AdvicePay

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Selecting the right billing and payment solution for your firm is crucial. Seriously, this decision can make or break your efficiency, client satisfaction, and overall success. So, as you’re going through the process of evaluating different solutions, it’s absolutely paramount to make an informed decision and ask the right questions. You don’t want to risk any inefficiencies, a subpar client experience, or even getting kicked off the platform you’re currently using.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

This week, we speak with Jon McAuliffe , who is co-founder and chief investment officer at the Voleon Group , heading the firm’s investment strategy, research, and development. Previously, he developed and managed statistical arbitrage trading strategies at D.E.Shaw. McAuliffe has a unique track record of successful innovation applying statistical methods to real-life prediction problems, particularly in the financial markets.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Also on the site Public predictions are exhausting. (abnormalreturns.com) Top clicks this week How investors should re-think about their bond allocations. (awealthofcommonsense.com) What investors get wrong about the 'Yale Model.' (capitalallocators.com) How investors should think about their bond allocations. (blog.validea.com) How an inverted yield curve affects stock and bond market returns.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey indicates financial advisors are the most trusted source of financial advice for consumers across generations, and are particularly trusted among wealthier individuals. Further, the survey results suggest that advisors who offer comprehensive services tailored to the needs of their target clients are likely to be more successful both retaining their current

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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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The Reformed Broker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Rob Arnott, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss lessons from the tech bubble, smart beta, big tech valuations, Tesla and Nvidia, how AI might impact markets and the economy, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods!

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Markets TIPS are on sale. (morningstar.com) The rise in real interest rates is stunning. (econbrowser.com) Daily options volume is soaring as traders go whole hog. (wsj.com) Strategy Bull markets have four distinct stages. (ritholtz.com) On the power of keeping an investing journal. (rationalwalk.com) What the life of Napoleon can teach us about investing.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For many financial advisors, encouraging new prospects to "think it over" at the end of an initial meeting can seem like a gentle way to offer the prospect space to decide whether the relationship will be right for them, while at the same time, keeping the advisor from feeling that they may be coming across too aggressively by making an immediate sales pitch.

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The Reformed Broker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Hey everyone, preparations have been full speed ahead for this coming week’s Future Proof aka the World’s Largest Wealth Festival. We’re at 3,000 attendees, a big leap from last year’s inaugural event which clocked in at around 1700 and change. But we’re ready. Our footprint is physically about 50% larger than last year’s and we’re staffed up to accommodate the crowds.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Hip-hop stars and financial luminaries: Ritholtz Wealth Management redesigns the investment conference : Roughly 3,000 attendees are gathered to hear hip-hop legends Method Man and Redman, and financial headliners like Jeremy Siegel, Jeff Kleintop, Emily Roland, Cliff Asness, Jeff Gundlach and Jan van Eck. Plus there’s dancing, swimming, surfing, yoga, pizza and sushi and beer and wine sessions.

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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.

Accounting

Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Macro stuff It's hard building macro models given all the data revisions. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com) Why revisions to price indices can be large. (libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org) Fixed income A look at bond market returns during a yield curve inversion. (thinkadvisor.com) There are different ways to measure fixed income factors. (insights.finominal.com) Liquid alts How to replicate managed futures funds.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Welcome back to the 350th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Jason Wenk. Jason is the CEO of Altruist, a relatively new RIA custodian that has quickly grown to serve more than 3,500 advisory firms across the country, making it the 4th-largest independent RIA custodian by firm count. What's unique about Jason, though, is how he built Altruist as an "all-in-one" custodian platform for RIAs that includes the portfolio management and performance reporti

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A reader asks: I recently started looking at my mother-in-law’s retirement account. She’s been with [advisor name redacted] since October 2010 and has a 2.61% annual return. According to their chart, the S&P 500 had a 12.95% annual return during that same period. While I know she shouldn’t expect a return equal to the S&P 500 since she’s not all equities (she’s in 60% stocks, 40% bond.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The 50 Most Valuable Companies in the World in 2023 The post Most Valuable Companies appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Markets How is corporate America maintaining high profit margins? (tker.co) The performance of the big tech stocks is a historical anomaly. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Apple Horace Dediu, "The iPhone customer is 7.4 times more valuable than the Android customer." (asymco.com) Apple ($AAPL) had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the USB-C for the iPhone.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

