Wealth Management
AUGUST 2, 2023
In a new risk alert, SEC examiners stressed that firms have appropriate staffing to comply with AML regulations, especially after the wave of sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Calculated Risk
JULY 31, 2023
From the Federal Reserve: The July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices The July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the second quarter of 2023.
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The Big Picture
AUGUST 3, 2023
Source: Madison Trust The post Who Are the World’s Largest Land Owners? appeared first on The Big Picture.
Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 4, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that credit ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded its assessment of the U.S. government's creditworthiness from an AAA rating to AA+. While the downgrade has made headlines and might be startling to advisory clients (particularly those with significant portfolio allocations to U.S.
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Wealth Management
AUGUST 4, 2023
California-based Litman Gregory has completed its second acquisition under parent company iM Global Partner in a bid to become a national RIA.
Calculated Risk
AUGUST 4, 2023
The headline jobs number in the July employment report was slightly below expectations, however, employment for the previous two months was revised down by 49,000, combined. The participation rate was unchanged, and the employment population ratio increased slightly, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5%. Leisure and hospitality gained 17 thousand jobs in July.
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Nerd's Eye View
AUGUST 2, 2023
Adoption, the social and legal process in which an adult is formally made the parent of another individual (typically a child), helps fill a critical need in society: to unite children who need loving families with those who want to raise children. At the same time, adoption can be expensive, with costs that can add up to $70,000 or more. Which means that financial advisors can play an important role in adoption planning – helping clients strategically plan for the costs involved in the pr
Wealth Management
AUGUST 4, 2023
Focus Financial co-founders Rajini Kodialam and Lenny Chang are leaving their executive roles at the firm, according to a source, and CEO Rudy Adolf may not be far behind.
Calculated Risk
AUGUST 2, 2023
The BEA released their estimate of vehicle sales for July today. This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA. The dashed line is the July 2023 seasonally adjusted annual sales rate (SAAR). Heavy truck sales really collapsed during the great recession, falling to a low of 180 thousand SAAR in May 2009. Then heavy truck sales increased to a new record high of 570 thousand SAAR in April 2019.
Abnormal Returns
AUGUST 4, 2023
Audio YouTube is working on being able to dub any language into another. (restofworld.org) Why it's inevitable the streaming services will welcome AI music. (honest-broker.com) Interviewing Russell Sherman talks with Barry Ritholtz about what he has learned through 500 episodes of the 'Masters in Business' podcast. (ritholtz.com) Matt Breitfelder, Partner and Global Head of Human Capital at Apollo, talks with Ted Seides about having better conversations.
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.
Nerd's Eye View
JULY 31, 2023
Many financial advisors who launch solo advisory firms do so with the intention of adding more employees once the firm becomes big enough to support them. And while conceptually it makes sense that the firm will be ready to hire its first employee at some point, in practice, there often isn't a lot of clarity about the right time to actually make an initial hire.
Wealth Management
AUGUST 4, 2023
Risk management expert Rick Bookstaber and Fabric CEO Govinda Quish discuss how technology is keeping up with risk management.
Calculated Risk
AUGUST 2, 2023
The Census Bureau released the Residential Vacancies and Homeownership report for Q2 2023 today. The results of this survey were significantly distorted by the pandemic in 2020. This report is frequently mentioned by analysts and the media to track household formation, the homeownership rate, and the homeowner and rental vacancy rates. However, there are serious questions about the accuracy of this survey.
Abnormal Returns
AUGUST 4, 2023
Strategy Why you can't hedge inflation in the short run. (whitecoatinvestor.com) A Q&A with William Bernstein author of "The Four Pillars of Investing." (wsj.com) Don't confuse collectibles with investments. (investmentnews.com) Apple Services and wearables are the standouts for Apple ($AAPL). (sixcolors.com) Why Apple ($AAPL) is shifting iPhone production to India.
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.
The Big Picture
AUGUST 4, 2023
I am a sucker for a good infographic. This depiction of the top 100 brands by Brand Finance (via Visual Capitalist ) is a good example. They examined 5,000+ companies across 38 countries. A brand’s value represents “the allocation of company earnings that are linked to the brand.” By sector, its Tech at #1 (19.4%), Retail at #2 (15.0%), Media at #3 (14%), Banking at 4 (10.2%) and Automobiles at 5 (8.6%) click for original The post 100 Most Valuable Brands appeared first on The Big Pi
Wealth Management
AUGUST 4, 2023
Following two slow months for dealmaking in the RIA space and reports that M&A is slowing but deals are growing, the industry announced no fewer than 15 transactions this week—only one of which even came close to $1 billion in transacted AUM.
