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

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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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

Number 8860726. Most clients want to know their ‘Am I OK numbers,’ and we can show a number or a summary, that is what makes it unique,” he said. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Over the past decade, a growing number of advisors have expanded into offering comprehensive financial planning services, reflecting a shift that not only helps them stand out from (increasingly commoditized) portfolio management offerings but also supports clients' broader financial goals.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We also talk about how Anjali grew her revenue primarily by not increasing her client headcount (which only rose from 35 to 45 clients over the past 6 years) and instead focused on raising her minimum annual retainer fee from $10,000 to $18,000 per client, why Anjali's current clients and prospects are largely willing to pay this fee given the tailored (..)

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The Big Picture

JUNE 24, 2025

Matthew Cherwin : Co-Founder & CIO, Marek Capital Management Imran Khan : Founder & CIO, Proem Asset Management Matt Jozoff : Co-CEO & Portfolio Manager, Trevally Capital I did this same panel with different managers each of the past two years.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 18, 2025

Which, according to Kitces Research on Advisor Productivity, can lead to higher productivity for advisor teams (but can require an investment in staffing and higher-end planning services to meet their complex planning needs).

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management discusses the best ways to responsibly manage crypto assets. I’m Barry Ritholtz, and on today’s edition of At the Money , we’re going to discuss how retail investors can responsibly invest in crypto.

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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 10, 2025

Number 8860726. on Tuesday with a series of workshops focused on alternative investments, artificial intelligence and high-net-worth clients. Registered in England & Wales with number 01835199, registered office 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG.

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Wealth Management

JULY 1, 2025

Number 8860726. based registered investment advisor with $1.1 WealthManagement.com is part of the Informa Connect Division of Informa PLC INFORMA PLC | ABOUT US | INVESTOR RELATIONS | TALENT This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Registered in England and Wales.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 30, 2025

Number 8860726. by Fred Barstein Jun 30, 2025 4 Min Read Investment Related Topics Alternative Investments Digital Assets Equities ETFs Fixed Income Investing Strategies Mutual Funds Real Estate SMAs Recent in Investment See All Alternative investment visualization with stacks of coins and percentage signs.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JULY 2, 2025

A fun rabbit hole over the years has been the 75/50 portfolio devised by John Serrapere which he wrote about several times at the old IndexUniverse site. For anyone new, the big idea is for the portfolio to capture 75% of the upside with only 50% of the downside. Portfolio 2 has a normal, even if not heavy, allocation to equities.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

 At the Money: Stock Picking vs. Value Investing with Jeremy Schwartz, Wisdom Tree. Should value investing be part of that strategy? TRANSCRIPT: Jeremy Schwartz Value Investing Barry Ritholtz : How much you pay for your stocks has a giant impact on how well they perform. What Is value investing?

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 8, 2023

In the early days of investing, stocks were often evaluated in a vacuum: Investors assessed the plusses and minuses of each company’s stock based on its own merits, with little consideration of the relationship between one stock’s performance and that of the market as a whole.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 3, 2025

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Morningstar Office will be shutting down in early 2026 as a part of Morningstar's ongoing effort to refocus on its core investment data and analytics business – forcing advisors currently using the tool to switch (which might be a net positive for many of those advisors who have long complained (..)

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Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

Number 8860726. WealthManagement.com is part of the Informa Connect Division of Informa PLC INFORMA PLC | ABOUT US | INVESTOR RELATIONS | TALENT This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 25, 2025

Number 8860726. Reporting & Portfolio Management: Orion JY: When Tucker and I bought the firm, they were already on Orion. Registered in England and Wales. When people enter something into the system, we want it so that they only have to enter it once.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 15, 2025

What percentage of your portfolio should be allocated? Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Ted Seides is founder and CIO of Capital Allocators , and learned about alts working under the legendary David Swensen at the Yale University Investments Office. So, Ted, let’s start with the basics.

