Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 21, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that affluent Americans believe they need an average of $5.5 million in assets to both retire and pass on a legacy interest (though many have yet to establish an estate plan), according to a recent survey.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Department of Labor this week released its long-awaited "retirement security rule", its latest effort to curb conflicts of interest around retirement savings recommendations.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study from Fidelity Institutional highlights the growing popularity of the RIA model and the success advisors have had after going independent.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Our panel of industry experts explores when and why it may make the most sense for financial planners to include advice and insurance services in their menu of client services.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 30, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that NAPFA has announced that it will no longer exclude advisors who receive up to $2,500 in annual trailing commissions from previous product sales, if they agree to donate that money to a non-profit organization (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 12, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study has found that many small- and mid-sized advisory firms that use "supported independence" platforms for their technology and back-office needs, have the potential to see greater growth in the years ahead given (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 26, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that while banks have been able to attract a younger and more diverse set of financial advisors compared to the rest of the industry, thanks in part to their built-in referral stream, a relative lack of independence (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why private placement life insurance policies could become an increasingly popular option for ultra-high-net-worth clients. From there, we have several articles on investments: How Morningstar plans to simplify its rating system amid continued concerns about its effectiveness.

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Financial Planner Strategic Planning Retirement Planning Retirement 246

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 21, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that in a settlement with the SEC, robo-advisor platform Betterment agreed to pay a $9 million penalty for allegedly misstating the frequency that its automated tax-loss harvesting system was scanning some client accounts between (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Why the charges associated with guaranteed income products could be considered as the cost of insurance rather than fees. The potential advantages of taking RMDs in stock rather than in cash during the current market downturn.

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Advertising Taxes 245

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 24, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the CFP Board of Standards launched its 1st ad campaign, dubbed "It’s Gotta Be A CFP", following its transition to a 501(c)(6) organization.

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Financial Planner CFP Certification Retirement Planning 245

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 3, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study indicates that nearly a third of advisors in the independent broker-dealer channel have considered transitioning to the RIA channel during the past year as they seek higher payouts and not just "independence" but (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 5, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that comment letters submitted regarding the Department of Labor's (DoL) proposed Retirement Security Rule, which is intended to strengthen standards regarding the provision of certain retirement-related advice, reflect the (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 20, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that several states are considering a series of tax hikes targeting higher-income and ultra-high-net-worth residents after similar proposals failed to pass at the Federal level. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Also in industry news this week: Most businesses that operate in the U.S.,

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that Congress appears poised to pass a series of changes affecting retirement planning, dubbed “SECURE ACT 2.0”, ”, by the end of the year.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC is proposing to expand the adviser custody rule beyond securities and funds to cover all assets in a client’s portfolio, including private securities, real estate, derivatives, and cryptoassets.

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Financial Planner Fiduciary Duty Retirement Planning Compliance 246

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 29, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey suggests Americans are increasingly prioritizing work-life balance over higher salaries, with 2/3 of respondents indicating that they would rather work at a job that they loved rather than (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study by Cerulli has shown a sharp increase in the number of affluent investors willing to pay for advice, which on the one hand reflects the increasing financial complexity in peoples' lives (while they've also gotten (..)

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Financial Planner Fiduciary Duty CFP Accounting 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 10, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners"– this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent analysis from Morningstar suggests that the Department of Labor's (DoL's) new Retirement Security Rule (aka Fiduciary Rule 2.0)

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Retirement Valuation 246

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 8, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that RIA clients of an insurance broker providing Errors & Omissions (E&O) coverage saw a 213% increase in claims paid in 2023, attributed to significant jumps in suitability claims (likely stemming (..)

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Financial Planner Asset Allocation Clients Risk Management 246

The Reformed Broker

AUGUST 29, 2022

You’d be amazed at how many financial advisors, insurance brokers acting as financial advisors, financial planners, wirehouse wealth managers, financial consultants and other assorted intermediaries in this business could not for the life of them look at this chart and give you a straight answer.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Here are six questions to ask when choosing a financial advisor: How do you get paid? Fee-only advisors receive no compensation from the sale of investment or insurance products. Check out my Financial Review/Second Opinion for Individuals service for detailed guidance and advice about your situation.

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Financial Advisor Financial Planner Fee Only Clients 249

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Today, the industry has evolved further, with a growing emphasis on aligning financial decisions with clients' personal priorities and life goals.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

2022 marks the 50 th anniversary of the enrollment of students into the first Certified Financial Planner (CFP) course, and in the years since then, financial planning (and the process of creating a financial plan) has changed extensively. Read More.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 5, 2022

wsj.com) Planning The ways that a financial planner can add value for a client are nearly limitless. kitces.com) The financial planning process is becoming increasingly collaborative and less one-way. wealthmanagement.com) Factors to consider when looking at long term care insurance. Here are 101 action items.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2022

We also talk about how the tragedy of 9/11 (coupled with Amy’s personal loss of friends and colleagues) and seeing how underfunded life or disability insurance can seriously impact people's lives inspired Amy to return to college and get her undergraduate degree just so she could gain her CFP marks and become a financial planner, how even though (..)

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Stockbrokers, registered representatives, dual registered advisors, insurance agents, and other types of advisor-sales roles don’t always have to act in your best interest depending on the situation. For non-fiduciary financial advisors, recommendations may only need to be suitable , not necessarily in the client’s best interest.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Gaetano is a partner and senior financial advisor at Fountainhead Advisors, an RIA based in Warren, New Jersey, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for 1,000 client households.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Each week in Weekend Reading For Financial Planners, we seek to bring you synopses and commentaries on 12 articles covering news for financial advisors including topics covering technical planning, practice management, advisor marketing, career development, and more.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Many of you have the option to enroll in high-deductible insurance plans that allow the use of a health savings account via your employer. High deductible health insurance plans . HSA accounts can only be used in conjunction with a high-deductible health insurance plan. The estimate was $190,000 in their 2005 survey.

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Retirement Planning Accounting Retirement Planning 193

Darrow Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Fee-only firms are unique as they do not receive commissions from selling financial products, such as insurance policies or investment products. Fee-only financial advisors are often registered investment advisors too, meaning they have a legal duty to act in the clients best interest. Do you have a unique situation?

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 18, 2022

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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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the mid-20th century, the first phone call for a person who needed guidance on saving or planning for retirement was likely to be to a stockbroker or a mutual fund or insurance salesperson.

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CFP Financial Planning Planning Certification 246

International College of Financial Planning

APRIL 20, 2022

If you are a student looking to make a career in finance, becoming a financial planner is a great place to start. Financial planning is a rewarding, stable career that can give you the opportunity to help people make the most of their money. Financial planning is an ongoing process, and it is essential to stay on top of it.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For those looking to crack in and get a job at an RIA firm and become a financial advisor – good news! There are better options than entering a predatory insurance or wirehouse training program and crossing your fingers (which is an AWFUL idea, by the way). I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors.

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Insurance Financial Planner Fee Only Financial Advisor 98

The Big Picture

MAY 29, 2024

At The Money: Your Financial Captain with Peter Mallouk (May 29, 2024) Who’s in charge of all of the details of your financial life? Not just the stocks and bonds, but your taxes, your will, your estate, any trusts, insurance, credit line, real estate, and anything that affects your financial health.

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Risk Management Taxes Estate Planning Financial Planner 290