Wealth Management

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When it comes to divorce, a will or trust often is not the last word on estate distribution.

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Wealth Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Accumulation-phase planning software won't cut it for solving your clients' complex retirement income puzzles, but there are dedicated applications that can.

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Retirement Distribution Clients Planning 253

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 28, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A recent survey indicates that younger "DIY" investors are more likely to be interested in working with a human advisor than their older counterparts, suggesting an opportunity for advisors to tap into this demographic (perhaps by setting minimum planning fees that ensure these clients can be served profitably today (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Among the several different types of retirement plans that are available to self-employed workers, solo 401(k) plans can offer the most flexibility and the ability to contribute the highest amount of tax-advantaged savings.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2023

Which means that financial advisors can play an important role in adoption planning – helping clients strategically plan for the costs involved in the process, including accessing tax credits that can significantly defray these expenses. At the same time, adoption can be expensive, with costs that can add up to $70,000 or more.

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Wealth Management

MAY 30, 2024

Apollo’s products for individual investors are distributed through intermediaries such as bank wealth channels and registered investment advisers, and the firm doesn’t expect that to change.

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Wealth Management

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Act regarding individual retirement accounts, including changing when the first required minimum distribution can be made from the account, new rules for inhe The panel of experts will discuss and answer questions about the changes made by SECURE 2.0

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 9, 2024

However, as the cost of equity rises and accessibility becomes more limited, firms face the challenge of inspiring ownership behavior without distributing equity.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this guest post, Michael Levin, a New York Times bestselling author and ghostwriter, writes about how financial advisors can make a more effective impression on prospective clients by writing, publishing, and distributing a book that establishes their authority, confidence, and, above all, trust.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

APRIL 1, 2025

understand the value of qualified charitable distributions (QCD). Not only does this money count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD), but the donation is made tax-free, and the funds dont count toward your total taxable income. Note: This only applies to U.S.-based taxes.)

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Wealth Management

MARCH 25, 2024

Hobby comes over from Fidelity Investments, where he served as the head of distribution for private wealth management, executive services, workplace planning and advice and stock plan services.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 29, 2023

Jeff is the Owner and Founder of Cypress Financial Planning, an independent RIA based in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, that oversees $275 million in assets under management for 380 client households. My guest on today's podcast is Jeff Jones.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Morgan Christiansen, VP of Distribution at The Pinnacle Group, explores the evolving role of insurance in financial planning at Nitrogen's 2024 Fearless Investing Summit.

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Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This week, Orion announced they were making it easier for those in need of free financial planning to find help, TIFIN and Morningstar partnered to enhance their AI-powered distribution platform and eMoney responded to recently-passed legislation with tax planning upgrades.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Many of you have the option to enroll in high-deductible insurance plans that allow the use of a health savings account via your employer. High deductible health insurance plans . These types of plans are becoming more common with employers and are available privately as well. How the HSA works . Click To Tweet.

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Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

morningstar.com) The biz Creative Planning was able to retain some 60% of the United Capital assets. riabiz.com) XY Planning Network is launching a new in-house RIA, XYPN Sapphire. obliviousinvestor.com) Estate planning Changing an estate plan takes time. wealthmanagement.com) Do your clients have a digital estate plan?

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 19, 2024

The role of estate planning is most commonly considered to be about transferring assets from one generation to the next in the most efficient manner possible (e.g., The most common example involves trust provisions that direct assets to be distributed to beneficiaries once they obtain a certain age (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 19, 2024

The role of estate planning is most commonly considered to be about transferring assets from one generation to the next in the most efficient manner possible (e.g., The most common example involves trust provisions that direct assets to be distributed to beneficiaries once they obtain a certain age (e.g.,

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Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 2, 2023

kitces.com) Jamie Hopkins & Ana Trujillo Limón talk with Dave Yeske, CFP, founder and Managing Director of YeskeBuie about the role of emotions in financial planning. Podcasts Michael Kitces talks with Carl Richards about building a career in financial advice. wiredplanning.com) SECURE 2.0 A deep dive into SECURE Act 2.0

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

One Shein distribution center, located in Whitestown, Indiana, is already operational and could reduce shipping times by up to four days. It currently has 800 employees, with plans to have 1,000 by the end of this year. A second facility is expected to open in Southern California by the spring of 2023.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

equity valuations: “Baby-boomers’ huge flow of 401K plan contributions helped to drive equities higher; now that ~70 million Boomers are retiring, when do demographics flip this from a huge positive to a net drag?” aka The Hidden World of Failure ) (October 23, 2020) Stock Ownership : Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 4, 2023

Financial advisors have a wide range of strategies at their disposal to create financial plans for their clients. And when it comes to retirement planning, one popular technique is the use of ‘guardrails’, which set an initial monthly withdrawal rate that can be later adjusted as the size of the client’s portfolio changes.

