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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (December 21–22)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the CFP Board announced a series of proposed changes to its certification requirements, including an increase in required Continuing Education (CE) hours for current certificants to 40 hours every two years (up from the current (..)

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Adviser links: different needs

Abnormal Returns

Investing How the model portfolio business is evolving. crr.bc.edu) Advisers Certifications are important, but connecting with clients is paramount. crr.bc.edu) Advisers Certifications are important, but connecting with clients is paramount. theirrelevantinvestor.com) Where ESG stands with (potential) clients.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 24-25)

Nerd's Eye View

Which suggests that instead of trying to go head-to-head with these larger firms (and their heftier marketing budgets) in attracting clients, smaller firms might instead demonstrate how they are 'different' by offering a unique service offering tailored to their ideal target clients.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 8-9)

Nerd's Eye View

detecting fraud or analyzing data) to provide a better client experience! Nonetheless, respondents (particularly those in younger generations) do not see this as an either-or choice, but rather anticipate benefitting from working with human advisors who leverage AI tools for certain tasks (e.g.,

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#FA Success Ep 353: Driving Growth By Setting A Clear Vision Of What You Do Best In Your Business(es), With Brett Danko

Nerd's Eye View

Brett is the Founder of Brett Danko Educational Center, a CFP Board Education and Exam Prep provider, and the CEO and Managing Partner for Main Street Financial Solutions, an independent RIA based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that oversees almost $2 billion in assets under management for nearly 1,700 client households.

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How apartment buildings easily explain retirement and investments to clients

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Bryson Milley, CFP, CIM One of the questions I’m most asked by retiring clients is, “How do I manage my investments once I’m retired?” While I could give them all the technical information and thought processes behind it, that may not help the client understand. Yet for many years I struggled to find a good analogy for my clients.

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How clients saving for retirement can benefit from higher interest rates

Nationwide Financial

Key Takeaways: The last two years have been marked by the highest inflation rates in decades; your clients saving for retirement can use this to their advantage through short-term investments, tax deferral, and insurance products offering better benefits. Your clients can mitigate interest rate risk simply by holding them to maturity.