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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 16-17, 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: NASAA has proposed an amendment to its broker-dealer conduct model rule that would restrict the use of the terms “advisor” and “adviser” for broker-dealers and their registered representatives who are not also investment advisers or investment adviser representatives A recent study suggests that (..)

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Record 401(k) Participation at Vanguard Plans

The Big Picture

The firm’s release of How America Saves is chock full of data and charts showing how 401k savings have reached all-time highs at Vanguard; I expect other large plan managers like Fidelity and Schwab to be at or near similar levels. Vanguard is out with its annual deep dive into what its 5 million 401k participants are up to.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 25–26)

Nerd's Eye View

Nonetheless, given the scale and brand awareness of the wirehouses, and as their own use of fee-based models increases (as opposed to primarily relying on commissions from selling products), competition for clients (and advisors) will likely remain stiff going forward, even amidst the favorable trends for RIAs Also in industry news this week: A recent (..)

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GMO Launches Nebo Wealth At T3

Wealth Management

The new platform is meant to help advisors achieve portfolio personalization at scale, and bridge an industry gap between financial planning and asset allocation.

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Personal finance links: freedom and wealth

Abnormal Returns

podcasts.apple.com) Asset allocation Small asset allocation shifts don't matter much in the long run. awealthofcommonsense.com) Why asset allocation matters. Why you need to plan for it. theretirementmanifesto.com) A problem with Medicare Advantage plans. moneytalks101.substack.com)

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Personal finance links: changing circumstances

Abnormal Returns

tonyisola.com) Age is just one factor when it comes to your asset allocation. humbledollar.com) Personal finance Two questions to ask if you need to re-prioritize your financial plan. (whitecoatinvestor.com) Carl Richards talks minimalism, wealth and happiness with Joshua Becker. meaningfulmoney.life) Why we keep striving.

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Research links: strategic beta blues

Abnormal Returns

wsj.com) How the well-respected Canada Pension Plan has performed relative to its benchmark. blogs.cfainstitute.org) A round-up of the past month's white papers including 'Broad Strategic Asset Allocation.' (mariakonnikova.substack.com) The case for direct indexing. klementoninvesting.substack.com) An excerpt from Stephen R.