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A Recordkeeping Checklist For Financial Planning Services: Proactive Documentation Of Service Delivery To Reduce Regulatory Scrutiny

Nerd's Eye View

Maintaining adequate books and records is a cornerstone of compliance for all investment advisers. For financial planning services, a similar approach to documentation can be applied to support regulatory compliance from the start of client engagement through all the steps that follow. Read More.

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#FASuccess Ep 409: Adding 1,400 New Clients In A Year As An Extension Of Doing (Profitable) Student Loan Consulting At Scale, With Travis Hornsby

Nerd's Eye View

Travis is the founder of Student Loan Planner, an RIA and student loan consulting company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that serves nearly 1,400 households with ongoing financial planning (as well as consulting with over 15,000 clients on student loan debt).

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“Nobody Knows Anything,” Wall Street Strategist Edition

The Big Picture

The best films, books, and music releases are unknown in advance. As much as I want you to buy HNTI, I’ll save some of you the $29 bucks with this summary: “ Have a financial plan, stay with it, manage your behavior, practice good information hygiene, and let the markets work for you over time.”

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10 Biggest Ideas in “How NOT to Invest”

The Big Picture

That insight greatly simplified my task of making the book both fun to read and helpful for anyone interested in investing. Here is a broad overview of each of the 10 main sections, which can help you quickly grasp the key ideas in the book. Create a financial plan (then stick to it). Bad Ideas : 1. Good Advice : 10.

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#FA Success Ep 359: Building A Financial Planning Assessment To Show Clients Progress And Value Over Time, With Eric Miller

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Eric, though, is how he leverages a custom-built financial planning assessment he calls their Financial Prosperity Index, which he gives to both prospective and ongoing current clients so that they can better understand their financial health, target the financial planning domains where clients need the most help, and even more (..)

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Personal finance links: financial stress

Abnormal Returns

podcasts.apple.com) Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Tom Idzorek and Paul Kaplan about their new book "Lifetime Financial Advice: A Personalized Optimal Multilevel Approach." awealthofcommonsense.com) Steve Chen talks with Christine Benz about her book "How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement."

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Personal finance links: investment politicians

Abnormal Returns

ritholtz.com) Claer Barrett talks with Morgan Housel about his book "Same As Ever." ft.com) Jim O'Shaughnessy talks with Jared Dillian about his new book "No Worries: How To Live a Stress-free Financial Life." slate.com) Financial plans Your financial plan should start with your goals.

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