Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 17, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that at a time when brokerage firms' cash sweep programs come under increased scrutiny (and as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates), Charles Schwab (the largest RIA custodian) continues to slash sweep rates for client (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

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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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that according to a recent study by DeVoe & Company, only 42% of RIAs surveyed have written succession plans and either have begun to implement them or have already done so.

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Wealth Management

AUGUST 7, 2024

Including permanent life insurance can help prevent blind spots in retirement planning and enable clients to live longer.

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Financial Planning Retirement Planning Planning Assets 306

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller this week announced his plans to retire and step down from his position at the end of April next year.

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Financial Planner CFP Financial Planning Retirement 241

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 31, 2025

Also in industry news this week: While RIA M&A deal flow hit record levels in 2024 (both in terms of volume and the speed of completing them), firm valuations saw relatively modest gains In its latest annual regulatory oversight report, FINRA joined the SEC in flagging the potential risks to firm and client data from the use of third-party vendors (..)

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Compliance Taxes 245

Wealth Management

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Succession planning can be as simple as recreating the retirement planning process you walk clients through every day.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Clients 244

Abnormal Returns

MARCH 10, 2025

(kitces.com) Estate planning Estate plans are a big lift for everyone, including advisers themselves. kindnessfp.com) Why clients need to organize their digital assets for estate planning purposes. riabiz.com) This money manager's ETF business was built on entertaining clients. abnormalreturns.com)

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Estate Planning Retirement Planning CFP Portfolio Management 162

Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A new WMIQ study on retirement planning, conducted in collaboration with annuity provider Midland Advisory, found more than 3/4 of potential clients feel it’s important for advisors to be fiduciaries and nearly 2/3 prioritize retirement expertise.

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Clients Retirement Planning Retirement Planning 264

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

While it may take a while for the adjustments to take place, advisors can still help their clients plan for the effect of WEP and GPO's repeal by estimating how much the client will be receiving in Social Security benefits once the new law is implemented. will be top of mind for clients affected by the WEP and GPO.

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Retirement Government Clients Planning 245

Carson Wealth

MARCH 7, 2024

By Jake Anderson, CFP ® , Wealth Planner When helping clients begin retirement planning, the same questions often arise: What should my retirement plan look like? Your lifestyle, goals, family situation, and risk tolerance will give a unique signature to your retirement plan. Talk to us today.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, passed in December 2019, brought a wide range of changes to the retirement planning landscape, from the death of the ‘stretch’ IRA to raising the age for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to 72. In addition, SECURE 2.0 Read More.

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Tax Planning Planning Taxes Retirement Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, passed in December 2019, brought a wide range of changes to the retirement planning landscape, from the death of the ‘stretch’ IRA to raising the age for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to 72. In addition, SECURE 2.0 Read More.

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Tax Planning Planning Taxes Retirement Planning 246

Wealth Management

JANUARY 31, 2023

Vestwell conducted the fourth-annual “Retirement Trends Report” in fall 2022 and received responses from almost 1,300 savers, 500 financial advisors and 250 small businesses.

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Financial Advisor Retirement Planning Retirement Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Seasoned financial advisors have likely worked with clients with a wide variety of workplace retirement accounts, which can vary in terms of their investment offerings, fees, and other characteristics. But given that the U.S. But given that the U.S. While many features of the TSP (e.g., While many features of the TSP (e.g.,

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Planning Retirement Retirement Planning Government 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2024

Historically, advisors haven't had many avenues to manage clients' 401(k) plan accounts, since unlike traditional custodial investment accounts, advisors generally lack discretionary trading authority in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

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Assets Management Clients Compliance 246

Wealth Management

JUNE 30, 2023

IncomeConductor's Sheryl O'Connor details why it's important for an advisor not just to get clients to retirement, but through it as well.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

30 years ago, when financial plans relied mainly on constant investment return projections derived from straight-line appreciation and time-value of money calculations, financial advisors began acknowledging and accounting for the variable and uncertain nature of investment returns. Read More.

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Retirement Planning Financial Planning Risk Tolerance 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 24, 2023

However, when these aspirations are delayed or blocked by senior advisory firm partners who choose to delay their retirement plans, it can leave younger advisors frustrated and in a place of uncertainty about their futures with their firm.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Communication 246

Wealth Management

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Our panel of experts share their approaches to wealth accumulation and planning for longevity in a changing retirement planning environment.

