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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 15–16)

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Which suggests firms that can meet clients' evolving needs as they advance up the wealth spectrum (e.g., Which suggests firms that can meet clients' evolving needs as they advance up the wealth spectrum (e.g.,

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 30–December 1)

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Which could prove to be a boon for the financial advice industry as more consumers are willing to entrust their assets to an advisor (while at the same time possibly making it tougher for some advisors to differentiate themselves primarily by how they put their clients' interests first?). Read More.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 8–9)

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During his nearly two-decade tenure, Keller oversaw a near-doubling of the number of CFP professionals, the establishment of a new 501(c)(6) professional organization to promote the benefits of financial advice and planning careers, and updates to the CFP Board's investigation and disciplinary processes, among many other changes.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 11–12)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the "Social Security Fairness Act" was signed into law this week, eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions, which previously reduced the Social Security benefits (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 28-29)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)

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Rebuilding The Kitces Members Section And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

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With another strong year in the markets, most advisory firms are near or at record highs for their revenue, their numbers of clients, and the headcounts of their teams. Which is surprising to some, given that a decade ago, the emergence of so-called "robo-advisors" was supposed to displace human financial advisors and compress advisory fees.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Jan 21-22)

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While it remains to be seen whether the measures will actually be enacted, proposed measures include raising income and capital gains tax rates, instituting wealth taxes, and reducing the state estate tax exemption, potentially creating future planning opportunities for advisors with clients in those states.