The Big Picture

JUNE 18, 2025

Fun conversation with Jill Schlesinger of Jill on Money about the new book: Today we’re joined by Barry Ritholtz, co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC, to discuss his recently released book, How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth – and how to avoid them.

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Wealth Management

MAY 30, 2025

The Investment Advisor Industrys annual report showed an all-time high of 15,870 SEC-registered advisors overseeing a 12.6% increase in assets to $144.6 as of the end of 2024.

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Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

DAF startup Daffy recently experienced a jump in activity after embracing the significance of the number 18 in Jewish culture.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Number 8860726. Registered in England and Wales.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 12, 2025

Number 8860726. The SEC’s ETF Rule, which said providers no longer have to apply for exemption relief if they follow certain requirements, also opened the floodgates, said Jennifer Hutchins, co-CIO, Avantax Wealth Management, speaking at the Wealth Management Edge conference this week in Boca Raton, Fla.

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Wealth Management

JANUARY 16, 2025

Despite efforts to develop next-gen talent, the total number of advisors in the wealth management industry has remained stagnant over the last decade.

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Wealth Management Numbers Management 297

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Further, amidst grumbling from some firms, incoming CEO Rick Wurster reiterated a pledge that Schwab (which offers its own direct wealth management services) will not seek to compete for clients with RIAs on its platform, seeing opportunities to pursue prospective clients currently unserved by either group.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 20, 2025

(podcasts.apple.com) Dan Haylett talks with Susan Latremoille author of"The RichLife Managing Wealth and Purpose, Its Not Just about the Money The Whole Life Approach to Wealth Management." riabiz.com) M&A Wealth management M&A keeps rolling on. kitces.com) The number of CFPs topped 103,000.

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 17, 2025

Podcasts Diana Britton talks with Mary Saylor who is the director of wealth management at Choreo. thinkadvisor.com) The number of family offices is proliferating. wealthmanagement.com) Brendan Frazier talks with Dennis Moseley-William explains how to elevate your client experience to create fans and grow your business.

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Diamond Consultants

MAY 27, 2025

These are the biggest fish in their respective ponds, each having leveraged size to solidify their standing in a rapidly evolving wealth management industry. But look closer, and one common thread emerges: scale. Scale is one of those buzzwords that gets tossed around as an unquestioned good.

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Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Our tech columnist filters through this week's tech announcements, singling out Datalign, Arcus Partner and Finity 360 AI, and Advyzon and Nebo Wealth.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

kitces.com) Tax planning and wealth management go hand-in-hand. wealthmanagement.com) Asset location isn't job number one, but it is a job. (podcasts.apple.com) Bogumil Baranowski talks with Justin Castelli about living an authentic life. justincastelli.io) Taxes Some speculation on what is next for the TCJA.

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Wealth Management Wealth Advisor Tax Planning Taxes 144

Wealth Management

APRIL 9, 2025

A new analysis of historical data found that the IRS audit rate of individual taxpayers has decreased by about two-thirds since 2010.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

standarddeviationspod.com) Retirement Retirees go back to work for any number of reasons. investmentnews.com) Startups, like Cashmere, are using AI to identify wealth management prospects. (youtube.com) Daniel Crosby talks with Cady North, Founder and CEO of North Financial Advisor, about planning for a sabbatical.

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Wealth Management Startup CFP Retirement 273

The Big Picture

MARCH 13, 2025

They unpack why diversification is both boring and sexy, whether the U.S. market is overvalued, and if the alternative investment industry is one of the biggest grifts in economic history.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 12, 2025

Number 8860726. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales.

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Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The amount of seven-figure retirement accounts at Fidelity Investments surged in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Wealth Management

DECEMBER 2, 2022

These five findings provide a benchmark for affluent philanthropists and the advisors who support them.

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Wealth Management

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Why have wealthy investors surged as the leading buy-side participants in this market segment?

