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Ten Economic Questions for 2025

Calculated Risk

There were many promises made during the campaign that obviously will not happen (deport 20 million people, no taxes on tips, overtime or Social Security benefits, 200% tariffs, and on and on). We can assume the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will be extended. Through November, starts were down 4.3% New home sales were up 2.1%

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SEC Fines Betterment $9M for Not Revealing Tax-Loss Harvesting Errors

Wealth Management

The robo advisor failed to tell some clients its tax-loss harvesting service only checked accounts on alternating days and not daily, as some materials claimed, according to the commission.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 25–26)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that while overall financial advisor headcount remains relatively flat, the RIA channel continues to gain share in terms of both headcount (as brokers break away to start their own independent firms and aspiring advisors seek (..)

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A Short History of Stocks

The Big Picture

That changed on May 1, 1975, when the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated a change in commission structures. Costs continued to fall: Over the next 25 years, commissions would fall from about 1.0% And even still, fund fees and taxes remained a major cost element. Lots of other active managers did well.

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Personal finance links: the market canopy

Abnormal Returns

wsj.com) Roth IRAs If higher tax rates are inevitable, Roth IRAs look like the preferred solution. slate.com) How to negotiate real estate commissions today. (humbledollar.com) Older women are saying 'no thanks' to remarriage. ofdollarsanddata.com) Why even people in retirement are considering Roth IRA conversions.

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TikTokInvestors

The Big Picture

Not if you spend tax season on a boat! 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 The advice ranges from wrong to risky to criminal: -401ks?

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Adviser links: forces you cannot control

Abnormal Returns

riabiz.com) DPL Financial Partners is seeing growth in commission-free annuity sales. morningstar.com) Wealthy couples have some tax levers to pull in retirement. (morningstar.com) A list of the most popular podcasts for financial advisers. linkedin.com) The biz Vestwell just raised a new $125 billion Series D.