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Kitces & Carl Ep 155: How Do You Know You Are Adding Value Versus Just Trying To Justify Your Fees?

Nerd's Eye View

While financial advisors offer valuable services for their clients, it can sometimes be challenging to gauge how much clients actually value those services. On one hand, a client's willingness to pay an ongoing fee for financial advice suggests that they find the advisor's services worthwhile.

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How RIAs Can Craft An Effective Operating Agreement That Aligns Owners’ Interests And Mitigates Risks

Nerd's Eye View

As a foundational document, the operating agreement is essential for RIA firms. While some RIA owners might be tempted to prioritize moving quickly to the more enjoyable work of providing financial advice, neglecting to thoughtfully draft and update an operating agreement can lead to mismatched expectations, legal risks, and costly disputes.

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How RIAs Can Craft An Effective Operating Agreement That Aligns Owners’ Interests And Mitigate Risks

Nerd's Eye View

As a foundational document, the operating agreement is essential for RIA firms. While some RIA owners might be tempted to prioritize moving quickly to the more enjoyable work of providing financial advice, neglecting to thoughtfully draft and update an operating agreement can lead to mismatched expectations, legal risks, and costly disputes.

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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

has increasingly made financial services products available directly to consumers, financial advisors have focused more and more on the business of financial advice itself. But as technology (in particular, the internet!)

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Adviser links: referral-worthy advice

Abnormal Returns

financial-planning.com) Wealth.com's Ester will help you read estate planning documents. investmentnews.com) Advisers Who do investors trust with financial advice? (matts-newsletter-7a3f46.beehiiv.com) beehiiv.com) A round-up of the past month's advisor-tech news including Vanilla's new "estate advisory" platform.

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Advice Engagement Tools For A More Dynamic VIP (Visualization, Interaction, and Process) Planning Experience

Nerd's Eye View

The traditional way that most financial planning has been offered was for an advisor to create "The Plan": a comprehensive document outlining a client's financial strategy that was delivered either on a one-time basis or updated annually.

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Drafting RIA Advisory Agreements: Best Practices And Essential Elements To Include

Nerd's Eye View

While many IRAs include a clause in their advisory agreements limiting their liability in giving financial advice in good faith, the SEC and state regulators have recently been scrutinizing such ‘hedge clauses’ to the extent that they may be found impermissible going forward.