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Personal finance links: a boring portfolio

Abnormal Returns

nextavenue.org) Lessons learned from Warren Buffett's estate planning, including 'Tell your kids you are proud of them.' (msn.com) Aging Spending more money doesn't necessarily make for a more fulfilling retirement. thefinancebuff.com) Cleaning out a parent's house comes with a lot of emotional baggage.

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Morningstar Office To Shut Down And Push Advisors To Black Diamond (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – March 2025)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Morningstar Office will be shutting down in early 2026 as a part of Morningstar's ongoing effort to refocus on its core investment data and analytics business – forcing advisors currently using the tool to switch (which might be a net positive for many of those advisors who have long complained (..)

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Adviser links: estate uncertainty

Abnormal Returns

(citywire.com) The latest in advisor fintech news including saturation in the portfolio management tech space. kitces.com) Estate planning Estate plans are a big lift for everyone, including advisers themselves. kindnessfp.com) Why clients need to organize their digital assets for estate planning purposes.

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Takeaways From Day 1 of Wealth Management EDGE

Wealth Management

The panels centered around a general theme of growth, whether how to diversify portfolios to grow, strategies to boost AUM and clients and AI best practices to improve an advisors' business. on Tuesday with a series of workshops focused on alternative investments, artificial intelligence and high-net-worth clients.

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Adviser links: bad timing

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Michael Batnick talks with Tim White and Danny Lohrfink of Wealth.com about trends estate planning. riabiz.com) How Robinhood ($HOOD) plans to send leads to TradePMR. semafor.com) The model portfolio business continues to take share. wealthmanagement.com) Edelman Financial Engines is reportedly for sale.

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From Confusion to Clarity: A New Way to Review Your Estate Plan

Tobias Financial

Estate planning is one of the most important steps in securing your financial legacy, but its also among the most complex. Vanilla helps us create a clearer, more organized view of a clients estate by integrating their financial and legacy planning.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 19–20)

Nerd's Eye View

Which, according to Kitces Research on Advisor Productivity, can lead to higher productivity for advisor teams (but can require an investment in staffing and higher-end planning services to meet their complex planning needs).