Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Maintaining adequate books and records is a cornerstone of compliance for all investment advisers. Next, firms can document the delivery of the plan, check-ins throughout the year to support plan implementation, periodic meetings to work on or execute various aspects of the plan, and the annual review of the client's situation.

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Calculated Risk

MARCH 4, 2025

The reason, of course, is that the Federal Reserve funded the bulk of these long-term fixed rate assets with increases in interest-bearing very short-term liabilities mainly depository institution deposits (reserves) and repos --with interest rates tied to the federal funds rate. That is not, however, the case.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2025

The firm is owned by Mass Mutual, and half of its $431 billion in invested assets are from the insurance giant, with the rest coming from institutional investors. ” A list of his favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. This week, we speak with Mike Freno , Chairman and CEO at Barings.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

She also worked as JPMorgan Asset Management equity research associate for US Tech. A list of her favorite books is below; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. His new book is Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms: How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

billion in assets under management. On this episode, we discuss his path through finance, his new book “ The 5 Types of Wealth ,” and what it truly takes to live a healthier, wealthier life. Sahil spent seven years in high finance, serving as Vice President of a private equity fund with $3.5

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Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2024

In the suit, Mariner argues Savvy poaches books of business without “regard to contractual obligations.” Mariner is suing three advisors who recently left to join Savvy Wealth's RIA affiliate.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 5, 2022

newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The best books of 2022, so far, including "True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us" by Danielle J. (abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. esquire.com) Have we reached 'peak Substack newsletter'?

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The Big Picture

MARCH 4, 2023

This week, we speak with Dr. Maria Vassalou , co-chief investment officer of multi-asset solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. A list of her favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. Previously, she worked at Soros Capital Management and with Steve Cohen at SAC Capital.

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Wealth Management

JULY 20, 2023

Book & Associates, along with its affiliated RIA, a Dover-based firm with about $376 million in AUM. Savant Wealth Management is acquiring Raymond F.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Her new book “ In This Economy?: A list of her favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here next week. Cutter has put-up impressive numbers since its 2022 launch, and now manages more than $500 million in institutional assets. She has been published at Bloomberg, New York Magazine, FT, and the NYT.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 3, 2023

Sethi is also the host of the Netflix series “ How To Get Rich ,” which is based on his New York Times bestselling book “ I Will Teach You to Be Rich “; he also hosts a podcast of the same name. That blog eventually became a short e-book, the success of which led him to write a full-length book.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 1, 2023

 This week, we speak with Ken Kencel, who is president and chief executive officer of Churchill Asset Management, a private credit firm with $46 billion in assets under management that was the top US private equity lender in the 2022 PitchBook league tables and was named 2022 Lender Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Markets How major asset classes performed in November 2024. abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Costco ($COST) is getting out of the books business. capitalspectator.com) Crypto Why managing a leveraged Microstrategy ($MSTR) ETF is harder than it looks. wsj.com) Crypto ETFs continue to attract record inflows. Well, you should.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 3, 2025

A list of her favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Brian Hurst founder and CIO of ClearAlpha , a multi strategy hedge fund managing $1 billion in client assets.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Professor Jeremy Siegel at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is frequently voted Best professor at Wharton, and is the author of Stocks for the Long Run , Jeremy Schwartz is CIO at Wisdom Tree Asset Management , where he has worked since May 2005. Favorite Books of Jeremy Siegel + Jeremy Schwartz.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Gaetano is a partner and senior financial advisor at Fountainhead Advisors, an RIA based in Warren, New Jersey, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for 1,000 client households.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 5, 2024

axios.com) Fund management BlackRock ($BLK) will soon oversee almost $600 billion of alternative assets. mining.com) Taylor Swift can sell a lot of books as well. (jaywoods.substack.com) Companies Dollar stores have had a rough 2024. sherwood.news) Palantir ($PLTR) did not. npr.org) Diamonds may be forever, but diamond pricing isn't.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 17, 2025

forbes.com) Economy Danny Crichton talks with Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber authors of the new book "Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation." joincolossus.com) Finance Josh Brown talks with Owen Lamont of Acadian Asset Management about the 'Seven pillars of market bubbles.' A Self-Help Book for Societies."

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 9, 2024

awealthofcommonsense.com) A review of major asset class performance in May 2024. marginalrevolution.com) Ed Slott talks about his book "The Retirement Savings Bomb Ticks Louder." Top clicks this week The best time to prepare for a bear market is before it begins. thefinancialbodyguard.com) The current bull market is mid.

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 4, 2025

alphainacademia.substack.com) Some popular economics books to avoid including "Power and Progress," by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. noahpinion.blog) Asset growth High investment has historically led to disappointing future returns. acadian-asset.com) The asset growth factor is not as powerful on a closer look.

