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. youtube.com) The biz Why Hightower Advisors is buying an institutional investment consultant. advisorperspectives.com) Does risk tolerance change in retirement?

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Wealth Management

JUNE 23, 2025

Podcasts & Videos CE Webinars Research Newsletters Subscribe Subscribe News Related Topics RIA IBD Wirehouse RPA Insights & Analysis Regulation & Compliance Career Moves Recent in News See all Altruist rebrand Support Platforms Altruist Rolls Out Rebrand Altruist Rolls Out Rebrand by Davis Janowski Jun 23, 2025 1 Min Read Cetera CEO Mike (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 17, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that members of Generation X are struggling more with retirement planning compared to older Baby Boomers and younger Millennials, potentially offering opportunities for financial advisors to help Gen Xers create a plan to 'catch up' when it comes to both their retirement savings and their financial (..)

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 1, 2024

Podcasts Amy Arnott and Christine Benz talk with Don Graves and Wade Pfau about the role of home equity in retirement planning. citywire.com) 401(k) State Street ($STT) is launching its 401(k) plan with an annuity option. riabiz.com) Fisher Investments is spinning off its 401(k) business, Fisher Retirement Solutions.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Podcasts Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk the state of retirement with Anne Tergensen of the WSJ. morningstar.com) Barry Ritholtz talks shareholder yield with Meb Faber of Cambria Investments. podcasts.apple.com) Taxes A year-end tax planning checklist. kindnessfp.com) How to think about taxes in early retirement.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

30 years ago, when financial plans relied mainly on constant investment return projections derived from straight-line appreciation and time-value of money calculations, financial advisors began acknowledging and accounting for the variable and uncertain nature of investment returns.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 25, 2025

Many financial advisory clients might work for 40 years or more, ideally seeing their income – and capacity to save for retirement – increase over time as they advance in their careers. Still others, including adherents of the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement, may hope to retire even sooner.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

on Tuesday with a series of workshops focused on alternative investments, artificial intelligence and high-net-worth clients. WealthManagement.com Staff June 10, 2025 6 Slides START SLIDESHOW Joey Corsica Captured & SpotMyPhotos The Wealth Management EDGE conference kicked off at The Boca Raton resort in Boca Raton, Fla.,

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 9, 2025

It's natural for advisors to begin discovery meetings by asking questions about a client's current financial situation – understanding cash flow, debt, investments, risk tolerance, or even the burning tax concern that brought them to the advisor's door in the first place is crucial for financial planning. Read More.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 4, 2023

(humansvsretirement.com) Jon Luskin talks with Steve Chen about DIY retirement planning tools. open.spotify.com) Retirement Assessing life one year into retirement. mutualfundobserver.com) How to make up for a late start saving for retirement. humbledollar.com) Why spending money in retirement can be so difficult.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Also in industry news this week: NASAA has proposed an amendment to its broker-dealer conduct model rule that would restrict the use of the terms “advisor” and “adviser” for broker-dealers and their registered representatives who are not also investment advisers or investment adviser representatives A recent study suggests that (..)

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Darrow Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The idea of living off dividends in retirement sounds nice, but investors often don’t realize how much money they’ll need invested to generate enough income from dividends to cover lifestyle expenses. So historically, every $1 million invested would yield annual dividend income of $19,800 on average… before tax.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that SIFMA, which represents broker-dealers, investment banks, and asset managers, released a white paper that argues that CFP Board "increasingly functions as a de facto private regulator for CFP certificants" and proposes that CFP (..)

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With a niche focus on Taft-Hartley retirement plan sponsors, Mammini Company left Lincoln Investments to support an ambitious growth plan.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 3, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with a recent survey indicating that a majority of advisors are viewing new client acquisition as their primary challenge in the current competitive environment for financial advice (followed by compliance and technology management) and suggests (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Why the announced acquisition of RIA custodian TradePMR by retail brokerage firm Robinhood could prove to be a boon for RIAs on TradePMR's platform, who could receive a wave of referrals from Robinhood's massive base of next-generation retail clients How Morningstar is cutting the "Medalist Ratings" of thousands of (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 28, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that younger "DIY" investors are more likely to be interested in working with a human advisor than their older counterparts, suggesting an opportunity for advisors to tap into this demographic (perhaps by setting minimum planning fees that ensure these clients can be served profitably today (..)

