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How Much Does Having The ‘Right’ Capital Market Assumptions Matter In Retirement Planning?

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"How much can I spend in retirement?" is perhaps the most fundamental question a client brings to their advisor. Advisors want to help clients set a secure, reliable retirement plan, yet even the most comprehensive assumptions will inevitably deviate from reality at least to some degree.

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Gathering Feedback That Counts: Crafting Client Surveys To Offer Services That Matter Most

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Financial advicers often market their comprehensive financial services as a way to differentiate themselves from other advisory firms and to stand out in the broader landscape of financial advice. While advisors may make educated guesses about client preferences, this approach has its limits.

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

Nerd's Eye View

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 (March 29–30)

Nerd's Eye View

Which suggests that, amidst ongoing debate over fiduciary-related regulations, an advisor's status as a fiduciary could both lead to greater client trust (both in their individual advisor relationship and perhaps in the financial advice industry as a whole) and, ultimately, higher client retention rates.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 8–9)

Nerd's Eye View

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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#FASuccess Ep 432: Crafting “Input Deliverables” That Show Financial Planning Value To Clients Without Creating Busy-Work, With Seth Scott

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Seth is the founder of Heartwood Financial Planning, an advisory firm affiliated with PlanMember Securities Corporation that is based in Fresno, California, and oversees approximately $100 million in assets under management for 850 client households.

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Adviser links: dissolving structures

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Christine Benz and Amy Arnott talk with Preston Cherry, author of a new book "Wealth in the Key of Life: Finding Your Financial Harmony." morningstar.com) Carl Richards and Michael Kitces on whether a client should take time before coming on as a client. How to do better for clients.