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Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The firm has hired John Morrison, portfolio manager at Dimensional Fund Advisors, to run the RIA, which aims to help startup employees plan around option-rich, but cash-poor, wealth.
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Nerd's Eye View
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Travis is the founder of Student Loan Planner, an RIA and student loan consulting company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that serves nearly 1,400 households with ongoing financial planning (as well as consulting with over 15,000 clients on student loan debt).
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Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
While clients and funding remain under wraps, Tokenbridge has plans to tokenize and revitalize the investment industry.
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Wealth Management
JUNE 10, 2024
The AI assistant records meeting notes and turns them into automated actions from generating client communications to plan changes.
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Wealth Management
JULY 11, 2024
Earned Wealth, founded in 2021, offers medical professionals advice on financial planning, tax planning, wealth management and investing on one interconnected platform.
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Wealth Management
JANUARY 23, 2025
The combined startups will provide advisors with seamless health planning from analysis to enrollment once integrations are complete.
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Wealth Management
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The Virginia-based startup plans to use the new capital to pursue expansion plans, including platform development and adding engineers.
Harness Wealth
APRIL 16, 2025
Let us face ittech startups encounter a unique set of tax challenges that can make or break their financial future. The complex interplay between traditional tax regulations and the innovative nature of tech businesses demands smart planning from day one.
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Wealth Management
AUGUST 3, 2022
Estate planning tech startup Trustate thinks they have the answer.
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Abnormal Returns
DECEMBER 11, 2024
on.ft.com) Alternatives The number of hedge fund startups is dwindling. finance.yahoo.com) Why private equity wants so badly to get access to 401(k) plans. fa-mag.com) Startup employees increasingly are getting access to tender offers. (sherwood.news) Who is going to pay for crypto-enabled consumer fraud?
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Nerd's Eye View
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Among the several different types of retirement plans that are available to self-employed workers, solo 401(k) plans can offer the most flexibility and the ability to contribute the highest amount of tax-advantaged savings.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2023
cnbc.com) How much headway can startups make in the corporate credit card space? (awealthofcommonsense.com) How paradigm shifts happen in markets. mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Finance A couple of deals this week highlight a thaw in the IPO market. thebasispoint.com) Big banks are struck with their trading businesses.
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Nerd's Eye View
JANUARY 6, 2025
FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2
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Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
From personnel updates—Pontera gets a CMO—to a one-page plan from startup Elements, it was a busy week in advisor tech.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
youtube.com) Daniel Crosby talks with Cady North, Founder and CEO of North Financial Advisor, about planning for a sabbatical. investmentnews.com) Startups, like Cashmere, are using AI to identify wealth management prospects. Podcasts Josh Brown and Michael Batnick talk advisor tech with fintech expert Jason Pereira.
Abnormal Returns
JULY 1, 2024
Podcasts Amy Arnott and Christine Benz talk with Don Graves and Wade Pfau about the role of home equity in retirement planning. citywire.com) 401(k) State Street ($STT) is launching its 401(k) plan with an annuity option. morningstar.com) Frazer Rice talks with Justin Elliott of ProPublica about how a $5 billion Roth IRA came to be.
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DECEMBER 2, 2024
wsj.com) Startup AI wealth manager Range raised another round of capital. citywire.com) Advisers How to demonstrate the value of financial planning to a prospect. citywire.com) How to reframe financial planning around client happiness. riabiz.com) Why wealth managers need to do more to support client charitable giving.
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The Big Picture
APRIL 17, 2025
It doesnt matter if it is Nvidia, Bitcoin, founders stock, or an employee stock option purchase plan (ESOP), sometimes the sheer size of a windfall is paralyzing. An instructive war story : During the mid-1990s, a grad school buddy took a senior job at a tech startup that came with lots of stock.
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JULY 19, 2023
bloomberg.com) Nasdaq ($NDAQ) is hitting pause on its crypto custody plans. businessinsider.com) New startups have a limited amount of time to dig a moat. (peterlazaroff.com) Finance Distressed debt investors have more inventory coming down the pike. coindesk.com) Oddity Tech ($ODD) priced above the range.