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

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.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

(standarddeviationspod.com) Michael Kitces talks with Jason Wenk, CEO of Altruist, about how he is trying to build an all-in-one investment OS. wiredplanning.com) Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk retirement income with Kelli Hueler, CEO and founder of Hueler Companies. kitces.com) The structured note business is growing rapidly.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 11, 2025

ritholtz.com) Retirement Don't get scared into making a mistake with Social Security. whitecoatinvestor.com) There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to retirement withdrawal strategies. tonyisola.com) On the parallels between investing and vacations. wsj.com) How to get money out of your 529 plan.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The transcript from this weeks, MiB: Charley Ellis on Rethinking Investing , is below. Charlie Ellis is just a legend in the world of investing. He was chairman of the Yale’s Endowment Investment Committee and his, not only did he write 21 books, his new book, rethinking Investing, is just a delightful snack.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 31, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that following the change of administration (and a new incoming chair of the SEC), the Investment Adviser Association is seeking to find ways to help RIAs (particularly smaller firms) manage the compliance responsibilities they (..)

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Wealth Management

JUNE 17, 2025

Mariner is seeking to bolster its independent registered investment advisor channel by hiring Rob Sandrew to oversee the division, which includes more than 1,100 advisors and about $40 billion in client assets. Alex Ortolani , Senior Reporter June 17, 2025 2 Min Read Rob Sandrew (left) and Verne Marble join Mariner.

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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.

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Wealth Management

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Protecting the average retiree in a confusing landscape of investment planning vs. financial planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 21, 2025

What's unique about Daniel, though, is how his firm has expanded its tax focus to include "in-house" tax return preparation for its clients as a one-stop shop, but actually outsources the tax preparation work itself to trusted CPAs that he pays out of his own revenue (rather than bringing this service fully in-house) so that he can focus his staff (..)

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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.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 25, 2025

podcasts.apple.com) Luca Dellanna and Ismail Manik talk with Barry Ritholtz about his book "How NOT to Invest." morningstar.com) Aging There no magic bullet when it comes to planning for long term care. wsj.com) Sari Botton talks with Dr. Samuel Masket about identity, aging and retirement.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 15, 2024

On April 25, 2024, the Department of Labor (DoL) issued the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (the "Final Rule"), which imposes an ERISA fiduciary standard "that applies uniformly to all investments that retirement investors may make with respect to their retirement accounts ".

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The Big Picture

MAY 1, 2025

I chatted with Jean Chatzky of Your Money Map about HNTI and some general investing concepts. Many, if not most, investing books aim to teach people how TO invest. Your focus is giving readers advice on how NOT to invest. The book is broken down into four categories of things not to do when youre investing.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 10, 2024

peterlazaroff.com) Retirement On the importance of having a purpose in retirement. humbledollar.com) Being forced into retirement before you are ready is a big problem. rogersplanning.blogspot.com) Five things you need to know before retirement. slate.com) Financial plans Your financial plan should start with your goals.

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Carson Wealth

MAY 29, 2025

Imagine yourself on your last ride home from work on the day you retire. It probably depends on whether you have a strong plan in place for income during your retirement years. Having a retirement planning checklist can help make this final commute the time of reflection and joy it should be.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

I cannot say enough about how well received this last session was by advisors, several of whom came up later to say thanks.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Just a 10-Step Plan to Create Your Rich Life Together." ritholtz.com) Investing How to deal with a stock market at or near all-time highs. tonyisola.com) Aging 10 steps to prepare financially for retirement, including 'Design a retirement paycheck.' No More Fights. blairbellecurve.com) Learning is unlearning.

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 12, 2025

wsj.com) On the growth of university-affiliated retirement communities. ft.com) Retirement The sequence of returns matters most in the first few years of retirement. morningstar.com) Why you need to understand your retirement withdrawal strategy, especially in a downturn.

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Insurance Coverage Retirement Insurance Planning 144

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Alex Ortolani , Senior Reporter June 10, 2025 1 Min Read SilverStar President and Lead Principal Tim Hudson Bluespring Wealth Partners, the registered investment advisor acquisition arm of Kestra Holdings , has acquired a former Kestra Advisory Services firm in the Houston metro area to merge with its LifeBridge Financial Group and create a $1.4

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