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Adviser links: optimizing the wrong thing

Abnormal Returns

(riaintel.com) Creative Planning has inked a custody deal with Goldman Sachs ($GS). investmentnews.com) Portfolio management How to evaluate a client's investment portfolio. morningstar.com) QLACs are coming to the 401(k) plan. theatlantic.com) 2022 saw a jump in investment fraud.

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What High-Net-Worth Prospects (Really) Want From A Financial Advisor

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days of wealth management, a financial advisor's value proposition was relatively explicit, typically focusing on a limited range of portfolio management activities (e.g., selling and trading) or on sales-oriented advice that centered on implementing insurance products.

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Adviser links: complex things

Abnormal Returns

riabiz.com) Why Bain Capital invested in CI Private Wealth. citywire.com) Estate planning Can new estate planning platforms put the adviser at the center of the process? advisorperspectives.com) Direct indexing involves two parts: index construction and portfolio management.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (July 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Pershing X has announced the launch of its long-awaited (and newly renamed) “Wove” advisor technology platform – which despite purporting to be an open-architecture, multi-custodian solution allowing advisors to smoothly integrate all the technology they choose to bring onto it, in (..)

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#FA Success Ep 309: Leveraging Structured Notes To Differentiate A Highly-Leveraged $300M Solo Practice, With Anh Tran

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Anh, though, is how, as a solo advisor, she differentiates her firm by leveraging the combination of a high-touch concierge approach to client service with a unique investment management approach through the use of very carefully chosen structured notes to differentiate her portfolio design from other advisors.

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#FA Success 303: Pivoting From ‘Robo’ Investment Management To Financial Planning In South Africa, With Louis van der Merwe

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Louis, though, is how he and his partner (in anticipation of a shift in the financial advisory industry to more automated client services nearly 10 years ago) developed a robo-advice technology prototype to help clients have their investments managed at a very low cost… which then struggled to gain traction with consumers, (..)

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Do You Still Need A Financial Advisor After You Retire?

WiserAdvisor

They can assess your financial situation, long-term goals, risk tolerance, and investment preferences to create personalized strategies. They can also help you optimize your savings and investment plans, ensuring that you maximize your earning potential while minimizing risks. But their support does not end there.