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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 6-7)

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 House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed a bill that would direct the SEC to conduct a study and carry out a rulemaking on the definition of a "small entity" to reduce the compliance burden on small businesses, (..)

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When Does A Financial Coach Need To Register As An Investment Adviser? The “ABCS” Test To Determine Status

Nerd's Eye View

Over the past several years, the financial services industry has undergone a tremendous evolution in how financial advisers deliver and charge for their services. While commission-based models remain in use, fee-for-service models (including AUM, hourly, retainer, and subscription) have become increasingly popular.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that 'startup' custodian Altruist has completed a $169 million fundraising round as it continues to rebuild the RIA custodial tech stack layer-by-layer while positioning itself as the biggest RIA custodian built from scratch and solely for advisors – which, while making it the clear #3 custodian behind (..)

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How can I be sure my financial advisor isn’t going to steal my money?

Sara Grillo

Definitions on the internet are one thing, and what it actually says in the agreement is another. If you are worried about a financial advisor stealing your money, consider spelling out any restrictions in your agreement with them. Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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Market Commentary: Bull Keeps Going, 15 Years Since Global Financial Crisis

Carson Wealth

Definitional issues around labor force participation (how the unemployment rate is calculated) and demographics (an aging society, with more people retiring every day) is why I prefer the prime-age (25-54 years) employment-population ratio. For 16–19-year-olds, the unemployment rate rose from 10.6%

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How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

If you are not careful you can wind up paying a lot of money for crap, or even getting blatantly deceived about what you are paying for when you hire a financial advisor. Salaske, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer is Firstmetric’s principal owner and is the sole Member and Manager of Firstmetric, LLC.”

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

on Thursday after the rate cut, so this might be early, but it is most definitely off to a nice start. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. There’s an old saying not to fight the Fed and this is what they mean.