Wealth Management

JULY 15, 2025

True North Expands in SF Deals & Moves: Creative Plannings Snag Hawaii RIA; $5.1B True North Expands in SF Deals & Moves: Creative Plannings Snag Hawaii RIA; $5.1B has acquired a team in Hawaii overseeing $430 million in client assets.

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Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

As a result, financial advisors should start honing the services Gen X members will likely benefit from the most, including retirement planning, estate and tax planning and mortgage refinancing. trillion annually over the next decade as part of the great wealth transfer, a new report finds. trillion annually.

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AUGUST 4, 2025

PEPs seem to be a great solution to the explosion of plan formations, but the downsides are real. allowed financial service providers to act as the pooled plan provider, the question is whether PEPs are the Wild West, with programs popping up like frogs during a monsoon. 4, 2025) 11 Investment Must Reads for This Week (Aug.

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Wealth Management

JULY 28, 2025

Related: Private Equity Is Coming to 401(k) Plans: Will You Be Ready? Has ERISA Litigation Been Helpful or Harmful? Defending the amazing defined contribution system is laudable, but not at the expense of objectively considering important issues. Another industry luminary suggested that private equity was funding some of these lawsuits.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

AUGUST 1, 2025

It’s outside of financial planning and estate planning and is a critical need that was unmet by any firm. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Concept of digital social marketing. Many business owners are unprepared to go through this type of transition or capital event.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 26, 2025

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses A “Top 10” list of firm-level innovations and grassroots methodologies from some of the most successful advisors, teams and firms in the business.

Financial Advisor

Wealth Management

JULY 31, 2025

Wealth managers will play a considerable role in helping current asset holders plan and facilitate this unprecedented reallocation of wealth. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Concept of digital social marketing.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 25, 2025

In the report, Schwab also identified key traits of "top performing" firms (including having a defined ideal client persona and a defined client value proposition) and the key strategic initiatives respondents plan to pursue (with generating client referrals topping the list for the third consecutive year, followed by recruiting new staff).

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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. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning.

Clients

Wealth Management

JUNE 26, 2025

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 18, 2025

In recent years, financial advisors have increasingly embraced tax planning as a core element of delivering value to clients. But as the profession has evolved toward more holistic planning, tax considerations have likewise expanded into more areas of advice, including Roth conversions, charitable strategies, and small business structuring.

Taxes

Wealth Management

AUGUST 1, 2025

Diana Britton , Executive Editor , WealthManagement.com August 1, 2025 2 Min Read Martine Lellis, principal, M&A partner development, Mercer Advisors Mercer Global Advisors, one of the nation’s largest and most acquisitive registered investment advisors with $77 billion in assets, has purchased Family Wealth Planning Group, a Naples, Fla.-based

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Wealth Management

JULY 8, 2025

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AUGUST 1, 2025

Related: Osaic Adds $700M Team, Boosting W-2 Model’s Succession Planning Support “Advisors are seeing that we can support them. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Concept of digital social marketing. “It They can do that inside of an RIA or on our shared ADV at LPL.”

Recruitment

Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax?

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Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2025

Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo by Alex Ortolani Jul 18, 2025 1 Min Read SEC Chair Paul Atkins Alternative Investments SEC’s Atkins Says Changes to 401(k) Plans Must Be Reviewed Carefully SEC’s Atkins Says Changes to 401(k) Plans Must Be Reviewed Carefully by Nicola M. Concept of digital social marketing.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

AUGUST 8, 2025

As a business owner and organizational leader himself, Jordan intimately understands the time constraints and complexities facing these clients and helps them build a plan to pursue their goals while balancing many different priorities. He began at Deloitte’s individual tax practice, honing his skills in tax and estate planning strategies.

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Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Freelancing is liberating, but without a solid financial plan, it can also be unpredictable. As a freelancer, you juggle not only your craft but also your finances, taxes, and retirement planning. That’s where financial planning for freelancers comes in. Plan for taxes ahead of time 4. Plan for retirement 5.