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Wealth Management

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Cerulli data shows what would entice wealth advisors to manage defined contribution retirement plans.

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Abnormal Returns

MAY 20, 2024

Podcasts Daniel Crosby talks with Jason Pereira, Partner and Financial Planner at Woodgate Financial, about AI and wealth management. advisorperspectives.com) Advisers Job number one for advisers: reduce client stress. etf.com) Clients need help managing an inheritance.

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Financial Planner Wealth Management Retirement Clients 273

Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Fred Barstein provides open honest and candid discussion on this week's top RPA topics, including May's job numbers, Captrust's new M&A head, the Record Keeper Roundtable and more.

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Numbers 239

Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Explore beyond the numbers and learn how successful firms navigate mergers, investments, and more.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 10, 2025

Here’s Pete’s description: Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth – and how to avoid them T he GREAT Barry Ritholtz whohas spent his career helping people spot their own investment errors and to learn how to better manage their own financial behaviors.

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Wealth Management

MAY 10, 2023

At the end of last year, there were a record 1,206 mutual funds and exchange-traded funds globally with a climate-related focus, up from 950 at the end of 2021.

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Wealth Management

DECEMBER 19, 2022

PIMCO’s Flexible Real Estate Income Fund is the latest example of this strategy.

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Numbers 279

Wealth Management

JUNE 24, 2024

Estate planning is very important to clients but can be complicated and time consuming for people.

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Estate Planning Numbers Planning Retirement 244

Abnormal Returns

MAY 8, 2023

citywire.com) Dynasty Financial Partners has formed Dynasty Investment Bank to provide services related to mergers and acquisitions in wealth management. kitces.com) Practice management Why succession planning is important to firm owners whether they plan to sell or not. investmentnews.com)

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International College of Financial Planning

JUNE 5, 2025

When I first stepped into the world of wealth management, we didn’t have fancy dashboards. More than numbers — it’s about achieving peace of mind. The future of wealth management belongs to those who can blend data with meaningful conversations, strategy with heart, and ethics with empathy.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Data reflects effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent tax law changes.

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Taxes Numbers 264

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 3, 2022

riabiz.com) Future Proof delivered on its promise of a new type of wealth management event. (podcasts.apple.com) Fintech Opto Investments has entered the increasingly crowded alts marketplace space. riabiz.com) Dynasty Financial is raising additional capital to bridge it to an eventual IPO.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 9, 2025

ft.com) The number of family offices is only expected to increase. (podcasts.apple.com) 14 of the best finance podcasts all investors should listen to including 'The Compound and Friends.' forbes.com) UHNW The super-rich really are different. riabiz.com) RIA acquirers have a more nuanced approach these days.

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Financial Advising Wealth Advisor Retirement Numbers 167

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 17, 2024

Altogether, the study suggests that social media engagement is driven more by the quality (and originality) of the advisor's content, rather than the quantity of posts. Read More.

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Financial Planner Wealth Management Retirement Financial Planning 238

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Further, an investment adviser who can make trades on behalf of a client would be deemed to have custody of the client’s assets, which could substantively shift a very sizable portion of the wealth management RIA community under the custody rule, though it remains to be seen whether or what exact custody rule compliance requirements would be (..)

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Financial Planner Fiduciary Duty Retirement Planning Compliance 246

Abnormal Returns

MARCH 10, 2025

(riabiz.com) This money manager's ETF business was built on entertaining clients. wealthmanagement.com) The number of cash balance plans are on the rise. bloomberg.com) Advisers Finluencers have very different incentives than advisers. wsj.com) How to protect your parents from scammers.

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Estate Planning Retirement Planning CFP Portfolio Management 157

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a new study from research firm Cerulli has found that investors' willingness to pay for financial advice has risen over the last 15 years, with more investors reporting using a financial advisor (and a decreasing share considering (..)

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Wealth Management

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New new assets gathered in the wealth management division were down 60% sequentially, but CEO James Gorman said these numbers tend to bounce around.

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