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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 12–13)

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Also in industry news this week: NASAA this week approved model rule amendments that would restrict the use of the titles "advisor" and "adviser" by broker-dealers (and their registered representatives) who are not also dually registered as investment advisers, which, if adopted by state regulators, would largely bring state rules on this issue in (..)

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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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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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The Best Of Weekend Reading 2023: Top 25 Articles You Might Have Missed

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Each week in Weekend Reading For Financial Planners, we seek to bring you synopses and commentaries on 12 articles covering news for financial advisors including topics covering technical planning, practice management, advisor marketing, career development, and more.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Sept 24-25)

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While the new rule allows financial advisors to proactively use testimonials (from clients), endorsements (from non-clients), and highlight their own ratings on various third-party websites, the SEC’s warning suggests that advisory firms will want to take care to abide by the compliance requirements linked to the new rule.

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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.