Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Welcome to the November 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month's edition kicks off with the news that Holistiplan has announced the rollout of a new estate plan document extraction tool to stand alongside its highly popular tax return scanning tool – which highlights how advances in AI technol

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Prediction markets Prediction markets got things right this go round. (coindesk.com) When election prediction markets pay out. (axios.com) One thing prediction markets got wrong. (axios.com) Finance Now is a good time to be selling a private credit manager. (ft.com) More ETFs, means a need for more tickers. It's getting cutthroat out there. (finance.yahoo.com) Apple Apple ($AAPL) is investing in Globalstar to support satellite capabilities.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

 This week, we speak with New York Times Global Economic Correspondent Peter Goodman. Prior to the New York Times, Peter began his career as a freelance writer in Southeast Asia before serving as The Washington Post’s Asia Economic Correspondent and later Shanghai Bureau Chief. He has since reported from over 36 countries, holds two Gerald Loeb awards and eight prizes from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The commission settled charges that Wahed Invest violated the ad rule when including a pro soccer player and MMA athletes in marketing without clarifying that they weren’t clients and were compensated.

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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.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In the early days of financial planning, serving clients often meant developing transactional relationships focused on facilitating trades and selling insurance. Over time, advisors shifted toward more analytical approaches, such as investment management and retirement planning. Today, the industry has evolved further, with a growing emphasis on aligning financial decisions with clients' personal priorities and life goals.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

 ATM: Title At the Money: What Never Changes with Money (November 6, 2024) As much as our era seems to be unprecedented, Human nature is same as it ever was. Our behavior around risk and reward has been very consistent over the millennia. Full transcript coming soon. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Morgan Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund and author of “ The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Bill Artzerounian joined me on this show this week to talk about the election’s impact on your taxes, the downsides of early retirement, tax planning for retirement and when to fill up your Roth buckets for retirement savings. Further Reading: Some Things I Don’t Believe About Investing The post Presidential Terms, Recessions & Bear Markets appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Aspen Standard Wealth has taken a majority stake in Summitry, a $2.8 billion RIA, as it aims to hold wealth management firms permanently and solve some of their pain points.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Top clicks this week Why rates are bucking the Fed. (sherwood.news) How major asset classes performed, or didn't, in October 2024. (capitalspectator.com) What's behind weakness in the long end of the curve? (apolloacademy.com) Why mortgage rates are rising. (axios.com) This device is the equivalent of an 'EV gas can.' (newatlas.com) Institutional investor ownership of single-family homes is concentrated in certain geographies.

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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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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Meet the ‘super users’ who tap AI to get ahead at work : Workers say using AI tools like ChatGPT every day supercharges their efforts and saves them time on the job. ( Washington Post ) • Defining Bull and Bear Markets : There are some loosely accepted definitions but you have secular bull and bear markets as well as cyclical bull and bear markets.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

It’s been a good year in the stock market. Through the close on Friday, the U.S. stock market is up 20% in 2024. The Russell 3000 Index is a good approximation of the total U.S. stock market. The index now has a little less than 2,700 stocks. Out of 2,670 stocks, 101 are up 100% or more this year (3.8% of the total). Thirteen stocks are up 300% or more, five are up 500% or greater and there is one stock in the one c.

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Alpha Architect

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Greenwood and Sammon’s findings of a disappearing index effect provides further support for the findings of McLean and Pontiff, Does Academic Research Destroy Stock Return Predictability? 2016. Once anomalies are well recognized by the market they decline and may even disappear, though limits to arbitrage can allow them to persist. Their findings also provide support for Andrew Lo’s The Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (2004).

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Books A Q&A with Jon Grinspan’s book author of "The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought To Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915." (politico.com) Five insights from Keith Payne's "Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America’s Dangerous Divide." (nextbigideaclub.com) Longreads On the parallels between China today and Gilded Age America. (construction-physics.com) Why this year's Nobel Prizes in Economics are controversial.

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As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Decreased Slightly in Q3 2024 A brief excerpt: From the MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Decrease Slightly in the Third Quarter of 2024, Up on Annual Basis The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased slightly to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.92 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter of 2024 compared to one year ago, according to the Mortgage Ba

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As Charlie Munger liked to say, “Invert, always invert.” Here are some things about investing that I don’t believe: I don’t believe there is a sole way to invest. Everyone has a different emotional make-up and lesser version of themself. Plus, experiences and circumstances can shape your attitudes towards risk and return. There are a lot of strategies that can work.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Burney, Rayliant and Clough Capital Partners formed a joint venture to create Powered by ETFs, which incorporates U.S. and international equities and alternative investments.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Autos GM ($GM) and Ford ($F) have taken different approaches to EVs. (nytimes.com) How to eliminate the stigma, and salvage the minivan. (whyisthisinteresting.substack.com) Transport This device is the equivalent of an 'EV gas can.' (newatlas.com) It seems inevitable that electric boats will become a thing. (thecooldown.com) Energy Infrastructure investors are building data centers and associated energy projects.

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Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor

During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Altos reports that active single-family inventory was unchanged week-over-week. The first graph shows the seasonal pattern for active single-family inventory since 2015. Click on graph for larger image. The red line is for 2024. The black line is for 2019. Inventory was up 29.8% compared to the same week in 2023 (last week it was up 30.8%), and down 19.4% compared to the same week in 2019 (last week it was down 20.7%).

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bill Bernstein digs into a book that follows the complicated history of Elon Musk's chaotic acquisition of Twitter and its subsequent transformation into X.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

BlackRock became the latest and largest asset manager to seek approval for an ETF share class on existing mutual funds. Morgan Stanley launched an investing index tied to prominent sports leagues globally. These are among the investment must reads we found this week for wealth advisors.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Listening Streaming services are filled with pirated songs under sound-alike names. (arstechnica.com) Why you shouldn't get your economic insights from VC podcasts. (passingtime.substack.com) Economy Barry Ritholtz talks with Peter Goodman author of "How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain." (ritholtz.com) Matt Reustle talks demographics and real estate with Fernando De Leon who is the founder of Leon Capital.

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Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.

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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 10.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending November 1, 2024. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 10.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Multiple jobholders account for 5.3% of civilian employment. The survey captures data for four subcategories of the multi-job workforce, the relative sizes of which we've illustrated in a pie chart.

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Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Apollo, like its peers, continues to target high earners for higher-fee-paying assets and has set a goal of raising at least $150 billion for its global wealth business by 2029.

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Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Markets When did this bull market start? (ofdollarsanddata.com) Has the rise in implied stock (and bond) volatility all election-related? (ft.com) Strategy Knowing what you DON'T believe is as important as what you do believe in. (awealthofcommonsense.com) How our memories affect how we invest. (klementoninvesting.substack.com) Crypto Both candidates have given crypto a pass.

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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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Calculated Risk

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

From Manheim Consulting today: Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Declined in October Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) were lower in October compared to September. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) fell to 202.8, a decline of 3.2% from a year ago. The seasonal adjustment to the index reduced the change for the month, as non-seasonally adjusted values declined at a higher rate.

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Advisor Perspectives

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Consumer sentiment continued to rose, according to the preliminary November report for the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. The index rose 2.5 points (2.5%) from October's final reading to 73.0. The latest reading was above the forecast of 71.0.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Advisors are telling clients to remain calm and remember the stability of markets throughout tumultuous historical times.

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