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1983 Porsche 911SC Coupe (EV?)

The Big Picture

Defraying the cost of the car is the robust market for Porsche engines and transmissions. G50 Engine + trans is particularly sought after). I would prefer not to dissemble a correct numbers-matching ICE 911 in great condition, so the cars that have been modded or engine swapped are top of my list. runs almost as much.

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Sunday links: forecasting accuracy

Abnormal Returns

washingtonpost.com) The number of American centenarians is set to quadruple. theatlantic.com) Why your search engine results are getting worse. (washingtonpost.com) Measuring economic inequality is harder than it looks. vox.com) Threats of violence against elected officials and government officials are on the rise.

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Friday links: witnessing reality

Abnormal Returns

sherwood.news) AI Why Reddit ($RDDT) is cracking down on search engines. theverge.com) The number of AI models just keeps growing. ourworldindata.org) A growing number of Americans say they do not plan to have children. (sherwood.news) Lineage ($LINE), the world's largest refrigerated-storage company, just went public.

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Highlights From The 2024 T3 Advisor Conference

Nerd's Eye View

those that offer both digital robo-advice and human touch) are growing faster than almost everyone else, with 24% of net new cashflows despite the low aggregate number of firms with this business model. Likewise, while CRM usage has slipped by about 5%, the overall number of advisors who use a CRM still remains at a dominant 92%.

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Repurposing Your Content To Enhance Growth: How 1 Piece Of Content Can Cover 6 Different Marketing Tactics

Nerd's Eye View

Growing an advisory firm is no easy task – and advisors who start firms often have few resources to spare (beyond their own knowledge and time), face huge to-do lists, and are required to wear a number of hats.

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Saturday links: constructing the future

Abnormal Returns

Transport Electric school buses have a number of advantages. coldeye.earth) Students don't want to major in oil and gas engineering. newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The increasing number of satellites are messing with Earth-based astronomy. grist.org) Waymo is beginning to test self-driving taxis on the highway.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 3-4)

Nerd's Eye View

Which suggests that building trusting relationships with their clients and giving them added confidence in their financial decision-making (rather than focusing on ways to juice investment returns) could be the keys to improving client retention!