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Carson Wealth

MAY 23, 2024

One of the most important decisions you’ll make when designing your estate plan is who to name in the various fiduciary roles: trustee, personal representative, executor and agent. While a critical decision, it’s often given significantly less thought than the distribution of your assets.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 26, 2024

Traditionally, the challenge in using a 529 plan to save for higher education expenses has been figuring out how much to save to cover the beneficiary's college costs without overshooting and saving more in the 529 plan than is actually needed. The Secure 2.0

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Education Retirement Taxes Distribution 189

MainStreet Financial Planning

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As December unfolds, it’s easy to overlook year-end tax planning amid the holiday hustle. For 2024, the IRS has increased contribution limits: – 401(k), 403(b), and most 457 plans: You can contribute up to $23,000. However, dedicating a few moments now can lead to significant savings come tax season.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 26, 2023

.” Instead, the Vanguard capital markets model “runs large simulations that show a probabilistic set of results, and so we tend to aim at the median, the midpoint of the distribution of those observations.” ” A list of his favorite books is here ; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday.

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Integrity Financial Planning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Rather than acquire a target company, a savvy potential acquirer of a distributor could temporarily lower their price for whatever is being distributed and woo most of the target company’s customers without acquiring the company. It was a subsistence living, and Sheth was determined to build a more valuable company.

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Harness Wealth

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Proactive year-end tax planning can lead to significant savings and set you up for financial success in the new year. Checklist: Year-end Tax Planning Strategies Review the following tax strategies with your tax advisor and/or financial advisor before the end of the year.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 23, 2022

”, a series of measures that will have significant impacts on the world of retirement planning. A review of financial planning actions, from tax-loss harvesting to charitable giving, that have a December 31 deadline.

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Financial Planner Retirement Planning Financial Planning Budgeting 246

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 25, 2024

What's unique about Chris, though, is how he has built a highly efficient solo practice that allows him to work fewer than 25 hours/ week to have more time for his family and managed to cut his hours down by relentlessly focusing on only the financial planning tasks that really truly matter most to his clients… and either outsourcing, or just (..)

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Integrity Financial Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Estate planning can be difficult to think about, let alone plan for. Maybe you’ve avoided putting together a concrete plan because you don’t want to think too far into the future when it’s time to pass on what you have. Or maybe you don’t think an estate plan is necessary because you’re not rich enough to warrant one.

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Calculated Risk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Q2 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO A brief excerpt: In 2021, I pointed out that with the end of the foreclosure moratoriums, combined with the expiration of a large number of forbearance plans, we would see an increase in REOs in late 2022 and into 2023.

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Distribution Numbers Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

From there, we have several articles on investment planning: While I Bonds have received significant attention during the past year, TIPS could be an attractive alternative for many client situations. A survey showing how millionaires allocate their assets and the importance they place on the recommendations of their financial advisors.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

From a financial planning perspective, the seeming implication of a likely rise in future tax rates would be that, given a choice between being taxed on income today or deferring that tax to the future, it makes more sense to be taxed today when taxes are lower than they'll be in the future.

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Taxes Retirement Tax Planning Accounting 246

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In recent years, politically charged topics have become the forefront of news and media, and with the rise of access to digitally distributed media, it has become commonplace for clients to have concerns about the possible impact of political events on their portfolios. Read More.

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Portfolio Clients Financial Planning Communication 246

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 1, 2022

AssetMark acquires Adhesion Wealth from Vestmark as TAMPs continue to seek scale for both technology development and distribution. The deal is well timed to a recent Risk Alert from the SEC about advisors engaging in (unwittingly) incorrect billing due to a lack of strong billing systems and processes.

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Financial Planning Financial Advisor Commission Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Michael is the manager of Natural Investments, an RIA based in San Francisco, California that has offices across the country, overseeing $1.9 billion in assets under management for 1,300 client households.

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