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Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

Number 8860726. From Point Solutions to Seamless Intelligence For decades, our industry has relied on integrations—APIs painstakingly connected across custodians, CRMs, planning tools and portfolio management systems. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

Number 8860726. Davis Janowski , Senior Technology Editor, WealthManagement.com June 20, 2025 5 Min Read Dr. Naomi Win, a behavioral finance analyst at Orion, gave a presentation entitled, “Aligning Lives and Portfolios: Meeting the Moment for Modern Investors” at Wealth Management EDGE. Registered in England and Wales.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 8, 2023

His next book, “The Corporate Lifecycle: Business, Investment, and Management Implications,” will be published in December. He tells his classes “ What makes for a good valuation is you’re either a disciplined storyteller or an imaginative number cruncher.”

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What percentage of your portfolio should be allocated? He learned about alts working under the legendary David Swensen at the Yale University Investments Office. His latest book is Private Equity Deals: Lessons in investing, dealmaking, and operations. Is this the right investment vehicle for me? Why hedge funds?

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Trade Brains

JUNE 28, 2025

India’s corporate landscape is entering its most significant phase of capital investment in over ten years, with companies preparing to nearly double their spending over the next five years, according to S&P Global Ratings. Additionally, investments in airport infrastructure could reach Rs. 26,000 crore, increasing to Rs.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Number 8860726. WealthManagement.com is part of the Informa Connect Division of Informa PLC INFORMA PLC | ABOUT US | INVESTOR RELATIONS | TALENT This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 12, 2025

Let's dig in some more on Permanent Portfolio quadrant style. Next is the allocation for the United States Sovereign Wealth Fund ETF that I made up a few days ago and next to that is my most recent attempt from November to recreate the Cockroach Portfolio which is managed by Mutiny Funds. TRTY is a tough hold.

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 15, 2025

For today's post, I want to take on what I think are a couple of commonly held beliefs about investing. You're 81 and been taking income from your portfolio for 15 years, what matters to you more, that you can continue to take what you need from your portfolio or that four year run in your mid-50's when you beat (or lagged) the market?

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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.

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MAY 2, 2025

a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading! a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading!

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 30, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent benchmarking study suggests that a number of RIAs are looking to move 'upmarket' and work with wealthier clients by expanding their service menu to include family office services, investment banking, and/or trust (..)

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WiserAdvisor

JUNE 18, 2025

In the world of investing, this could not be truer. Long-term investing is where you put your money to work and give it time to grow. Below are 5 long term investment strategies you need to know about in 2025: 1. This is the segment you can explore for long-term investing. Because they hold real value. Why does it work?

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MAY 28, 2025

Which portfolio result would you rather have? Portfolio 1 is the only choice. The Portfolio 1 has the same longer term result at the S&P 500 but with only 58% of the volatility. You can see just by looking that Portfolio 1 has actually taken a very different path to a similar result as the S&P 500. A little quiz.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Meb Faber, Cambria Investments (October 30, 2024) Dividend investing has a long and storied history, but it turns out dividends are only part of the picture driving stock returns. He is the author of shareholder yield, a better approach to dividend investing just out in its second edition this week.

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Dear Mr. Market

APRIL 2, 2025

Market: This is perhaps one of our favorite articles and times of the year; not necessarily because of basketball but rather it allows us the opprtunity to articulate our main investment themes we see playing out for the remainder of the year. Who will be this years champion? Lets break it down ( click here to see the full bracket).

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Wealth Management

JUNE 12, 2025

Number 8860726. Low-cost passive wrappers work well for core equity investing, but certain asset classes are more conducive to active management. Diana Britton , Executive Editor June 12, 2025 3 Min Read MFS Investment Management is credited with introducing the first mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust, in 2024.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 10, 2025

David Nadig, “ Rabbithole ” March 7, 2025 I had fun chatting with Dave Nadig about philosophy, behavior, and investing ( video after the jump). Question : “ Barry, your book How Not to Invest dissects numerous financial misconceptions. But let’s set aside markets and investing strategies entirely.

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