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

Nerd's Eye View

After several turbulent years in both markets and workforces, 2024 appears to be the 'most normal' year of late, with strong market performance, cooling (or at least no longer rising!?) interest rates, and relatively little new tax legislation (yet).

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Kitces & Carl Ep 159: When You Promised Early Clients Special Fees Or Minimums You Can No Longer Honor

Nerd's Eye View

New financial advisors often start with below-market fees – sometimes to build confidence that prospects will actually pay, other times to attract clients quickly and establish a base. But as the firm grows, so does an advisor's skill set and the demands on their time.

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Monday links: the price of admission

Abnormal Returns

Markets Bryce Elder, "The “long Japanese equities/short yen” trade worked until it didn’t." ft.com) Market sentiment got way too bullish. theirrelevantinvestor.com) Investors need to plan for down markets. tomtunguz.com) Can an AI company actually be run ethically? spyglass.org) Where AI can really save a company money.

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Top Strategies for Registered Investment Advisor Marketing

Midstream Marketing

RIAs need to update their marketing plans to stay ahead. A strong brand identity is key to getting and keeping clients in this tough market. RIAs must understand and follow SEC marketing rules to meet their ethical and legal needs. To do well in this environment, RIAs must be smart and active with their marketing.

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A Question of Ethics: Into the Second Quarter

NAIFA Advisor Today

More Examples from Our Code of Ethics to Collaboratively Close the Coverage Gap We may be taken aback when we fully realize that NAIFA is seriously working through LL Global to raise the life insurance coverage gap among professionals and their companies regarding life insurance in our country.

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Personal finance links: the home buying decision

Abnormal Returns

rationalreminder.libsyn.com) Investing The stock market is in a drawdown more often than not. timdenning.substack.com) Why you should have a Life Ethic not a Work Ethic. (open.spotify.com) Benjamin Felix and Cameron Passmore talk with Daniel Pink about the power of regret to help induce change. radreads.co)

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Rebuilding The Kitces Members Section And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

With another strong year in the markets, most advisory firms are near or at record highs for their revenue, their numbers of clients, and the headcounts of their teams. Which is surprising to some, given that a decade ago, the emergence of so-called "robo-advisors" was supposed to displace human financial advisors and compress advisory fees.