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Friday links: a penchant for simplicity

Abnormal Returns

Finance Investors are no longer enamored with Renaissance Technologies' public investment vehicles. (ft.com) Are rate cuts going to help boost startup exits? (tomtunguz.com) You can't spell private equity without dividend recap. (ft.com) Big Tech Three Mile Island is restarting to help power data centers. (wsj.com) What is really behind Amazon's ($AMZN) RTO policy?

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 21–September 22)

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 North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) released the latest edition its annual survey outlining the state of state-registered RIAs, showing that the number of state-registered firms and their assets declined slightly in 2023 (perhaps due to many firms seeing their AUM hit the $100 million mark amidst strong market performance and organic grow

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Podcast links: changing the future

Abnormal Returns

Listening How the Acquired podcast became a huge success with tech types. (esquire.com) Tim Ferriss is changing things up for his podcast. (tim.blog) Companies Tyler Cowen talks with Tobi Lütke who is the CEO and co-founder of Shopify ($SHOP). (conversationswithtyler.com) Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with Ric Elias who is the CEO and co-founder of Red Ventures (joincolossus.com) Logan Bartlett talks with Will Gaybrick, President of Stripe.

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MiB: Victor Khosla, Strategic Value Partners

The Big Picture

 This week, we speak with Victor Khosla, Founder and CIO of Strategic Value Partners. Before establishing SVP in 2001, Victor served as President of Cerberus Capital. In the 1990s, he built and managed the distressed credit desk at both Citi and Merrill Lynch, establishing two of the top proprietary trading businesses. SVP has grown 5x in size over the past 10 years, now manages over $18B in AUM with 200 employees.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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.

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My Career Path

A Wealth of Common Sense

“What do you want to do?” “I want to work in a cool job with cool people.” “OK…doing what exactly?” “um…well…I mean…” This was a conversation that occurred in my senior year of college with the guidance counselor. I knew I wanted to work in finance in some capacity because I liked numbers, but beyond that, I had no plan.

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Data-driven Approach to Clustering Similar Macroeconomic Regimes

Alpha Architect

Knowing what economic regime we might be in won’t provide you with the crystal ball allowing you to foresee what geopolitical events will drive markets, whether “black swans” will appear, or identify whatever unexpected events or government policy actions will drive markets. Data-driven Approach to Clustering Similar Macroeconomic Regimes was originally published at Alpha Architect.

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The WealthStack Podcast: Why Business Owners Deserve Better from Their Advisory Partners with Trevor Greenway

Wealth Management

InterVal's Trevor Greenway details how wealth managers can act as the “quarterback” for business owners through the innovative use of technology.

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Can GMR Airports make a turn around and become a profitable company?

Trade Brains

Airports are more than just gateways to destinations; they are complex hubs of activity that require seamless coordination. Behind every smooth takeoff and landing, there is an intricate web of airport management services at play, ensuring the safety, comfort, and efficiency of operations. From ground handling and air traffic control to security checks and passenger services, these teams work tirelessly to maintain the rhythm of daily operations.

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Hightower Barred From Enforcing Non-Solicitation Vow on Advisor Suing for Age Discrimination

Wealth Management

A Massachusetts State Court judge said the harm to Glenn Frank’s career could be “particularly egregious” if the covenants were enforced.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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.

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Q3 GDP Tracking: Close to 3%

Calculated Risk

From Goldman: We left our Q3 GDP tracking estimate unchanged at +3.0% (quarter-over-quarter annualized) and our domestic final sales forecast unchanged at +2.9%. emphasis added [Sept 19th estimate] And from the Atlanta Fed: GDPNow The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2024 is 2.9 percent on September 18, down from 3.0 percent on September 17.

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WealthStack Roundup: Envestnet Makes Multiple Announcements

Wealth Management

Ongoing efforts to consolidate and integrate tech at Envestnet continue; d1g1t adds billing and Vise new hire and new advisors.

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Margin Debt Down 1.7% in August; Receding From Last Month's High

Advisor Perspectives

FINRA has released new data for margin debt, now available through August. The latest debt level is at $797.162 billion, down from the high levels seen last month. Margin debt is down 1.7% month-over-month (MoM) and up 15.7% year-over-year (YoY). However, after adjusting for inflation, debt level is down 1.8% MoM and up 12.8% YoY.

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Commonwealth Brings Pooled Employer Plan to Advisors

Wealth Management

The independent broker/dealer has expanded its partnership with Vestwell to launch a new pooled employer plan.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

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.

