Calculated Risk

APRIL 8, 2025

Over the month, commercial planning declined 7.8% while institutional planning fell 5.0%. Increased uncertainty around material prices and fiscal policies may have begun to factor into planning decisions throughout March , stated Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network.

Healthcare 221

Healthcare Planning Education Retail 221

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2024

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.

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Insurance Coverage Insurance Valuation 246

Wealth Management

DECEMBER 27, 2024

2024 was no different. There's a lot that can be learned from the estate mishaps of the rich and famous.

Estate Planning 239

Estate Planning Planning 239

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Five ways to turn potential tax scares into sweet savings.

Estate Planning 308

Estate Planning Planning Taxes 308

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 28, 2024

riabiz.com) M&A deals in 2024 have been increasing in size. advisorperspectives.com) Advisers A plan for onboarding client service associates. advisorperspectives.com) Financial planning CAN change lives. (youtube.com) The biz Why Hightower Advisors is buying an institutional investment consultant.

Risk Tolerance 275

Risk Tolerance Retirement Consulting Financial Planning 275

Wealth Management

JANUARY 4, 2024

Claudia Cypher Kane is the Financial Planning Association's 2024 president; she stressed the FPA would continue to push for title protection.

Financial Planning 286

Financial Planning Planning 286

Wealth Management

APRIL 26, 2023

An overview of some of the important estate-planning proposals included in the 2024 Greenbook.

Estate Planning 269

Estate Planning Financial Advisor Planning Taxes 269

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sebastian is the President of Guerra Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Miami, Florida, with nearly $15M of revenue and almost 60 team members, supporting over 1,700 client households.

Financial Planning 147

Financial Planning Clients Planning Wealth Advisor 147

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The new law repeals both the WEP and GPO, restoring full Social Security benefits to affected individuals, retroactive to January 2024. But the challenge in making such an estimate is the fact that SSA doesn't clearly show many individuals what their full benefits would be without the reduction for WEP or GPO.

Retirement 245

Retirement Government Clients Planning 245

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 15, 2024

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Tax Planning 260

Tax Planning Financial Planning Planning Taxes 260

NAIFA Advisor Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Mike McGlothlin , CFP, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, NSSA, Executive Vice President, Retirement, at Ash Brokerage , is the 2024 recipient of the Kenneth Black Jr. NAIFA and FSP merged in January 2024. Leadership Award. McGlothlin manages a staff of more than 65 employees and has maintained a 90% retention rate.

Ethics 138

Ethics Retirement Planning Education CFP 138

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A breakdown of the top-level proposals from each side of the aisle.

Taxes 280

Taxes Planning 280

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!

Risk Tolerance 246

Risk Tolerance Communication Startup Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 31, 2025

Which could include measures such as additional time to comply with rules that have been adopted but not yet enforced and perhaps, more broadly, an approach from the SEC that focuses more on whether a firm has robust program controls and a strong fiduciary culture rather than seeking out specific, (sometimes minor) missteps and producing enforcement (..)

Financial Planner 245

Financial Planner Retirement Planning Compliance Taxes 245

Wealth Management

MARCH 7, 2024

Created last year, the self-described digital family office has dramatically overshot recruitment goals with spate of Empower expats.

Recruitment 295

Recruitment Planning 295

Wealth Management

MARCH 20, 2024

Explore the strategic shifts and challenges faced by wealth management firms as they position themselves to better serve their client needs and grow their top lines.

Wealth Management 274

Wealth Management Planning Clients Management 274

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Welcome to the February 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!

Estate Planning 246

Estate Planning Financial Planning Planning Wealth Management 246

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 21, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a report from Cerulli Associates found that, amidst an industry-wide trend towards comprehensive financial planning and away from pure transaction-based investment management, asset-based fees currently represent 72.4%

Financial Planner 228

Financial Planner Commission Communication Clients 228

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 6, 2024

Welcome to the May 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!

Financial Advisor 233

Financial Advisor Retirement Planning CFP Clients 233

Calculated Risk

DECEMBER 23, 2024

From the MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 0.50% in November The Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance increased to 0.50% as of November 30, 2024. According to MBAs estimate, 250,000 homeowners are in forbearance plans.