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JUNE 10, 2024
Podcasts Barry Ritholtz talks with Peter Mallouk, president and CEO of Creative Planning LLC. standarddeviationspod.com) Frazer Rice talks with David Barnard, CEO and Founder of Luminary, about technology and estate planning. ritholtz.com) Joel Weber and Eric Balchunas talk with Silla Brush about Salim Ramji the new CEO of Vanguard.
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Nerd's Eye View
JUNE 3, 2024
Welcome to the June 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!
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AUGUST 11, 2023
nytimes.com) Venture capital VC-backed startups are quietly shutting their doors as funding dries up. wsj.com) Some startups that timed exits perfectly, including Honey. thestreamable.com) Disney ($DIS) is planning to crack down on password sharing. variety.com) Apple TV+ ($AAPL) is the highest quality content producer.
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JULY 3, 2023
Fintech Why fintech startups need advisers onboard to help them sell to wealth management firms. kitces.com) Estate planning Four things to consider in anticipation of 2026. financial-planning.com) Wealth.com's Ester will help you read estate planning documents. matts-newsletter-7a3f46.beehiiv.com)
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DECEMBER 5, 2022
Podcasts Rick Ferri talks estate planning with Ryan Barrett and Mike Piper. investmentnews.com) 401(k) plans Auto-enrollment helps boost 401(k) participation rates, the most for men. cnbc.com) Startup 401(k) provider Blooom has abruptly closed its doors. bloomberg.com) Charitable giving strategies are as varied as the client.
Abnormal Returns
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
institutionalinvestor.com) IPOs These five startups, like SpaceX, should be public already, but aren't. ft.com) IBM ($IBM) is funding 'retirement contributions with the surplus in its overfunded defined benefit plan rather than with corporate cash contributed to its 401(k) plan.' Way' prevail?
Abnormal Returns
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
(bigtechnology.com) Om Malik, "If you are a startup, an organization, or a large company, you need to learn from the past five days [at OpenAI] and start building resilience in your product plans." theatlantic.com) Finance Banks are planning to start.lending again.
Abnormal Returns
JUNE 27, 2024
(carsongroup.com) Strategy Investing is planning. hbr.org) Startups SpaceX is doing a tender at a $210 billion valuation. mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Why you shouldn't care what other investors or the markets are doing. safalniveshak.com) Companies Monster Beverage ($MNST) is unique not only for its stock performance.
The Big Picture
JULY 29, 2022
There’s a startup for that : There’s one startup that is thriving in the market turmoil. At Yosemite, a Preservation Plan That Calls for Chain Saws With treasured forests perennially threatened by fierce wildfires, many experts say it’s time to cut and burn protectively. Want to lay off workers more smoothly?
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APRIL 1, 2024
(youtube.com) Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk with Peter Mallouk, President and CEO of Creative Planning, about the 'messy' business of financial advice. podcasts.apple.com) Jordan Haynes talks with Justin Castelli about the important role of life planning. thinkadvisor.com) Not everyone is happier in retirement.
Abnormal Returns
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
podcasts.apple.com) Eric Newcomer talks with Rey Flemings, the CEO of the YC-backed startup Myria which serves the ultra-wealthy. radreads.co) Planning You can't accomplish all your financial goals at once. wealthfoundme.com) How to speak financial planning. Podcasts Khe Hy talks building long term wealth with Adam Katz.
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MAY 2, 2025
podcast.moneywithkatie.com) Startups Logan Bartlett talks with Ben Lamm, CEO and Founder of Colossal Biosciences. The talk that Ryan Holiday planned to give at the U.S. (podcasts.apple.com) Barry Ritholtz talks with Harvey Schwartz, CEO of Carlyle Group ($CG). podcasts.apple.com) Shane Parrish talks with Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator.
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AUGUST 12, 2024
newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Anduril is the leading company among the new wave of tech-focused defense startups. (abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. wsj.com) Higher interest rates have given Tether has cash to burn.
