Abnormal Returns
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Finance Analysts are in no rush to cut earnings estimates. (sherwood.news) Kalshi won its lawsuit against the CFTC to offer political prediction markets. (coindesk.com) Apple Will AI drive a renewed iPhone upgrade cycle? (spyglass.org) What is Apple ($AAPL) spending all that R&D money on? (sherwood.news) How Apple ($AAPL) turned the watch into THE wearable.
Nerd's Eye View
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
While the share of advisors with the CFP marks has risen steadily over time, today, about 2/3 of financial advisors are not CFP professionals. This means that, for most advisors, the decision to obtain this designation remains an open one. A crucial factor in an advisor's decision to prepare for the CFP exam – often requiring them to sacrifice evenings and weekends to complete the requisite coursework (which can take more than a year), and spending many thousands of dollars – is whet
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Abnormal Returns
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Podcasts Michael Kitces talks financial wellness with Zack Hubbard. Zack is the Director of Financial Planning and Participant Engagement of Greenspring Advisors. (kitces.com) Dave Zoller talks with Brian Portnoy about the essential skills of the best advisers. (youtube.com) Brendan Frazier talks with Michael Kitces about mastering the human side of financial advice.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
While the NFL is welcoming some private equity players, its rules are more stringent than those adopted by other professional leagues, meaning funds allowing individual investor participation are not eligible.
Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
Alpha Architect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Retail traders are contrarian in stocks and gold, yet the same traders follow a momentum-like strategy in cryptocurrencies. The differences are not explained by individual characteristics, investor composition, inattention, differences in fees, or preference for lottery-like assets. We conjecture that retail investors have a model where cryptocurrency price changes affect the likelihood of future widespread adoption, which leads them to further update their price expectations in the same directi
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Advisor Perspectives
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
78 million baby boomers are about one-third of the voter-eligible population and 77 percent of them vote, so there are 60 million baby boomer votes. That 60 million is 38 percent of the 158 million votes cast in the 2020 presidential election. The baby boomer voters’ bloc is a big deal.
Trade Brains
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Recycling and waste management have been transforming the way we deal with our daily waste. People were increasingly realizing the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling to create a sustainable environment. Innovative companies have been finding new ways to turn waste into valuable resources. Gravita India Limited has been a key player in this industry.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Chief executives at some of the largest and fastest-growing RIAs in the country argue for the need to institutionalize business development.
Cornerstone Financial Advisory
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Weekly Market Insights | September 9th, 2024 Rough Start, Unsettling End. Stocks fell last week as soft economic data rattled investors focused on the Fed’s next move with interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.93 percent, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped 4.25 percent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 5.77 percent.
Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant
Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Verdence Capital's Leo Kelly details how artificial intelligence and enhance the evolving relationship between advisors and clients.
A Wealth of Common Sense
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Today’s Talk Your Book is sponsored by Schafer Cullen Capital Management: On today’s show, we spoke with Jennifer Chang, Portfolio Manager and Executive Director to discuss Schafer Cullen’s high dividend value strategies. On today’s show, we discuss: Utilizing active management within dividend strategies Indexing vs active stock picking dividend stocks How high dividend stocks are affected by.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Supreme Court justices are allowed to hold individual stocks, but ethics rules deem they should disqualify from cases involving the companies.
XY Planning Network
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Maybe you’re building your business and you feel a bit scattered when pulling all of the disparate parts together. You seem to have a lot of challenges to overcome, and it’s up to you to solve them all. Challenges like: How should I become an expert on my target market ? How do I establish credibility ? Where can I find my audience ? What will spur them to contact me ?
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Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Attendees got heated talking about record keepers investing in and promoting services that compete with advisors.
Calculated Risk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
From Manheim Consulting today: Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Increased in August Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) were higher in August compared to July. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) rose to 203.9, a decline of 3.9% from a year ago. The seasonal adjustment to the index mitigated the impact on the month, resulting in values that rose 1.2% month over month.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Working through a high-net-worth divorce is challenging for all parties involved, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
Calculated Risk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was down 0.1% week-over-week. Inventory is now up 42.4% from the February seasonal bottom. Click on graph for larger image. This inventory graph is courtesy of Altos Research. As of September 6th, inventory was at 704 thousand (7-day average), compared to 704 thousand the prior week. It is possible inventory is at or close to the peak for the year (this would be normal timing pre-pandemic).
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The 2024 "Wealthies" Awards were held on Sept. 5 at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
Calculated Risk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Holding Near Long-Term Lows to Start New Week The average lender's top tier 30yr fixed rate fell to the lowest level since April 2023 last week. That's down more than 1.25% over the past 5 months. Today brought a significantly smaller improvement, but an improvement on a long-term low technically makes another long-term low.[ 30 year fixed 6.55% ] emphasis added Tuesday: • At 6:00 AM ET, NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for August.
Carson Wealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Worst Month of the Year We noted last week that September was historically a rough one for stocks and after one week, that is playing out, as stocks just had their worst week since the Regional Bank crisis in March 2023. But let’s look at the bigger picture before we dive into the minutia of markets. The S&P 500 has been higher every month this year except April.
Calculated Risk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in August A brief excerpt: NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to August 2019 for each local market (some 2019 data is not available). This is the first look at several early reporting local markets in August.
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Change is difficult, whether in our private or work life. However, without change, growth and learning are difficult not to mention keeping up with the market and staying competitive. We have all worked for or ourselves are the bosses that prefer to keep the status quo. We will discuss how to address the "change challenge" to enable you to be a changemaker and a graceful recipient of change.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Home equity loans are beginning to look more attractive after fading into irrelevance after the financial crisis.
Aleph
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Hey! Maybe we can grow our way out of the problem! || All images from Aleph Blog At one point in time, I was a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries, a Life Actuary specializing in investment issues. Eventually, I was hired by a hedge fund to analyze all types of insurance stocks. I knew some things about reserving outside of life insurance, but I had to learn more to become competent at understanding what made for good insurance stocks.
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Take advantage of the full menu of options when going independent.
Advisor Perspectives
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The US stock market has given us plenty of real and perceived calendar anomalies to think about. There’s the observed tendency for stocks to experience a “Santa Claus rally” (during the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next) and the weekend effect (where stocks have a habit of slumping on Mondays).
Speaker: Hilary Akhaabi, PhD - Founder, Chief Financial & Operations Officer at Go Africa Global
In the fast-paced world of corporate finance, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for sustainable growth and profitability. This exclusive webinar with leading expert Hilary Akhaabi, PhD, will teach you practical ways to navigate complex financial landscapes and enhance your company's revenue management capabilities. Whether you're aiming to refine your financial strategies or seeking innovative solutions to drive performance, this new session is for you!
Wealth Management
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Some athletes might see a tax bill for their triumphs.
Random Roger's Retirement Planning
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
An update on the Tradr 2X Long SPY Weekly ETF (SPYB). The fund is 2x leveraged but unlike most leveraged funds, it does not reset daily, it resets weekly. SPYM from the same shop resets monthly. SPYB went through it's first weekly reset and while SPY was up 112 basis points on Monday, SPYB was up 218 basis points. So it didn't nail it to the basis points for perfect tracking but that is very close as a first impression.
NAIFA Advisor Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
We look forward to seeing everyone who is attending the combined Apex and National Leadership Conference September 19-21 at the Arizona Biltmore. To see who has signed up, check the Who's Coming? page on the conference website. And if you're a last-minute planner, it's not too late to register and add your name to the list. The preferred rate for NAIFA's room block at the Biltmore has expired, but i f you would like assistance locating accommodations in the vicinity of the Arizona Biltmore pleas
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