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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (October 2022)

Nerd's Eye View

While the growth of DPL’s marketplace may itself usher in a greater level of annuity competitiveness, as companies are forced to compete for RIA attention not by offering the biggest commissions but by offering the best features and benefits to get through the RIA-as-gatekeeper.

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Sunday links: too many theories

Abnormal Returns

Sentencing Commission show judges rejected more than 80% of compassionate release requests filed from October 2019 through September 2022. abnormalreturns.com) The 2023 Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook is here! mailchi.mp) On the ethics of holding down two full-time jobs. bloomberg.com) Data from the U.S.

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Title Protection For (CFP) Financial Planners And The FPA’s Two About-Faces

Nerd's Eye View

even as the CFP Board has announced its own Competency Standards Commission to raise their own standards regarding who can use the Certified Financial Planner title? Raising the question of whether the FPA is also considering an about-face on its CFP-centricity, too.

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Examples of great things ethical financial advisors really like to do!

Envision Wealth Planning

Ethical financial advisors are on the rise and are now doing things within their businesses with the hope to serve as an example of the right behavior for the rest of the industry to follow. Ethics matter in financial advice! Ethics matter. You’ll have to do your own research to determine if these advisors really are ethical.

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Here are some examples of things Ethical Financial Advisors do

Sara Grillo

So here’s a blog about some things that ethical financial advisors do in the hopes they will serve as an example of right behavior for the rest of the industry to follow. Ethics matter in financial advice! Ethics matter. The following case studies serve as examples of ethical actions taken by financial advisors.

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How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

Any financial advisor who is registered as an advisor with a regulator has to fill out this form for initial approval by either a state or a Federal (the United States Securities and Exchange Commission) regulator. If the person is an insurance agent or solely a broker selling commission-based products, they will not have to file a Form ADV.

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What’s a Fiduciary & Fee-Only Advisor?

Yardley Wealth Management

Furthermore, fee-only advisors don’t receive any third-party payments, unlike advisors who earn commissions from financial products they sell. Investment Management: For investment management help, fiduciary, fee-only advisors can advise on aligning investments with your goals and risk tolerance.