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10 Friday AM Reads

The Big Picture

Vox ) • The rare license plates selling for millions: A simple lesson in Supply & Demand : If you thought luxury cars were a status symbol, wait until you hear about the market for heritage license plates. These are handmade, low-digit numeric license plates. For a license plate. People are now paying millions.

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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days when financial advisors were first and foremost salespeople for insurance and investments products, the reality is that "advisor training and education" wasn't really about finance or advice… it was mostly just about learning how the company's products worked and how to effectively sell them to consumers.

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Announcing Expanded IAR CE And Price Updates And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Here at Kitces.com, we have sought to provide advisors with the insights and education they need to help their clients (and their firms) navigate these uncertain conditions, from blog posts and podcasts on these trending topics to the continued expansion of our Kitces Courses and our popular monthly Office Hours and webinars.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 10-11)

Nerd's Eye View

And given the opaque nature of many private investments, financial advisors could play an important role in helping their clients assess whether these opportunities make sense for their portfolio and broader financial plan.

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Do What You Say You Will and Be Who You Say You Are

NAIFA Advisor Today

Glenn Crawford is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) and a licensed insurance agent holding a Series 65 Investment Advisor Representative distinction. His mission is to support better financial outcomes for clients by educating, enabling, and empowering them to make sound decisions about their financial well-being.

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CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?

Nerd's Eye View

Insurance companies and broker-dealers in the business of manufacturing products and hiring advisors to sell them often dominate career fairs and job boards, frequently drawing in graduates of CFP Board-approved education programs.

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The Self Educating Child

Mr. Money Mustache

Little MM and me self-educating with some Orson Scott Card, way back in 2017. Sure, the education itself was slow and crappy – I was always craving more advanced material and more creative learning formats which just weren’t there in my small town high school. We’ve come so far together since then!