his clients and a 26.5% positive return for himself. The SEC argues the probability that divergence occurred by chance was “less than one in a million.

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Alpha Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The propagation of factors actually reflect valid characteristics of the markets and market fluctuations. Factors are global, respectable and repeatable was originally published at Alpha Architect. Please read the Alpha Architect disclosures at your convenience.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The deals with Southeast Financial Group, Radiance Private Wealth and Silvertree Retirement Planning are part of the Summit Growth Partners initiative and bring it to 16 strategic investments this year.

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Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Wealthfront

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate in September 2024, the cut kicked off what many investors believe will be a period of falling interest rates. At a high level, this means borrowing costs (like the rate you pay on credit card debt or a mortgage) are likely to fall, but the interest […] The post Wealthfront’s Automated Bond Ladder vs. a Certificate of Deposit (CD) appeared first on Wealthfront Blog.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

And how RPA consolidation could result in more turnover.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Today’s Talk Your Book is sponsored by F/m Investments: See here for more information on F/m Investments and their fixed-income lineup! On today’s show, we discuss: The creation of F/m Investments Thoughts on why investors are still on the short end of the curve Discussion around the rise of rates around Fed cuts in 2024 Why credit spreads have remained so tight Private investments within an ETF structure.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The deal is large enough that it needs approval from the government of Canada, which has sought to beef up its reviews of investments by foreign state-owned businesses.

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Speaker: Erroll Amacker

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Zoe Financial

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Market Drama Featuring Zoe CEO & Founder, Andres Garcia-Amaya, CFA November 25th, 2024 Watch Time: 2 minutes Welcome to this week’s Market Drama! Stock Market Updates The S&P 500 & Nasdaq: both up 1.7% for the week. Up 25% and 26.6% YTD respectively. Nvidia Earnings: blockbuster revenue and growth, but stocks unchanged as results met expectations.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Advisors that ignore – or are unable – to conduct bottom-up financial analysis will continue to mistakenly base their valuation assertions on dated charts and calendars with predictably flawed results.

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Accounting for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Rewarding employees is standard practice for most organisations.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The weekly leading economic index (WLEI) is a composite for the U.S economy that draws from over 20 time-series and groups them into the following six broad categories which are then used to construct an equally weighted average. As of November 15, the index was at 32.153, down 1.455 from the previous week, with 5 of the 6 components in expansion territory.

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Investment Writing

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Oh my, there are several mistakes in this! I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. The post MISTAKE MONDAY for November 25: Can YOU spot what’s wrong? appeared first on Susan Weiner Investment Writing.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

What are the key drivers of the gold market? Let’s delve into it.

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Norman Marks

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The release of the IIA’s updated Quality Assessment Manual made me think about the differences and the stresses between: Quality Conformance (a.k.a. compliance) Efficiency Effectiveness The IIA says: For the first time, The IIA’s Quality Assessment Manual is authoritative IIA Global Guidance in this 2024 edition.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The US bond market is finally showing signs of steadying after a two-month selloff, with investors starting to swoop in whenever yields test new peaks.

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