Mon.Feb 19, 2024

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Adviser links: helping clients feel secure

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Peter Lazaroff dives deeper into equity compensation with Derek Jess of Plancorp. (peterlazaroff.com) Why older women are saying no to marriage, largely for money reasons. (washingtonpost.com) Daniel Crosby offers another sneak preview of an essay from his upcoming book, "The Soul of Wealth." (standarddeviationspod.com) Trends The wealth management industry is going to be slammed with demand.

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Highlights From The 2024 T3 Advisor Conference

Nerd's Eye View

The 2024 Technology Tools for Today (T3) Advisor Conference, held last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured a large gathering of financial advisors and representatives from across the fintech industry. Hosted by Joel Bruckenstein and his team from T3 Consulting, the conference focused heavily on the relationship between financial advice and its accompanying fintech, covering everything from how AI and other tech developments are changing the advisor landscape in unprecedented ways to the importa

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Thoughts About Investing Methodology

The Big Picture

How can we tell if the things we do as investors have a net positive impact on our future returns? When a professional baseball player adjusts their swing, they have a lot of “pre-“ and “post-” data to analyze. Did their On-Base percentage, Batting average, RBIs, and Slugging percentage improve? They can tell, usually within a few weeks, if the adjustments they made are working or not.

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Housing February 19th Weekly Update: Inventory Down 0.2% Week-over-week, Up 12.9% Year-over-year

Calculated Risk

Altos reports that active single-family inventory was down 0.2% week-over-week. I expect inventory to bottom in February this year, as opposed to mid-April in 2023. Click on graph for larger image. This inventory graph is courtesy of Altos Research. As of February 16th, inventory was at 494 thousand (7-day average), compared to 495 thousand the prior week.

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

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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Talk Your Book: Putting a Floor on the Nasdaq 100

A Wealth of Common Sense

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Innovator Capital Management We had Co-Founder and CEO Bruce Bond back on the show to discuss their latest defined income and outcome products. On today’s show, we discuss: The AUM growth for Innovator How market prices affect investor behavior, and buffer ETF fund flows Who Parametric is and the product that Innovator launched with Parametric How equity floor ETFs.

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Achieving Tax Alpha: Having the Right Tools

Wealth Management

Do you have the right tools in place to achieve tax alpha?

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5 Ways to Manage a Concentrated Stock Position

Darrow Wealth Management

Investors can wind up with a concentrated stock position in different ways. But it’s most often from an inheritance, founder, or employee with company stock. Or a long-term investor bought shares years ago, the stock did well, and the investor simply never took profits. But because stocks don’t only go up, it’s important to have proper risk mitigation and diversification strategies once a concentrated stock holding is identified.

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3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in January; California Home Sales Up 5.9% YoY in January

Calculated Risk

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in January; California Home Sales Up 5.9% YoY in January A brief excerpt: NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to January 2019 for each local market (some 2019 data is not available). This is the third look at several local markets in January.

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10 Common Retirement Blind Spots You’ll Want to Avoid for a Secure Future

WiserAdvisor

Blind spots in retirement planning are those aspects that are often overlooked, either intentionally or subconsciously. From seemingly harmless low-interest debt to underestimating the emotional impact of transitioning out of the workforce, various factors can disrupt your peace of mind during your retirement years. Overcoming these challenges can prove difficult if not addressed in retirement planning well in advance.

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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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Tuesday: No major economic releases scheduled

Calculated Risk

Weekend: • Schedule for Week of February 18, 2024 Tuesday: • No major economic releases scheduled. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 and DOW futures are mostly unchanged (fair value). Oil prices were up over the last week with WTI futures at $79.28 per barrel and Brent at $83.28 per barrel. A year ago, WTI was at $76, and Brent was at $83 - so WTI oil prices were up 4% year-over-year.

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Best Debt-Free Stocks Under Rs 500 Add To Your Watchlist 2024

Trade Brains

A debt-free company is always looked at with a positive outlook, as there is less risk of bankruptcy and management looks confident. In this article, we will look into a few of the best debt-free stocks that are below Rs 500. Keep reading to learn about it. Best Debt-Free Stocks Under Rs 500 #1: ITC Ltd ITC Limited , founded in 1910, is a conglomerate involved in various industries such as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) such as food, personal care, cigarettes, education and stationery product

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Auditors, don’t rush to use AI!

Norman Marks

I find it frustrating to see so many so-called experts calling for internal auditors to grab the latest technology, the latest being generative artificial intelligence (AI), and find a way to use it. Let me tell you this: artificial intelligence is not always that intelligent!

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Best Debt-Free Stocks Under Rs 500 Add To Your Watchlist 2024

Trade Brains

A debt-free company is always looked at with a positive outlook, as there is less risk of bankruptcy and management looks confident. In this article, we will look into a few of the best debt-free stocks that are below Rs 500. Keep reading to learn about it. Best Debt-Free Stocks Under Rs 500 #1: ITC Ltd ITC Limited , founded in 1910, is a conglomerate involved in various industries such as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) such as food, personal care, cigarettes, education and stationery product

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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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Onboard with Accounting For Good

Accounting for Good

Getting onboard with Accounting For Good improves your day to day processes and ensures high-performance support.

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Solar Industries: Driving Force Behind Explosive Industry’s Expansion

Trade Brains

Solar Industries : T he global industrial explosives industry anticipates annual growth, projecting a value surpassing US$ 16 billion by 2028. According to Mint, the Indian explosive industry is growing rapidly with annual usage at 500,000 tonnes, and is expected to reach $159.2 million by 2028. The explosive industry’s robust growth can be attributed to a significant surge in demand, particularly driven by the mining, construction, and infrastructure sectors.

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Congressional Conference Spotlights NAIFA's Advocacy

NAIFA Advisor Today

NAIFA's Congressional Conference shines a spotlight on NAIFA's unmatched advocacy influence and provides financial professionals with another way to serve consumers' best interests. NAIFA members who meet with their members of Congress this May will not only be advocating for their own businesses but also for their colleagues, clients, and communities.

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The Intentional Investor | Justin Castelli

Validea

In our Show Us Your Portfolio series, we have take a deep dive into the investment strategies of many great investors. But one thing we noticed was missing from those episodes was how that strategy intersects with our guests’ mission in life. Our new series, The Intentional Investor seeks to address that issue and focus on the intersection of portfolio and purpose.

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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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How Financial Advisors Can Take Control Over Their Time

Don Connelly & Associates

As a financial advisor, your most valuable resource is your time. If you are not in control of how you spend your time, then you are not in control of your results. Controlling your time and injecting your schedule with the right mix of high-payoff activities is vital to achieving your goals. However, time is a diminishing resource, which is why it's so valuable yet so challenging to manage.

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Market Drama

Zoe Financial

Market Drama Featuring Zoe CEO & Founder, Andres Garcia-Amaya, CFA February 19, 2024 Watch Time: 3 minutes Welcome to this week’s Market Drama! Stock Market Updates: The S&P 500 was down 0.4% for the week Nasdaq was down 1.3%. Oil was the outlier, up 1.8%. What drove market action? Inflation data that came out for January. CPI (consumer side) Headline CPI came in at 3.1 – expectation was 2.9.