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Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – The Fed Cuts Big

Carson Wealth

The Fed finally made a rate cut, and this one was big. Is this going to be a positive thing for the stock market? Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share their insights about what happened and what could be next for investors and borrowers alike. Highlights include: We’ve had our first Fed rate cut since 2020 This rate cut was bigger than usual, cutting.5% This is likely to be seen as a normalization cut, meaning it’s probab

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Hightower Barred From Enforcing Non-Solicitation on Advisor Suing for Age Discrimination

Wealth Management

A Massachusetts State Court judge said the harm to Glenn Frank’s career could be “particularly egregious” if the covenants were enforced.

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Join us for the Q4 State of NAIFA Webinar

NAIFA Advisor Today

NAIFA members are invited to the Q4 State of NAIFA webinar at 12 pm Eastern, October 10, 2024. Hear updates on NAIFA's advocacy efforts, professional development programs and other membership activities designed to enhance your professional growth.

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It’s Time for a Tax-First Approach to Wealth Management

Wealth Management

The next frontier for tax optimization goes beyond tax-loss harvesting.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

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

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Validea’s Top Russell 2000 Stocks – September 2024

Validea

Small-cap stocks have underperformed for a long time now. But their fundamentals have not. That has led to many more bargains in the small-cap space than in the big names we hear about every day. Validea’s guru system uses 22 quantitative strategies based on historically successful investors like Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch and academic research to uncover fundamentally sound stocks.

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Ethereum in Focus: Building Future-Focused Investment Portfolios

Wealth Management

Friday, September 20, 2024 | 10:00 AM ET

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Five Guru-Approved High Free Cash Flow Yield Stocks

Validea

Free cash flow yield can be an underutilized metric for value investors. Ratios like the PE ratio and price/book can be more popular among investors, but both have significant drawbacks, especially in a world driven by companies with high intangible assets. Free cash flow yield can help address these problems and was able to more accurately value many of the big tech companies when the other metrics painted a less accurate picture.

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Apple Wins Big as $250 Billion of Index Trades Hit Wall Street

Advisor Perspectives

An action-packed week on Wall Street ends with a bang as index-tracking funds are set to reshuffle $250 billion of shares, just as a “triple witching” trading event hits.

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Confronting the Change Challenge

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.

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Focusing on Risk, Not Just Returns

Truemind Capital

The Secret to Long-Term Investment Success: Focusing on Risk, Not Just Returns When building an investment portfolio, many focus solely on maximizing returns. But here’s the truth: risk is more important than returns in achieving long-term success. Why? Because risk is something you can control, while returns are unpredictable. Unfortunately, many investors tend to chase high returns in a bull market and panic about risk in a bear market.

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Microsoft’s AI Power Needs Prompt Revival of Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant

Advisor Perspectives

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania will invest $1.6 billion to revive it, agreeing to sell all the output to Microsoft Corp. as the tech titan seeks carbon-free electricity for data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom.

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Stocks in the gambling sector, Is Gambling legal in India?

Trade Brains

In India, the world of gambling stands at the intersection of tradition and modernity, enveloped in a web of legal intricacies. Gambling in India has a long history, but its legal framework remains ambiguous. Governed by a combination of state and central laws, certain forms of gambling, like lotteries and horse racing, are permitted, while others, such as casino games and online betting, face restrictions.

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Dow’s Lack of AI Stocks Puts Blue-Chip Index ‘Behind the Curve’

Advisor Perspectives

The rise of artificial intelligence has reordered the American stock market, pushing the likes of Nvidia Corp. and other chipmakers into the upper echelons. There’s one storied corner, though, where the changes wrought by AI haven’t shown up: the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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How to Navigate Revenue and Expense Management: Competitive Insights for Financial Success

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!

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A US Soft Landing Will Rest on Increasingly Shaky Ground

Advisor Perspectives

Americans might be forgiven for basking in self-satisfaction when it comes to the economy. The country’s most prominent CEO, Jamie Dimon, has called the country’s boom “unbelievable,” and its most stimulating magazine, The Atlantic, has dubbed it a “superstar.

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And We're Off!

Advisor Perspectives

The Fed began the process of rate cuts today, and they came out not with a whimper, but with a bang, cutting rates by 0.5% (50 basis points). Following the June meeting, Fed members forecast it would be appropriate to cut rates once – by 25 basis points (bps) – in 2024. Three months on, they have already surpassed those expectations, and forecast further cuts before the year is through.

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Super Micro Computer – Is This The Best Investment In AI?

Advisor Perspectives

In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation is going to be highlighting what he considers to be the best investment in AI – Super Micro. Chuck has done a lot of research on Super Micro Computer.