Calculated Risk
JULY 29, 2023
At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: • Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Decreased 0.5% year-over-year in May • New Home Sales decrease to 697,000 Annual Rate in June • Fannie and Freddie: Single-Family Mortgage Delinquency Rate Declined, Multi-Family Increased in June • Inflation Adjusted House Prices 4.4% Below Peak This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-depth analysis of the housing market.
Abnormal Returns
JULY 30, 2023
Top clicks this week Ken Bui, "Private equity sucks the good out of American products and businesses." (luxcapital.com) Eight ways compounding can get interrupted. (blog.validea.com) What do you get when you run a regression on the returns of the Invesco QQQ Trust ($QQQ)? (alphaarchitect.com) How to properly use a DCF model. (capitalgains.thediff.co) Why you should keep in mind the 'return on hassle' when it comes to your investments.
Speaker: Erroll Amacker
Automation is transforming finance but without strong financial oversight it can introduce more risk than reward. From missed discrepancies to strained vendor relationships, accounts payable automation needs a human touch to deliver lasting value. This session is your playbook to get automation right. We’ll explore how to balance speed with control, boost decision-making through human-machine collaboration, and unlock ROI with fewer errors, stronger fraud prevention, and smoother operations.
The Reformed Broker
AUGUST 4, 2023
Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Joe Terranova, Mark Fisher, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss what it takes to be a trader, the energy sector, commodities, the US downgrade, treasuries, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods!
Wealth Management
AUGUST 4, 2023
OneDigital's Jania Stout provides a primer on what to expect at the upcoming Wealth@Work conference.
Calculated Risk
AUGUST 2, 2023
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: How Much will the Fannie & Freddie Conforming Loan Limit Change for 2024? A brief excerpt: With house prices mostly unchanged over the last year, an interesting question is: How much will the Fannie & Freddie conforming loan limits (CLL) change for 2024? And how much will the FHA insured loan limits change?
Abnormal Returns
AUGUST 1, 2023
July 2023 How major asset classes performed in July 2023. (capitalspectator.com) The U.S. stock market is on a five-month winning streak. (ft.com) Markets What investors got wrong about the stock market's rally year-to-date. (ritholtz.com) The yield curve has been inverted for over a year now. (theirrelevantinvestor.com) Meme stock traders just can't quit bankrupt stocks.
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The Reformed Broker
AUGUST 3, 2023
Apple’s earnings are going to move the market, says Ritholtz’s Josh Brown from CNBC Chart of the day: Qualcomm from CNBC Grade my trade: DIS, UNH, RIG & BROS from CNBC Final Trades: Uber, Cisco, CVS & more from CNBC
Wealth Management
AUGUST 4, 2023
True personalization means taking the time to understand your clients' preferred learning styles and communication preferences to lay the foundation for fruitful dialogue, genuine comprehension of your advice, and ultimately, sound decision-making and action by the client.
Calculated Risk
JULY 31, 2023
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 1.1% week-over-week. Click on graph for larger image. This inventory graph is courtesy of Altos Research. As of July 28th, inventory was at 485 thousand (7-day average), compared to 479 thousand the prior week. Year-to-date, inventory is down 1.3%. And inventory is up 19.5% from the seasonal bottom 15 weeks ago.
Abnormal Returns
JULY 31, 2023
Markets Every major asset class is up YTD. (capitalspectator.com) The equity risk premium keeps shrinking. (wsj.com) Strategy One year returns are all over the place. Thirty years, not so much. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Don't let news dictate your investing strategy. (dariusforoux.com) Successful investing is ultimately a creative act. (herbgreenberg.substack.com) Finance CME Bitcoin futures volume is growing.
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The Reformed Broker
AUGUST 2, 2023
Earnings are justifying the rally, but aren’t on further gains, says Ritholtz’s Josh Brown from CNBC. The post Clips From Today’s Closing Bell appeared first on The Reformed Broker.
Wealth Management
AUGUST 3, 2023
We spoke with Walker & Dunlop CEO to get his take on what's happening in the real estate lending market.
Calculated Risk
AUGUST 1, 2023
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Asking Rents Negative Year-over-year A brief excerpt: Tracking rents is important for understanding the dynamics of the housing market. For example, the sharp increase in rents helped me deduce that there was a surge in household formation in 2021 (See from September 2021: Household Formation Drives Housing Demand ).
Abnormal Returns
AUGUST 1, 2023
Quant stuff Quant investing is all about combating behavioral biases. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) A round-up of the past month's best research papers including 'Before Index Funds: How Much of the Market Return Could Investors Have Got?' (bpsandpieces.com) Global Two trends that could help unlock value in Japan's stock market. (mailchi.mp) A review of country risk premia from Aswath Damodaran.
Speaker: Aaron Berson
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