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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 25–26)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that while overall financial advisor headcount remains relatively flat, the RIA channel continues to gain share in terms of both headcount (as brokers break away to start their own independent firms and aspiring advisors seek (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 11–12)

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Notably, the new law could affect a range of advisory firm clients, with those who were subject to WEP/GPO and currently receive Social Security standing to see a bump in their benefits while individuals subject GPO who didn't file for Social Security spousal benefits (because they would have been eliminated by GPO reductions) could find that they (..)

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#FASuccess Ep 427: Finding The Director Of Operations That Can Rebuild Your Team To Get To The Next Level, With Sten Morgan

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Welcome to the 427th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! Sten is the owner of Legacy Investment Planning, a hybrid advisory firm based in Franklin, Tennessee, that oversees $220 million in assets under management for 90 client households. Welcome everyone! My guest on today's podcast is Sten Morgan.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 26–27)

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Nonetheless, given Kitces Research findings that being 'too' comprehensive can eat into a firm's bottom line, advisors might seek a 'sweet spot' of providing a comprehensive slate of services (but not necessarily every possible service) that are most valuable for their ideal target client. Read More.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 31–September 1)

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Also in industry news this week: While many pre-retirees feel unprepared for retirement, longitudinal survey data suggest most will end up living a comfortable retirement, suggesting a role for financial advisors to show them projections of what their retirement could actually look like According to a recent survey, high-net-worth individuals are largely (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6)

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Also in industry news this week: How an SEC review of a FINRA proposal to facilitate remote work could signal its thinking on the supervision of remote work for financial advisors more broadly. Morningstar has joined an increasingly competitive market of direct indexing platforms for advisors and their clients.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 8-9)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that recent surveys indicate that consumers continue to trust human financial advisors more than Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools.