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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 17-18)

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 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that a total of 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered firms agreed to pay combined civil penalties of almost $400 million for failing to maintain (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Sept 24-25)

Nerd's Eye View

How advisors can pull off an event that can increase client loyalty and attract new prospects. We also have a number of articles on advisor marketing: The latest trends in advisor marketing, from the continued dominance of client referrals to the return of in-person gatherings.

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TikTokInvestors

The Big Picture

No audited returns, mathematically improbable claims, and zero accountability But none of these “influencers” sell securities to clients, so they do not fall under the regulatory oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).2 Always be wary of social media influencers who use engagement bait tactics to sell a course or event.”

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Market Timing vs. Time in the Market

Zoe Financial

3 It's Expensive Frequent trading and trying to time the market will rack up brokerage commission costs, particularly for smaller investors. Actual economic or market events may turn out differently than anticipated. However, market timing easily tempts us to jump out too early or stay in too long. Economies and markets fluctuate.

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3 Things You Don’t Know About Josh

The Big Picture

trillion in total AUM…” As he observes, it wasn’t the shift from active to passive – that had been ramping up for decades – rather, it was the changeover from transactional commission business to a fee-based fiduciary model that made all of the difference. It’s a Squid Game event on a global scale. A knife fight. No survivors.

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Global Squabbles Erupt Around the World Over the Remaining Crypto Assets of FTX

Mish Talk

10, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas began steps to liquidate FTX Digital Markets, the unit controlling the company’s international exchange. I don’t know the details of the house for my parents,” Bankman-Fried told the New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin via Zoom at the newspaper’s DealBook summit event in New York City on Wednesday.

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: Amazon stock falls after FTC sues, alleging consumers were tricked into Prime subscriptions

MarketWatch

in morning trading, after the Federal Trade Commission said it has taken action against the ecommerce giant, alleging the company manipulated consumers into enrolling in Amazon Prime without their consent. The FTC suit comes after Amazon unveiled that its Prime Day sales event will take place July 11 to July 12. AMZN fell 0.8%