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 3, 2024

Markets A review of major asset class performance in May 2024. morningstar.com) Books An excerpt from Nathaniel Popper’s forthcoming "The Trolls of Wall Street: How Outcasts and Insurgents are Hacking the Markets." bloomberg.com) Ed Slott talks about his book "The Retirement Savings Bomb Ticks Louder."

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Abnormal Returns

JUNE 12, 2024

podcasts.apple.com) Asset allocation Small asset allocation shifts don't matter much in the long run. awealthofcommonsense.com) Why asset allocation matters. humbledollar.com) Books Some books financial advisors recommend including "Same as Ever" by Morgan Housel. marketwatch.com) AI is coming to home construction.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

DECEMBER 11, 2024

How Financial Advisors Get More Booked Calls If youve been following us for a while, you already know the importance of a consistent financial advisor marketing strategy. But you may wonder how your marketing efforts translate into what you really want: more booked calls. There are two types of structured sequences.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 7, 2024

allstarcharts.com) How major asset classes performed in December 2023. wsj.com) Asset class returns were pretty green in 2023 except for commodities. wsj.com) Asset class returns were pretty green in 2023 except for commodities. (theirrelevantinvestor.com) Don't get caught sitting in cash in 2024. albertbridgecapital.com)

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Abnormal Returns

MARCH 20, 2025

morningstar.com) Books Barry Ritholtzs "How Not to Invest" is a 'very informative book about investing that is most importantly a lot of fun.' nytimes.com) Books that Laurie Santos recommends including "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman. (axios.com) The U.S. stock market is a standout in 2025, and not in a good way.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 23, 2024

institutionalinvestor.com) Political risk is priced in global asset markets. alphaarchitect.com) 46 books for quants. (papers.ssrn.com) Bloomberg has built an AI tool to summarize earnings calls. papers.ssrn.com) Financial literacy in the U.S. isn't great. pyquantnews.com)

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Indeed, Faux’s book isn’t really about crypto it’s about the rise and collapse of a bubble and the consequent madness of crowds. The madness of crowds is fascinating, fun, and good for a morality tale but it doesn’t really tell us much about the underling asset. It’s an old and familiar story. Jury is still out.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 4, 2024

capitalspectator.com) How major asset classes performed in July 2024. allstarcharts.com) The best books of the year so far including "The Hunter" by Tana French. (disciplinefunds.com) Bonds are doing okay in 2024, except for long duration. capitalspectator.com) Commodities are back down to their lows of the year.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Voleon, which manages $10 billion in client assets, has achieved great success applying these technologies to investing. A list of his favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. Previously, she was Chief Investment Officer of Hawaii’s Employees’ Retirement System (“HIERS”).

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 14, 2024

(optimisticallie.com) It's hard to find a losing asset class this year. mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Strategy Five lessons from five great investing books. spyglass.org) Fund management Blackrock ($BLK) now has some $450 billion alternative assets under management. sherwood.news) In contrast, the MOVE index ain't doing much.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

ritholtz.com) Rick Ferri talks with Christine Benz about her new book "How to Retire, 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement." marketwatch.com) Investing You're never going to turn stocks into a predictable asset. Podcasts Barry Ritholtz talks with Eric Balchunas about the importance of falling fund fees.

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 6, 2023

(joincolossus.com) Ted Seides talks with Dmitry Balyasny is the founder, Managing Partner, and CIO of Balyasny Asset Management. Samuel Hartzmark about the complex intersection of asset pricing and behavioural finance. capitalallocators.com) Cameron Passmore and Benjamin Felix talk with Prof.

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 15, 2025

(financialducksinarow.com) Home ownership Alina Fisch, "A home is a bittersweet tangle of realities: your private sanctuary, a way to belong to a community, a place to make memories and express your personality, a financial asset you can leave to your heirs.but also a potential albatross of costs, hassle, and risk."

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 10, 2025

As a senior portfolio manager, he was in charge of over $15 billion in hedge fund assets. A list of his favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday. He was also Cliff Asness’ first hire at GSAM. Hurst was instrumental in designing and implementing AQR’s trading platform.

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 4, 2024

humansvsretirement.com) Barry Ritholtz talks with Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise Asset Management, about how to get crypto exposure. nextavenue.org) The best books and podcasts on aging in 2024 including "Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age" by Chip Conley.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 26, 2022

Our previous discussions (debates really) were over the traditional model of brokerage I push back against versus the fee-based fiduciary asset management I embrace. This made me chuckle, as we had discussed this level of unsuitable and inappropriate asset management for years, with me offering an endless parade of examples.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Longboard Asset Management: See here for more information on their trend-following strategy LONGX On today’s show, we discuss: What alternative investments are The S&P 500 is the World’s Largest Momentum Strategy Does Trend-Following Still Work on Stocks?

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