Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 5, 2023

In recent years, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) has endured some drastic changes resulting from legislative action that have altered the strategies estate planning professionals have recommended to clients. For instance, prior to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), "A/B trusts" had become ubiquitous for spousal estate tax planning.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JULY 14, 2024

By Liz DeCarlo, MDRT Content Manager Ted Rusinoff, a 17-year MDRT member from Stow, Ohio, USA, can distill client meetings into three critical questions that will yield long-term results for both clients and advisors. He shared these questions in a ConneXion Zone presentation at the 2017 MDRT Annual Meeting: What do you own?

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

APRIL 23, 2024

By Kathryn Furtaw Keuneke, MDRT Content Development Director Clients don’t want to hear about products; they want to know what solutions they provide. To show clients the value of disability insurance, Westhoelter said during his ConneXion Zone presentation at the 2017 MDRT Annual Meeting, he puts them through a one-day exercise.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2022

A new bill would make many parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 permanent, including its changes to tax brackets, the higher standard deduction, and the cap on state and local tax deductions. What advisory firms can do to make the most out of client testimonials and avoid negative reviews on third-party websites.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JULY 26, 2022

By Antoinette Tuscano You can tell clients you’re a caring person who wants to help others, and they might believe you. In 2017, in her holiday newsletter to clients, Katherine told them about Blessing Bags. In 2018, one of her clients used the idea as a team-building event at her company.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 12, 2023

Firms that were returning to the office have done so, those that are staying remote are remaining as such, and either way most advisory firms have figured out how to continue to service and retain clients, and are slowly adapting to finding new (or reinvigorating old) paths to grow at least slowly once again.

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The Big Picture

JULY 27, 2022

Consider these columns going back to 2013 pointing out the foolishness of tax-payer subsidized corporate welfare queens (2013), and why median wages were rising ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2018 , 2019 ). Consider the chart up top (it’s from an RWM client-only quarterly call). Then came the pandemic, and a huge federal worker subsidy.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Levasseur The most important aspect of a successful financial services business is identifying, nurturing and processing prospects into new clients. We have one full-time marketing director who also manages our client relationship programs, and a part-time staff member who enters data and sets follow-ups.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

New York Times ) Be sure to check out our Masters in Business interview this weekend with Elizabeth Burton , Managing Director and Client Investment Strategist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. ( BBC ) • Kevin McCarthy Dares GOP Critics to Try to Oust Him : House speaker is working to avert a government shutdown.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The Atlantic ) • Light and gravitational waves don’t arrive simultaneously : In 2017, a kilonova sent light and gravitational waves across the Universe. trillion in client assets. We finally have a comprehensive trial, but it’s left gastroenterologists with more questions than answers. Here on Earth, there was a 1.7

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 19, 2017

NOW 2017 | Welcome ajackson Mon, 06/19/2017 - 08:16 Thriving in Uncertain Times Welcome to NOW London 2017. We believe that thoughtful attention to varied perspectives helps us make better decisions for clients. We hope that you find NOW London 2017 to be informative and provocative.

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Brown Advisory

JUNE 19, 2017

NOW 2017 | Welcome. Mon, 06/19/2017 - 08:16. Welcome to NOW London 2017. We believe that thoughtful attention to varied perspectives helps us make better decisions for clients. We hope that you find NOW London 2017 to be informative and provocative. Thriving in Uncertain Times.

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Zoe Financial

JANUARY 28, 2025

Looking at the same 1950-2017 period, but looking through the lens of five-year investment horizons, returns for the S&P 500 ranged from down 3% to up 28%. Zoe Financial is not an accounting firm – clients and prospective clients should consult with their tax professional regarding their specific tax situation.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This year has been challenging for many financial advisors as they help their clients (and their own firms!) navigate a volatile market environment (in both stocks and bonds – oof!) and inflation levels not seen in several decades. by the next day’s, week’s, and month’s worth of content that comes along.

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BlueMind

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Category: Client Relations. The demands of high-net-worth clients are no small feat and can be challenging and daunting to deal with, to say the least. However, acquiring and retaining an HNW client is every financial advisor’s dream. Related: Effective Strategies To Deal With Difficult Clients.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Global Leaders Investment Letter - Q4 2017 ajackson Sun, 12/31/2017 - 09:50 Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter - Q4 2017 In this letter the team discuss the folly of big picture forecasting.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Global Leaders Investment Letter - Q4 2017. Sun, 12/31/2017 - 09:50. Global Leaders Strategy Investment Letter - Q4 2017. This piece is intended solely for our clients and prospective clients, is for informational purposes only, and is not individually tailored for or directed to any particular client or prospective client. .

