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Robinhood Acquires TradePMR To Refer Next-Gen HNW Clients To On-Platform RIAs (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – December 2024)

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This month's edition kicks off with the news that the retail brokerage platform Robinhood is acquiring RIA custodian TradePMR, which appears to be less about Robinhood wanting to compete with the likes of Schwab and Fidelity in the custodial space and more about keeping the assets of its wealthier customers "on-platform" by giving them referrals to (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 16-17, 2024)

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The study also looked at what “high performing” firms are doing differently than their peers, finding that these firms have a higher close rate on referred prospects, were better able to maintain pricing discipline, and had significantly lower expenses as a percentage of firm revenue.

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October Employment Preview

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. • ISM Surveys: Note that the ISM indexes are diffusion indexes based on the number of firms hiring (not the number of hires). Unemployment Claims: The weekly claims report showed more initial unemployment claims during the reference week at 242,000 in October compared to 222,000 in September.

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#FASuccess Ep 418: Developing The “Middle” Management Layer To Scale Up Team Leadership Capacity For $3B Of AUM, With Stacey McKinnon

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What's unique about Stacey, though, is how she has implemented a leadership training program for Morton Wealth to ensure that the firm's middle managers (many of whom were promoted from "do-er" positions into roles where they have to now manage other do-ers) feel empowered and have the communication and management skills to effectively lead a growing (..)

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Lawler: New Census Population Estimates Show Massively Higher Population Growth

Calculated Risk

The reason, not surprisingly, is that Census updated its methodology to include estimates of what it refers to as humanitarian migrants, including border patrol releases and paroles. Thus, for Vintage 2023 the 2024 numbers are projections, and for Vintage 2024 the 2025 numbers are projections.

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October Employment Preview

Calculated Risk

ISM Surveys: Note that the ISM services are diffusion indexes based on the number of firms hiring (not the number of hires). This would usually suggest above the same number of layoffs in October as in September. That added about 50 thousand jobs to the seasonally adjusted headline number. last month.

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March Employment Preview

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ISM Surveys: Note that the ISM indexes are diffusion indexes based on the number of firms hiring (not the number of hires). This was above consensus forecasts and suggests job gains above consensus expectations, however, in general, ADP hasn't been very useful in forecasting the BLS report. the previous month.