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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 28–29)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that according to a recent study by DeVoe & Company, only 42% of RIAs surveyed have written succession plans and either have begun to implement them or have already done so.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 1–2)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: While RIA M&A deal flow hit record levels in 2024 (both in terms of volume and the speed of completing them), firm valuations saw relatively modest gains In its latest annual regulatory oversight report, FINRA joined the SEC in flagging the potential risks to firm and client data from the use of third-party vendors (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 4–5)

Nerd's Eye View

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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Personal finance links: the idea of enough

Abnormal Returns

awealthofcommonsense.com) Market valuations aren't going to help you time the stock market. tonyisola.com) Aging 10 steps to prepare financially for retirement, including 'Design a retirement paycheck.' theretirementmanifesto.com) How to think about retirement planning even though it may be decades off.

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Exit Planning for Founders: How to Minimize Taxes in an Acquisition

Harness Wealth

Setting clear financial goals and obtaining realistic business valuations early in the process helps you understand how timing impacts both taxes and overall returns. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) An ESOP allows owners to gradually sell their shares to employees through a qualified retirement plan.

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Hedged Equity ETFs? We're Just Getting Started

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Valuation as a tool for timing anything has a lousy track record. I saw a reference to HELO being identical to Simplify Hedged Equity (HEQT). That seems about right and in HELO's lifetime both it and HEQT have had better upcapture than JEPI. I write frequently about needing to move the 40, or whatever percentage away from bonds with duration.

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A Tough Way To Make A Living

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

The valuation of CRCL might be a little bit stretched, it's also more than 20x revenue. A little more interesting to me in terms of really being infrastructure is Circle Internet Group (CRCL) which just IPO'd at $31, went straight to $250 and has been hovering between $200-$220 for the last couple of weeks.