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

My own track record at making big calls is pretty damned good, but none of our clients wants me slinging around their retirement monies based on my gut instinct. Hence, the less it matters, the less actual capital is on the line, the easier it is to make those bold calls. I sure as hell don’t want to either.

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Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 4, 2017

2017 Year-End Planning Letter. Mon, 12/04/2017 - 13:10. The outcome of the tax reform debate is likely to impact how we advise clients on tax planning, estate planning and a host of other topics. We are closing 2017 with nearly the same stance as last year. Spotlights for Prudent Planning in 2017.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 31, 2023

The 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act introduced a $10,000 limit on the State And Local Tax (SALT) deduction that was previously available for taxpayers who itemized their deductions.

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eMoney Advisor

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A sense of ambiguity about the future and financial stress is taking a toll on our clients’ mental, physical, and relational well-being. And because you care about your clients, you are probably feeling the strain as you work to help them cope.

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Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One consideration this year is that we’re two years from the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TJCA). Plan for the Expiration of TJCA 2017 The biggest change to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is that the gift and state tax exemption amounts will revert to the 2017 level of $5 million plus inflation adjustments for 10 years.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Innovation Beyond Silicon Valley achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:21 Stan Boland , CEO of U.K.-based This piece is intended solely for our clients and prospective clients, is for informational purposes only, and is not individually tailored for or directed to any particular client or prospective client.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Innovation Beyond Silicon Valley. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:21. To the extent specific securities are mentioned, they have been selected by the author on an objective basis to illustrate views expressed in the commentary and do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for advisory clients.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

My firm RWM uses Canvas for those clients who want their portfolios to reflect their values. Our internal reviews show RWM clients use direct indexing (in order of popularity) t0 A) Tax loss harvest to offset capital gain taxes; 2) Reduce exposure to the market sector of their employer/stock options; 3) Express ESG views in what they own.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Creating Value in an Age of Disruption achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:03 The panel noted that disruption is not a new phenomenon: As long as there have been companies, there have been new upstarts and business models that have threatened to unseat those companies.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Creating Value in an Age of Disruption. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 15:03. To the extent specific securities are mentioned, they have been selected by the author on an objective basis to illustrate views expressed in the commentary and do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for advisory clients.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 8, 2025

His firm runs over $10 billion in client crypto assets. Barry Ritholtz : And to give you a sense of how long that’s been going on in November, 2017, there was literally an episode of the Big Bang Theory where they talked about mining coins and putting it on a drive that subsequently got lost, and back then in 2017, it was.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 19, 2023

One of my favorite responsibilities as chief investment officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management is the quarterly conference call I do for our clients. I run through 30 charts in 30 minutes that explain where we are in the economic cycle, what markets are doing, and what it means to their portfolios. Atlantic, Oct.

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Client Challenges & Solutions: Concentrated Position Management achen Mon, 10/16/2017 - 01:30

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Brown Advisory

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Client Challenges & Solutions: Concentrated Position Management. Mon, 10/16/2017 - 01:30.

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eMoney Advisor

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As a financial planner, you’re well-positioned to collaborate with a client’s estate attorney to make sure their wishes are carried out. If your clients need a little nudge to get going on creating or updating an estate plan , these three examples might help illustrate the consequences of when wealth transfer goes awry.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

JUNE 6, 2024

By Liz DeCarlo, MDRT Content Manager If you’re not offering clients a full suite of service, you’re probably leaving business on the table, said Saad Anthony Baksh, BSc , a 16-year member from Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago, in his 2017 MDRT Annual Meeting presentation. “If

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

AUGUST 6, 2023

Then after writing 28 policies in the month of September 2017, I collapsed into bed, too tired to move. That day, I firmly told myself that I must close bigger deals to upgrade my client market. Networking with the high-net-worth At first, I was unsure of myself in reaching out to high-net-worth clients, but then I found my own way.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Cultivating the Seventh Sense: An Essential Instinct in the Age of Networks - Cloned achen Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:18 Ramo is currently the co-CEO of Henry Kissinger’s consultancy firm and a board member of Starbucks and FedEx.

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Brown Advisory

JULY 17, 2017

NOW 2017 | Cultivating the Seventh Sense: An Essential Instinct in the Age of Networks - Cloned. Mon, 07/17/2017 - 16:18. This piece is intended solely for our clients and prospective clients, is for informational purposes only, and is not individually tailored for or directed to any particular client or prospective client.

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NAIFA Advisor Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Jake Kaufmann’s dedication to his clients, his passion for the financial services industry, and his leadership within NAIFA all highlight his commitment to helping others succeed. Hailing from Billings, MT, Jake has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2017. Hailing from Billings, MT, Jake has been a loyal NAIFA member since 2017.

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