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Wealth Accumulation Retirement Retirement Planning Clients 236

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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. kitces.com) Working with UNHW clients is more complex. citywire.com) Your (potential) clients are looking online for financial advice.

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Wealth Management Retirement Planning Financial Advice Clients 147

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This month's edition kicks off with the news that digital estate planning platform Wealth.com has raised a whopping $30 million in Series A funding, following on the heels of Vanilla's follow-on $20M capital round just a few months ago – which on the one hand reflects the anticipated enthusiasm for solutions that can help advisors efficiently (..)

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Clients B2B Estate Planning Planning 246

Abnormal Returns

MAY 13, 2024

riabiz.com) Creative Planning is exploring its custody options. blogs.cfainstitute.org) How life events affect retirement planning. investmentecosystem.com) Reflections on eight years of running a financial planning practice. wealthmanagement.com) Why 4% retirement withdrawal rates are still a thing.

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Math Retirement Planning Financial Advice Retirement 287

Wealth Management

JUNE 7, 2023

Collaborations with Salesforce, PureFacts and Pontera will add retirement planning, billing and client onboarding capabilities to the multi-custodial platform announced this week at INSITE.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Clients Planning 264

Carson Wealth

MARCH 28, 2024

Retirement planning is a journey that generally takes decades to complete and most of us start out along the do-it-yourself path. More than likely, your first step was to enroll in an employer-provided plan such as a 401(k) or setting up an individual retirement account, also known as an IRA.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Taxes 142

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Among the several different types of retirement plans that are available to self-employed workers, solo 401(k) plans can offer the most flexibility and the ability to contribute the highest amount of tax-advantaged savings.

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Planning Distribution Assets Retirement Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2023

Which means that financial advisors can play an important role in adoption planning – helping clients strategically plan for the costs involved in the process, including accessing tax credits that can significantly defray these expenses. Read More.

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Taxes Planning Financial Advisor Strategic Planning 246

Wealth Management

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Oregon quartet specialized in retirement planning manages around $230 million in client assets.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Assets Clients 246

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 9, 2023

Liz is the co-owner of Pleasant Wealth, a hybrid advisory firm based in Canton, Ohio that oversees $146 million in assets under management for 522 client households.

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Commission Planning Financial Advisor Financial Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Retirement is often framed as one's "golden years", a time to enjoy the fruits of several decades of hard work. And for many retirees who have planned accordingly, this transition is not a problem as they might spend generously on travel, hobbies, or other pursuits. On the behavioral side, clients could 'practice' retirement (e.g.,

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Retirement Clients Planning Food 246

Wealth Management

MARCH 17, 2023

Pontera CMO Nicole Zheng how advisors should approach the concept of holistic advice with clients, especially surrounding retirement planning.

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Retirement Planning Accounting Retirement Management 246

Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 25, 2024

He did this research on behalf of Equitable to look at how to improve the efficient frontier, enhance risk-adjusted returns and help advisors – and their clients – make the most of their assets through their retirement.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Financial Services 102

Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

investmentnews.com) Retirement Retirement planning is challenging because we simply don't know how long someone will live. kitces.com) Retirement spending is by its nature dynamic. thinkadvisor.com) Advisers Four things clients value in advisers. morningstar.com) These clients have more than one adviser.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Food Clients 272

Covisum

MARCH 27, 2025

One of the key elements in retirement income planning is understanding the role of Social Security. Many clients may view Social Security simply as an income source, but savvy advisors recognize its potential as a unique asset that can significantly shape a well-rounded retirement strategy.

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Retirement Planning Retirement Planning Clients 52

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 10, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners"– this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent analysis from Morningstar suggests that the Department of Labor's (DoL's) new Retirement Security Rule (aka Fiduciary Rule 2.0)

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Retirement Planning Retirement Valuation 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2024

Historically, advisors haven't had many avenues to manage clients' 401(k) plan accounts, since unlike traditional custodial investment accounts, advisors generally lack discretionary trading authority in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

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Assets Management Compliance Retirement Planning 245