Nerd's Eye View

MAY 5, 2023

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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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 3, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study indicates that nearly a third of advisors in the independent broker-dealer channel have considered transitioning to the RIA channel during the past year as they seek higher payouts and not just "independence" but (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 23, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that amid a flurry of SEC-proposed rules for investment advisers, the Investment Adviser Association this week called on the regulator to assess whether the compliance burden these regulations would put on advisers outweighs (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

While the new rule allows financial advisors to proactively use testimonials (from clients), endorsements (from non-clients), and highlight their own ratings on various third-party websites, the SEC’s warning suggests that advisory firms will want to take care to abide by the compliance requirements linked to the new rule.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a study from Cerulli Associates indicates a lack of fee transparency represents a significant hurdle for many investors when considering working with a financial advisor. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that as enforcement of the SEC’s new marketing rule began on November 4, advisory firms are taking a variety of approaches. Also in industry news this week: Why “SECURE 2.0”

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 31, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Financial Planning Association and Money.com are planning to publish a “Best Financial Advisors” list based on advisors’ education, credentials, and experience, as well as harder-to-quantify (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Treasury Department has finalized rules requiring most SEC-registered RIAs to implement risk-based Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism programs, including a requirement to report suspicious (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 4, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that credit ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded its assessment of the U.S. government's creditworthiness from an AAA rating to AA+.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC is proposing to expand the adviser custody rule beyond securities and funds to cover all assets in a client’s portfolio, including private securities, real estate, derivatives, and cryptoassets.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 26, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news of a survey indicating that about 90% of financial advisors would switch firms based on bad technology at their current firm, and that 44% have already done so.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 13, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Federal Trade Commission has proposed a nationwide ban on noncompete clauses in employee contracts, aiming to give employees more freedom to change jobs within the same industry.

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Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a Morningstar survey has found that financial advisory clients are more likely to stick with their advisor for emotional reasons rather than investment returns alone.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 28, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study found that at a time when the number of SEC-registered broker-dealers and their registered representatives is declining, the number of SEC-registered RIAs, their assets under management, and the number of (..)

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Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 16, 2023

riabiz.com) Compliance Compliance is one of the biggest concerns of advisers. thinkadvisor.com) AI tools are coming for the compliance function. investmentnews.com) Advisers How a financial planner is like a general practitioner. flowfp.com) Tony Isola, "Withdrawal rates are more than numbers on a spreadsheet."

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Indigo Marketing Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Why Hiring a Digital Marketing Agency for Financial Services Is the Key to Growing Your Business In the mid-2000s, digital marketing was just one of many mediums local businesses were starting to utilize to growalong with newspaper ads, phone book ads, direct mail ads, radio and TV ads, billboards, door-to-door sales, and more.

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Sara Grillo

MAY 23, 2022

What’s up with these “advice-only financial planners?” I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is an advice-only financial planner? The benefits of advice-only financial planners.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

Brian Hamburger has been one of the leading authorities in the world of registered investment advisories, broker-dealers, SEC regulatory compliance. And before you knew it, she was the number one salesperson for selling to professional salons in the whole country. RITHOLTZ: Compliance, legal, and risk. RITHOLTZ: Really?

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Compliance and Security for RIAs Compliance and data security matter a lot in the financial services industry. By focusing on compliance and security, you can earn your clients trust. Check important numbers like bounce rate, time on site, and conversion rates. A lot of clients use these devices.

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Good Financial Cents

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Out of all the finance jobs available to college graduates, financial managers are some of the highest-paying, with high demand for workers in this field. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment numbers for Financial Managers are expected to rise by 17% over the next decade , faster than the average for all occupations.

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

These campaigns help build a strong marketing plan for financial advisors. By adding these campaigns to your plan, you can connect with more clients and increase the number of clients you onboard, growing your business over time. Regular Updates and Check-ins With Clients In financial planning, talking with clients is very important.

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Harness Wealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Well, the numbers are only slightly better for high-net-worth families, with just over 50% as reported by Think Advisor. What do these numbers tell us? On my client’s behalf, I collaborate with their financial planners and attorneys to provide complete and comprehensive life planning services.

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FMG

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Once verification is complete, Google will send you a postcard with a unique PIN number to your firm’s physical location. However, they offer plenty of specific categories for the financial services industry. Another way to localize your GBP page is to list a phone number with a local area code.

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International College of Financial Planning

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Hence, you must have a passion for finance and always stay ahead in the game.The laws, regulations, and compliance requirements concerning investment, planning, and finance keep changing regularly and you must stay abreast with them.

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Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Just because you can put numbers on a piece of paper, doesn’t mean you’re providing value.” Doug Twiddy has spent 15-years assisting financial planners and wealth advisors with guidance on proper planning strategies for their clients. Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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Carson Wealth

MAY 4, 2023

In practice, ISOs create complex tax compliance and planning issues for both employers and employees. If Liam had consulted a financial planner or tax advisor when granted the ISOs, proper planning may have made the liability more palatable.

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Sara Grillo

APRIL 11, 2022

And that’s why I’m writing this blog; because I feel that financial advice rendered by the hour is a great thing for the American public (for the reasons we’re going to discuss below). But the idea of becoming an hourly financial planner is met with such resistance you would think you told people to saw off their left arm.

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Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Salaske: Yeah, I don’t agree with the CFP Board becoming any type of regulator whatsoever over financial advisors, financial planners, whatever you wanna call us in the advice space. Wright: Well, and to respond to that, if I may. The confusion is with the CFP.

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The Big Picture

JULY 29, 2024

She has an absolutely comprehensive resume in the financial services industry. I mean, I don’t know if you remember this, but the mobile trading applications we built at at Schwab were on phones that had numbers. The fascinating takeaway was it, it turned that quarterly number into a big deal, both emotionally and intellectually.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 3, 2025

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with a recent survey indicating that a majority of advisors are viewing new client acquisition as their primary challenge in the current competitive environment for financial advice (followed by compliance and technology management) and suggests (..)

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Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In our debate we will discuss the following questions: The CFP Board harms consumer through its multi-million dollar ad campaigns by suggesting that CFPs are more ethical than non-CFP financial planners and by suggesting that its member standards are higher than those of regulatory agencies. Source: SEC. Source: CFP Board.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

strengthened rules related to custody and outsourcing) and broader regulatory efforts put forth by the Biden administration that could also affect advisory firms (e.g., strengthened rules related to custody and outsourcing) and broader regulatory efforts put forth by the Biden administration that could also affect advisory firms (e.g.,

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