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AUGUST 4, 2024
sherwood.news) Should a startup ever spend $1.8 spyglass.org) Work How a national retirement savings plan would work. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Companies Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) has sold down a big slug of Apple ($AAPL) stock in favor of cash. marketwatch.com) How Twitch could turn into another Amazon ($AMZN) 'zombie' brand.
Abnormal Returns
JUNE 17, 2024
riabiz.com) AI A look at some AI-powered advisory service startups. citywire.com) Advisers Compensation plans should align with your firm's overall goals. (riabiz.com) Wells Fargo ($WFC) wants in on the advisor custody business. riabiz.com) The industry's big software providers all claim trillions in AUA.
Darrow Wealth Management
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Working for a startup can pay off big financially, but a lot must go right along the way. If you are considering taking a job at a startup or private company with plans for an exit, there’s a lot to consider before accepting an offer. Here are some considerations for how to negotiate equity in a private company or startup.
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NOVEMBER 13, 2023
financial-planning.com) Smoke Show The pilot episode of 'The Smoke Show' is this week focusing on fintech founders and their startups. morningstar.com) The ins and outs of planning for unmarried couples with children. Mack talks with Jennifer and Lisa Dazols, founders of Modern Family Finance, about working with LGBTQ+ clients.
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DECEMBER 7, 2023
nytimes.com) Is Austin, TX losing its luster as a startup hub? techcrunch.com) SpaceX SpaceX is reportedly planning a tender offer for employee shares at a $175 billion valuation. (ft.com) VC SimpleClosure, a start-up that helps other start-ups wind down their operations, is doing a booming business.
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DECEMBER 18, 2023
allstarcharts.com) Strategy The best thing you could have done in 2023 was to stick to your plan. moneywithkatie.com) Some lessons learned from winding up a startup. (axios.com) Junky stocks have benefited greatly from the recent rally. ft.com) Here are some more signs of market strength. ovsecondopinion.substack.com)
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JANUARY 11, 2023
which manages startups’ employee-equity plans and tracks their investors’ holdings. stayathomemacro.substack.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Personal finance links: finding a new plan. (ft.com) The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ($BITO) is still pretty liquid. thebasispoint.com) Fidelity is buying Shoobx Inc.,
Abnormal Returns
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Books Annie Duke talks with Elizabeth Zalman and Jerry Neumann co-authors of "Founder vs. Investor: The Honest Truth About Venture Capital from Startup to IPO." ft.com) First Las Vegas, then the world: James Dolan has big plans for the Sphere. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey. msn.com) Entertainment The business of Pokemon is bigger than ever.
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Nerd's Eye View
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
This month's edition kicks off with the news that WiserAdvisor, one of the longest-running lead generation services in the industry, has acquired IndyFin, a startup advisor rating platform that had aspired to be the 'Yelp for Advisors' – which on the one hand provides WiserAdvisor with an opportunity to jump into the business of client reviews (..)
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FEBRUARY 9, 2023
newcomer.co) Startups often fail to prioritize the communication function. axios.com) Funds Vanguard is planning to push farther into direct indexing. (ft.com) The people who are up in arms about stock buybacks don't understand finance. noahpinion.substack.com) Venture capital The VCs that founders want to take capital from.
Nerd's Eye View
APRIL 1, 2024
Vanilla announced a new Scenarios tool to facilitate advisors working with ultra-HNW clients that need to model various four-letter estate planning strategies (e.g., Vanilla announced a new Scenarios tool to facilitate advisors working with ultra-HNW clients that need to model various four-letter estate planning strategies (e.g.,
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MAY 21, 2023
(awealthofcommonsense.com) Every investment plan needs some room for error. businessinsider.com) AI is moving so fast, fintech startups are having to quickly pivot. humbledollar.com) Finance How much bigger can JP Morgan Chase ($JPM) get? wsj.com) Apple ($AAPL) is playing the long game in financial services.
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