Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

Clients 208

Clients Fee Only Planning Advertising 208

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

Fee Only 200

Fee Only Portfolio Clients Planning 200

Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Excluding any improvements they made to the home, realtor fees, etc., The surtax will increase the Massachusetts tax liability by $68,000 on the sale of their home. But if a sale is in process, wrapping it up before 12/31 would be advantageous (all else equal). Consider an installment sale. the taxable gain is $1.7M.

Taxes 95

Taxes Wealth Management Tax Planning Planning 95

WiserAdvisor

MAY 31, 2022

However, the numbers tell a different story. million consumers filed a fraud report, the highest number since 2001. However, the FTC expects the actual numbers to be higher than the reported numbers since multiple scams go unreported. billion because of fraud, which is nearly $3.4 billion higher than the 2020 estimate.

Investing 52

Investing Investments License Accounting 52

Inside Information

JULY 31, 2022

Yes, there are regulatory requirements to register as an investment advisor. A lot of us are still angry at the decision to take down compensation data on advisors who were listed on the organization’s website, rather than confront the fact that thousands of brokers and asset-gatherers had slyly listed themselves as ‘fee-only.’

Financial Planner 45

Financial Planner Financial Planning Ethics CFP 45

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I do believe it should be different regulated differently from portfolio management, which is the typical definition of the registered investment advisor, but that it shouldn’t be the CFP Board that is controlling the regulatory environment for financial planners. What do they have, 90000 plus CFPs?

CFP 59

CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planner Ethics 59

The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

So, Brian is not a stranger to me, and we have some shared financial interests, but the reason I wanted to bring him in here is there are few people in the industry who have a better perch by which to look at the world of registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, all of the changes that are taking place in the space. They don’t.

Compliance 152

Compliance Wealth Management Clients Management 152