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Living Through History

The Irrelevant Investor

These are extraordinary times. The consumer price index increased by 7.9% over the last 12 months, which is the highest year-over-year increase since 1982. It's a weird feeling, to know that you're living through history. One day we're gonna talk about this the same way that our parents talk about the 1970s. Inflation shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.

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6 Steps To Host A Successful Webinar for Financial Advisors

Advisor Websites

As we continue to share digital marketing tips and strategies for Financial Advisors who want to grow their business and convert new clients, hosting a webinar is one of the key strategies that regularly makes it onto our recommendation list. Hosting a webinar provides opportunities to capture new leads, grow your email list and provide valuable content to potential clients, but how do you go about hosting one and what can you do beforehand to make it as successful as possible?

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5 Benefits of Using E-Signatures in Financial Advisory

BlueMind

Category: Technology. Even before the COVID-19 wreaked havoc, the world was moving fast towards digitalization. Although there is a fierce ongoing debate on the overall impact of digitization on the world (especially regarding employment rates), there is no doubt that it comes with many benefits for both financial advisors and their clients. Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology in businesses and it involves adapting and creating digitized operational processes.

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Do You Need an Accountant for Your Taxes?

Wealthfront

The experience of filing your tax return can range from a minor hassle to a major headache. If your taxes are feeling overwhelming, you might wonder if you need the help of a tax professional like an accountant. For many people, online tax filing software gets the job done just fine. This is more likely […]. The post Do You Need an Accountant for Your Taxes?

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8 Ways to Torture Your CFO

The office of the CFO is rapidly evolving, with more and more demands being placed upon the finance and accounting team each year. Join us in this webinar, where we share 8 things to NOT do when it comes to helping the CFO office advance in supporting the business. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how best to support an organization's finance leadership.

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Animal Spirits: The Craziest Commodities Market Ever

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s show is brought to you by Teucrium Ben and I had Sal Gilbertie, CEO and founder of Teucrium on the show to talk about the recent commodity spike, supply disruptions, and how commodities futures work. On today’s show we discuss: Commodities during the covid lows Supply disruptions and price movements Todays most impacted commodities LME halting and undoing trades How investing in futures works Commodity correlations Listen here: Links: Teucrium ETFs Teucrium sub-advisors Commodity news a

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A Timeline of Events for Your Incentive Stock Options

Zajac Group

If you are lucky enough to be granted incentive stock options (“ISOs” ) as part of your compensation package, it’s important to understand the timeline of events. The timeline includes when your ISOs are granted, when they vest, when exercised, when the exercised ISO shares are sold, and when your ISO grant expires. All of these events can impact how and when you may be able to act on your incentive stock options and what these actions mean to you from a tax standpoint, a cash flow standpoint,

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Celebrating $200 Million in Financial Planning Fees + A Message From Alan Moore, CEO

AdvicePay

Cue the confetti, because today we are celebrating a major milestone! ?? AdvicePay has officially processed over $200 million in financial planning fees!

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The Day the Market Bottomed

The Irrelevant Investor

Thirteen years ago, the financial world was in free fall. Lehman Brothers, a financial institution that had been around since before The Civil War, declared bankruptcy. Mortgage delinquencies were sky-rocketing, peaking at 11%. One in ten workers was without a job. Things were dire, and the chaos was reflected in the stock market, which in seventeen months, was trading at just 45 cents on the dollar.

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How to Build a Success E-Commerce Business

The Richer Geek

Welcome back to another episode of the richer geek. Excited to have Neil Twa. Neil is the founder, CEO of voltage digital marketing, I'm really excited about having him on. He has been launching, operating, and growing private label e-commerce businesses for the last 9 years. As of today, he and his clients have sold over $100 million+ in physical products primarily through the Amazon FBA sales channel.

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Back Office Hero Becki Johnson | Hubly

Hubly

Becki is a superhero as a caring mother of four, a dedicated homeschool teacher, and a phenomenal and productive Administrative Assistant. According to monthly tasks completed in Hubly, Becki is one of the top 10 back office workers in Hubly.

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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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7 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Business Development Coach

Prosperity Coaching

A little help can go a long way. Business Development Coach: You may be an experienced financial advisor. There’s no doubt about that; however, running a financial advisory business needs a completely separate set of skills if you want to work on Business Development. If you’re not happy with where […]. The post 7 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Business Development Coach appeared first on The Prosperous Advisor Coaching Blog.