Budgeting

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 28, 2024

artofmanliness.com) Ben Carlson talks about the state of the retirement savings market with Shawn O'Brien, Director of Retirement at Cerulli Associates. advisorperspectives.com) Does risk tolerance change in retirement? advisorperspectives.com) Advisers A plan for onboarding client service associates. signaturefd-3437664.hs-sites.com)

Risk Tolerance

Dear Mr. Market

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Because when it comes to financial planning, you’re ready to write it downand studies show that writing down your goals makes you 42% more likely to achieve them. Heres your top 10 financial planning checklist for the new year. Maximize Retirement Contributions Contribute as much as possible to your 401(k), IRA, or Roth IRA.

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Trade Brains

JUNE 9, 2025

When you are preparing for retirement, you should keep in mind both financial strategies and what tax benefits you may gain. Older citizens can get helpful guidance from the Income Tax Department’s special brochure for retirement taxation matters. Key Tax Advantages for Retirees 1.

Retirement

Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Just a 10-Step Plan to Create Your Rich Life Together." tonyisola.com) Aging 10 steps to prepare financially for retirement, including 'Design a retirement paycheck.' theretirementmanifesto.com) How to think about retirement planning even though it may be decades off. No More Fights. signaturefd-3437664.hs-sites.com)

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Wealth Management

AUGUST 4, 2025

GeoWealth said it plans to use the funding to expand its public-private model capabilities, including for product development and new hires. Related: Edward Jones Doubles SMAs on Managed Account Platform, with Further Expansion Planned Meanwhile, Apollo will make some private market investment strategies available in GeoWealth’s UMA platform.

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JULY 31, 2025

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Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 31, 2025

Brian also adheres to a professional Code of Ethics and he fulfills annual continuing education requirements to remain aware of current planning strategies and financial trends. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Concept of digital social marketing.

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AUGUST 4, 2025

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JULY 1, 2025

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 15, 2025

Podcasts Khe Hy talks with Christine Benz author of "How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful and Wealthy Retirement." podcasts.apple.com) Retirement Retirement is a great time to do some creative tax planning. awealthofcommonsense.com) The best retirement withdrawal strategy is one you can live with.

Retirement

Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

I was amazed by some of the findings, including that 68% of the 414 respondents are currently using or plan to adopt AI-powered tools—only 32% had no plans to do so. Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax? expansion with significant support from some large firms.

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Trade Brains

JULY 9, 2025

Out-of-pocket expenses cover ~62% of these, and insurance premiums are rising 10–15% in 2025 alone. That means if your retirement plan underestimates medical costs, you risk serious shortfalls. over that period. If you planned to live on ₹1 lakh per month today, you might need ₹1.5 – ₹1.7 50,00,000.00

Retirement Planning

Financial Symmetry

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Early retirement has unique financial planning challenges, particularly regarding health insurance and tax strategies. For people who retire before age 65, the challenge of finding affordable and adequate health insurance adds another layer of complexity to their financial plans.

Insurance

MainStreet Financial Planning

JUNE 17, 2025

These small, intentional moves aren’t just about staying organized in the short term—they also help you protect your long-term financial health, including your ability to continue building toward retirement. Plan Ahead for Seasonal Spending Think about what’s coming: back-to-school shopping, Halloween, Thanksgiving travel, holiday gifts.

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Wealth Management

JULY 9, 2025

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

The other competitors in this year’s demos included Addepar , Altrata , BILL , Encorestate Plans , GReminders , MileMarker , Mili AI , Wealthfeed , Zeplyn and Zocks. Related: Scenes from Day 2 of Wealth Management EDGE “My parents are 67 and 68, they have the classic Dell desktop covered in dust—everything is on their phone,” he said.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JULY 17, 2025

Innovative CPA Group, which has been doing accounting and tax work since 2017, this month launched Innovative Asset Advisors Group, an RIA focused on investment management, financial administration, tax planning and preparation, and estate and trust strategies. Related: Deals & Moves: Creative Plannings Snag Hawaii RIA; $5.1B

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JUNE 23, 2025

Fifty-three percent said they would like to learn more about the asset class, while 22% are planning to invest in the near future. Sub-HNW investors were significantly more likely to plan a near-term investment, at 36%. Only 13% of high-net-worth investors planned to do so.

Assets

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

You can't do this in isolation, you need a team," said Terranova, senior managing director at Virtus Investment Partners, when asked by WealthManagement.com Executive Editor Diana Britton about who he uses as his advisor to handle tax and estate planning and more. “I

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