Portfolio 147

Portfolio Government Planning Numbers 147

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 1, 2024

Welcome to the April 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!

Estate Planning 242

Estate Planning Financial Advisor Clients Startup 242

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 1, 2024

Welcome to the January 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!

Retirement Planning 246

Retirement Planning Compliance Startup Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2024

From an advisor's perspective, TCJA's impending expiration raises the importance of planning for clients who will potentially be impacted, which, given the law's broad scope, could be nearly every client. And although TCJA's ultimate fate may still be undecided, for at least some clients the potential benefit of taking action today (e.g.,

Taxes 246

Taxes Clients Planning Numbers 246

Wealth Management

JUNE 24, 2024

DC leaders at the 2024 RPA Retirement Income Roundtable discuss how and when adoption will come.

Retirement 262

Retirement Planning 262

Wealth Management

JULY 10, 2024

Open, honest and candid discussion about the job market, private equity in DC plans, Fi360's annuity tool and more.

Planning 283

Planning Marketing Marketing 283

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Open, honest and candid discussion about Empower acquiring a stock option administrator, forefeiture lawsuits, group plans, HSAs and more.

Planning 278

Planning 278

Wealth Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Record keepers are the biggest inhibitors to more extensive implentation of PEPs, or pooled employer plans.

Planning 293

Planning 293

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 15, 2024

On April 25, 2024, the Department of Labor (DoL) issued the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (the "Final Rule"), which imposes an ERISA fiduciary standard "that applies uniformly to all investments that retirement investors may make with respect to their retirement accounts ".

Retirement 246

Retirement Commission Banking Financial Advising 246

Wealth Management

JUNE 5, 2024

Open, honest and candid discussion about the DOL fiduciary rule, Merrill's data breach, in-plan annuities and more.

Planning 274

Planning 274

Calculated Risk

APRIL 8, 2024

Over the month, commercial planning fell 3.2% and institutional planning dropped 17.2%. “In In 2023, commercial planning decreased while institutional planning notably improved, sitting 29% above year-ago levels in February 2024. This index suggests a slowdown in 2024. in March to 164.0 the previous month.

Education 305

Education Planning Accounting Economics 305

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In addition, we've also updated our popular " Master Conference List " of all financial advisor conferences in 2024, both for advisors looking for a wider range of events to attend (if you want to delve deeper into a particular topical area), and for vendors looking for more conferences to exhibit at!

Financial Advisor 246

Financial Advisor Numbers Budgeting Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Which, thanks to the new rollouts in both California and Florida in 2024, will mean nearly half of all financial advisors who are IARs will need to fulfill the new IAR CE requirement in 2024… as once an advicer has half a dozen clients in any of the 17 states or the District of Columbia, they have to comply with the new IAR CE rules.

Financial Advisor 245

Financial Advisor Financial Advice Ethics Financial Planning 245

Wealth Management

JULY 22, 2024

The top stories affecting 401(k) and 403(b) plans were dominated by laws, lawsuits and advisor M&A.

Planning 286

Planning 286

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The 2024 Technology Tools for Today (T3) Advisor Conference, held last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured a large gathering of financial advisors and representatives from across the fintech industry. Likewise, while CRM usage has slipped by about 5%, the overall number of advisors who use a CRM still remains at a dominant 92%.

Consulting 244

Consulting Financial Advice Engineering Financial Advisor 244

Wealth Management

JANUARY 23, 2025

The self-described digital family office has also beefed up its leadership team with new roles in engineering, trading, product and finance, after recruiting 30 advisors in 2024.

Recruitment 255

Recruitment Engineering Planning 255

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Alternative asset managers want to bring their products to defined contribution plans by using collective investment trusts and interval funds, reports The DI Wire. BlackRock launches a new tech feature for real-time monitoring of private markets data. These are among this week’s investment must reads for wealth advisors.

Wealth Advisor 274

Wealth Advisor Assets Planning Management 274