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Tales from the Dark Side

The Big Picture

They can’t help themselves, as too much money is up for grabs from syndicate, leveraged loans, underwriting, annuity sales, investment banking, IPOs, wrap accounts, and other forms of financial engineering that have all historically accrued to the benefit of the brokerage firms. Do No Harm (March 20, 2016). Fiduciary Rule.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

political-media-industrial-complex : The silver lining of terrible media coverage of the 2024 elections: “Traffic to political coverage on digital news sites is down compared to the 2020 and 2016 presidential primaries. The digital investment advisor manages over $40 billion in assets for 800,000 clients.

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Good Preparation Leads to a Good Audit Experience: What to Expect from Your Investment Advisor

Brown Advisory

Good Preparation Leads to a Good Audit Experience: What to Expect from Your Investment Advisor mhannan Wed, 04/20/2022 - 06:03 After an extended period of strong returns that began in 2009, many not-for-profit (NFP) organizations find themselves increasingly challenged to earn the traditional target of an inflation-adjusted 5% annual spending rate.

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Stocks to watch after Gov plans to open multiple airports under UDAN scheme

Trade Brains

Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, this initiative aims to improve infrastructure and connectivity, especially in remote and underserved areas. Investors must therefore exercise due caution while investing or trading in stocks. Please consult your investment advisor before investing.

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Isn't Indexing Dumb Money?

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

John Authors at Bloomberg goes into better detail including a reference to the Bernstein paper from 2016 that likened indexing to Marxism. Individual investors and investment advisors have a huge advantage over market participants like Einhorn. There has long been a sentiment that believes indexing is dumb money.

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A Promising Picture for Financial Planner Job Growth

eMoney Advisor

It has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships since 2016, including 80 new scholarship awards in 2021. The RIA model has outpaced other categories in wealth management, with 12 percent annual growth in assets observed since 2016. eMoney Planning with Purpose Research, July 2021, Advisors n=393, End clients n=391.

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Solar stock jumps 3% after receiving order from Power Grid for grid connectivity supply

Trade Brains

Also read… PSU Stock jumps 3% after announcing JV for City Gas Distribution project Ganesh Green Bharat Limited, founded in 2016, focuses on electrical contracting and renewable energy solutions. Investors must therefore exercise due caution while investing or trading in stocks. The contract price is around Rs.