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The 2024 Kenneth Black Jr. Leadership Award Winner Is Mike McGlothlin

NAIFA Advisor Today

McGlothlin served on the Society of FSP National Executive Committee from 2018 to 2021 and was National President in 2020-2021. The team has achieved a remarkable 300% growth over six years. Previously, he served terms on the FSP National Board of Directors from 2011 through 2016. He exemplifies the core values of FSP and NAIFA.

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A Dozen Questions for Jerome Powell, Fed Chair

The Big Picture

This week, we get to hear from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell twice – tomorrow in the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress before the Senate Banking Committee and the next day in the House Financial Services Committee. And as poor as the questions are, the Fed chief works very hard to say anything at all.

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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days when financial advisors were first and foremost salespeople for insurance and investments products, the reality is that "advisor training and education" wasn't really about finance or advice… it was mostly just about learning how the company's products worked and how to effectively sell them to consumers.

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Does the ISM Services Index Really Reflect the Real World?

Mish Talk

S&P Global US Services PMI™ Next please consider the S&P Global US Services PMI™ The seasonally adjusted final S&P Global US Services PMI Business Activity Index registered 46.2 The fall in output was the solid overall and the second-sharpest since May 2020.

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FARE helps Black financial professionals thrive

Nationwide Financial

To advance actionable solutions and contribute to lasting change, Nationwide partnered in September 2020 with leading financial services organizations, associations and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs ) to form The Financial Alliance for Racial Equity℠, or FARE.

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Market Commentary: Seasonal Tailwinds Ahead, but First an Election

Carson Wealth

We will say this about the election — we could see some market volatility this week, although the extra days it took to determine the winner in 2020 actually saw market strength. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Which Trends Are Advisors Seeing In Their Business For 2020?

Indigo Marketing Agency

What are the trends in business for 2020? Well, the financial services industry has experienced a lot of change these past six months. At Indigo Marketing Agency, we send out a client survey each year asking advisors to share their feedback on how we can improve our services. Worried About Your Financial Plan?