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New RMD Rules For Spousal Beneficiaries Of Retirement Accounts With SECURE 2.0’s “Spousal Election” Option

Nerd's Eye View

Among all the different types of retirement account beneficiaries, those who are the surviving spouse of the original account owner receive the most preferential tax treatment when it comes to distributing the account's assets after the owner's death. But the SECURE 2.0

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Thursday links: analysts and accountants

Abnormal Returns

Markets The energy sector is still less than 4% of the S&P 500. allstarcharts.com) What are to make of the big, and persistent, valuation disparities between large and small caps. morningstar.com) Strategy Good luck trying to dial risk up and down at the right times. collabfund.com) Expect to see some overconfidence tonight in Detroit.

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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

The Big Picture

retailers retracted its claim that “organized retail crime” accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for its analysis.” Senate committee that organized retail crime accounted for $45 billion in annual losses for retailers, according to estimates by the coalition.

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Tales from the Dark Side

The Big Picture

My examples of overpriced, low-performing, abusive account management have been derided as outliers. As often happens in these circumstances, the ex-employee’s book gets divided up among the remaining brokers, whose jobs that weekend becomes retaining those accounts and their assets.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

Field of Study: Accounting. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Program Knowledge Level: Overview.

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Value Creation

The Reformed Broker

If you’re not yet in retirement and not finished putting money into your retirement accounts, every 5% the market falls is an increased opportunity for you to buy things that will be worth much more in the future when you eventually sell them. Creating value today that will be realized at some point tomorrow.

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Why Pre-Tax Retirement Contributions Are Better Than Roth In Peak Earning Years (Even If Tax Rates Increase)

Nerd's Eye View

For example, if taxes were expected to rise in the future, it would be better to contribute to a Roth retirement account (which is taxed on the contribution, but not upon withdrawal) than to a traditional pre-tax account (which is tax-deductible today but is taxable on withdrawal). Read More.

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The Financial Leaders Playbook: How To Deliver Insight, Oversight, And Foresight

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

You’ll leave with practical strategies to transform your department into the driving force behind business success.

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Digital Transformation's Impact on Account Opening for Banks

Digital transformation in account opening is the integration of streamlined processes to enhance the customer journey. Additionally, digital transformation reduces the amount of paperwork and manual labor involved in the account opening process.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals. Learn actionable strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and leverage technology for smarter workflows.

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Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker

In this webinar, Wayne Spivak will share techniques applicable to not only spend management and GAP analyses, but a wide range of accounting topics, to show you how to go from your company’s current state to the state of the future your company wants and needs. June 6th, 2023 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm BST

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Perfecting the Close Checklist

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Field of Study: Accounting. Let’s rediscover the power of reconciling the balance sheet, the best way to approach the work, and the pitfalls to avoid when preparing or examining reconciliations. 1 CPE credit will be provided for qualifying participants. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Program Knowledge Level: Overview.

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The Ultimate Finance Toolkit: Proven Strategies For Impact And Efficiency

Speaker: Duke Heninger

With the rise of fractional finance roles, many CFOs, FP&A professionals, controllers, and accountants are stepping into independent consulting. The expansion of fractional services presents new opportunities for finance professionals, but many face challenges in navigating this transition, finding it daunting.

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The CPA Firm Growth Strategy: From Compliance to Consulting

Speaker: Rita Keller - President of Keller Advisors, LLC

You've worked diligently and have built a glowing reputation grounded in your excellent skills in tax, accounting, and auditing. You're known as the “go-to” person when a client is faced with tax and financial decisions. You have a very successful firm -- but that’s not enough.