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It’s Been a Good Run

The Irrelevant Investor

If this is how it ends, it's been a helluva ride. The S&P 500 has hit new all-time highs every year since 2013. 347 in total, including one from earlier in the year. Tech stocks have gotten killed , but it's hard to feel too sorry for investors. Even after the 20% decline, the Nasdaq-100 has compounded at 21% a year for the last five years. So, where do we go from here?

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GoldMining Inc.: Investing in the Gold Sect

The Richer Geek

Welcome back to another episode of the richer geek Podcast. Today. We're excited to have Alastair Still, he's the Chief Executive Officer of the mining company, which is called GoldMining Inc. He's a mining industry professional with over 25 years of experience, including working for major gold miners such as Newmont Gold Corp, place or dome and Kinross Gold.

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Inflation Hits This Couple Hard

Ron A. Rhodes

Author’s note – this article was written in January 2022, prior to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. Since then, gas prices have soared to over $4.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.

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The most frequent tax questions about equity compensation, answered

Harness Wealth

In this article we’ll share answers to questions that come up constantly in these sessions (you’re not alone!). If there’s anything you’d like more clarity on, join us for 1:1 Equity Tax Planning Session. You can sign up here. . In this article we’ll cover: . What is the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)? . How is my equity taxed if I lived in different states?

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Animal Spirits: More Sellers Than Buyers

The Irrelevant Investor

Today’s Animal Spirits is sponsored by Masterworks : Go to Masterworks.io/animal to learn more about investing in contemporary art. And check out our most recent interview with Masterworks CEO Scott Lynn here. On today’s show we discuss: The Russian stock market was 6% of the world market in 1900 The boom-bust cycle in commodities Vanguards outsized inflows Russias central bank sanctions A possible embargo on Russian Oil and Gas?

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When It’s Value vs. Growth, History Is on Value’s Side

ClearMoney

The following is provided by Dimensional Fund Advisors.

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Fiduciary Papers #3: Attorneys as Financial Advisors: Resources for Aiding in the Establishment of Your RIA Firm

Ron A. Rhodes

Attorneys and law firms often consider starting a financial services practice.

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How To Overcome Change Fatigue In Finance With Neuroscience-Backed Strategies

Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP

The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.

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Listen to an eminent board member

Norman Marks

Words of wisdom are spoken in an interview in Board Intelligence of Vindi Banga. As the article explains, “He is the chair of UK Government Investments and Marie Curie, as well as a non-executive at GlaxoSmithKline and The Economist Group. Prior to this, Vinda sat on the board of the Confederation of British Industry, Thomson […].

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There’s Blood in the Streets

The Irrelevant Investor

The Nasdaq 100 is currently in its third bear market of the last 5 years. Tech stocks are getting vaporized. Amazon fell 5.6% today, wiping out all the gains going back to July 2020. Netflix and Facebook are trading at the same level they were at in 2018. The three strongest names in the group, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, are finally losing their bids.

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The Better Letter: Words to Live By

The Better Letter

If you like The Better Letter, please subscribe, share it, and forward it widely. It’s free, there are no ads, and I never sell or give away email addresses. Subscribe now Share The Better Letter Thanks for reading. Words to Live By Today’s TBL offers 50 rules, maxims, and heuristics that I have found useful for trying to ascertain truth and foster understanding.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles Low-quality content grabs our attention, but only substantial content can hold it. (By Tom Morgan) There are two worlds (By Phil Pearlman) Unlike traditional crowdfunding platforms, crypto addresses do not require anyone's permission (By Dror Poleg) Have we thought through the dominos that fall by fundamentally rewriting property laws? (By Doomberg) The reality of modern markets is that sometimes securities don’t trade (By Dave Nadig) Monetary history is being written in front of our ey

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You upgrade everything else. Why not your close process?

You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes? It’s time for an upgrade. SkyStem's Guide to Month-End Close Software walks you through what today’s best tools can do (and what your team shouldn’t have to deal with anymore). Get smart, fast, and a whole lot less stressed when it’s time to close the books.

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How do you assess this risk?

Norman Marks

A risk practitioner is working with operating management to assess the risk of inventory losses due to theft at either or both of its two satellite warehouses. These are the facts: The two warehouses are in industrial areas of Sydney, Australia and Paris, France. Crime and policing levels are approximately the same. Neither is considered […].