When a financial advisory firm owner first starts their business, much of their time is spent on finding clients that they can serve. But as they (hopefully) onboard more clients and get busier with servicing those clients, they will also find that they eventually start to run short on time. Because in addition to providing ongoing services (e.g., annual plan reviews) to their current clients, they will continue to prospect and onboard new clients as well.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As someone who lives in the relatively inexpensive Midwest, I’ve always wondered how so many people could afford living in California. After visiting the Golden State a number of times over the past decade or I can see why people are willing to pay up. The weather is amazing. Great beaches. And the views are spectacular. Here’s a look from a rooftop bar this past week at Future Proof: As I was taking an Uber.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Jon McAuliffe, the Voleon Group , is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes , Spotify , Google , YouTube , and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ XXXXX ~~~ The post Transcript: Jon McAuliffe appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Markets When network effects reverse, look out. (flyoverstocks.com) AI is rapidly working its way through the hype cycle. (youngmoney.co) Strategy The case for TIPS at today's levels. (morningstar.com) What is still relevant in Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor." (monevator.com) Diamonds are a lot less attractive when you can simply manufacture more.

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Alpha Architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Let’s talk about the right approach(es) and the proper study techniques you need to pass the CFPⓇ exam with confidence and get the certification you need to advance your career in finance and investing. How to Crush the CFPⓇ Exam ?: Part 1 was originally published at Alpha Architect. Please read the Alpha Architect disclosures at your convenience.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Some questions I’m considering right now: 1. Did tech stocks break the stock market? The leaders in the stock market going into a crisis are rarely the leaders coming out of a crisis. There is something about a regime change in the economic cycle that tends to shift the way investors allocate their capital to different sectors of the market. There was a sea change this around too…for a little bit.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This year, we lost one of Wall Street’s brightest lights. Beginning in 1974, and over the next 50 years of investing, Laszlo Birinyi closely watched the markets. He was one of the market’s most insightful observers and served clients with great distinction. He was a Truth-teller, especially about how people allowed financial Media to affect their emotions, and was unusually frank about his fellow strategists and Wall Street salespeople.

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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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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Books An excerpt from "Writing for Busy Readers" by Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink (behavioralscientist.org) An except from “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier” by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey. (wsj.com) A Q&A with Jennifer Breheny Wallace author of "Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - What We Can Do About It.

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Alpha Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Trend follower nerd alert: This study is important because it offers a comprehensive analysis of TS momentum strategies, its unifying framework that links performance to underlying variables, and its practical implications for investors seeking to enhance their understanding of momentum investing and improve their portfolio performance. Trend Following and Momentum Turning Points was originally published at Alpha Architect.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

According to the National Association of Realtors, the median price of a house in the United States is worth $190,000 more than it was a decade ago. If you’ve owned a house for more than 3 years or so, you’re likely sitting on some nice gains. Those gains were not evenly distributed but across the various income levels, homeowners have made a good chunk of change: The pandemic-related housing gains are unlik.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I made it back home from California late last night after a long day of travel and an exhausting but absolutely exhilarating week. Following the breakout success of Future Proof 2022, this year’s event was even bigger and better — almost 3,000 attendees and nearly 200 sponsors. Everything about this year was next level — the audience, the sponsors, the bands, it was amazing!

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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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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The biz Patrick O'Shaughnessy talks with David Senra about his passion for founders and podcasts. (joincolossus.com) The Economist is adding a paid podcast tier. (axios.com) How to keep your voice is good shape. (washingtonpost.com) Economy Jim O'Shaughnessy talks with Dror Poleg about AI and the future of work. (infiniteloopspodcast.com) Cardiff Garcia talks with economist Angus Deaton author of the forthcoming book "Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explore the Land of Inequality.

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Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Orion Advisor Solutions, Intention.ly and Morningstar announced new AI-powered tools at the Future Proof conference.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

From the Fed: Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in August , and manufacturing output inched up 0.1 percent. The August reading for manufacturing was held back by a drop of 5 percent in the output of motor vehicles and parts; factory output elsewhere rose 0.6 percent. The index for mining moved up 1.4 percent, and the index for utilities climbed 0.9 percent.

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