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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 19–20)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: 43% of wealth management firms are frustrated with the effectiveness of their CRM software, spurred on by challenges with integrations and workflows, according to a recent survey The Social Security Administration this week announced a 2.5%

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5 Questions Using Risk Assessment Data That Help Advisors Understand Clients’ True Concerns About Risk

Nerd's Eye View

Over the years, 2 types of measurement tools have emerged as the standards for assessing risk tolerance: 1) psychometric tests, which feature a series of questions (such as, "What amount of risk do you feel you have taken with past financial decisions?") Read More.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that 'startup' custodian Altruist has completed a $169 million fundraising round as it continues to rebuild the RIA custodial tech stack layer-by-layer while positioning itself as the biggest RIA custodian built from scratch and solely for advisors – which, while making it the clear #3 custodian behind (..)

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How Communicating Guardrails Withdrawal Strategies Can Improve Client Experience And Decrease Stress

Nerd's Eye View

Monte Carlo simulations have become a central method of conducting financial planning analyses for clients and are a feature of most comprehensive financial planning software programs. the Great Depression or the Global Financial Crisis), showing clients when and to what degree spending cuts would have been necessary.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 3-4)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: How Goldman Sachs’ RIA custodial platform is leveraging the resources of its parent company as it seeks to build momentum amidst a highly competitive environment among custodians How NASAA has changed the substance and/or scoring of the Series 63, 65, and 66 exams From there, we have several articles on college (..)

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Ten Steps To Creating A Solid Financial Plan For Yourself

Clever Girl Finance

No one cares about your financial well-being more than you, so it's important to have a financial plan for yourself. Knowing how to make a financial plan will allow you to save money, afford the things you really want, and achieve long-term goals like saving for college and retirement. What is a financial plan?

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Risk Tolerance Dysfunctions

Inside Information

For more years than I’d care to name, I’ve been trying to put my finger on exactly why I have a such a huge problem with the traditional (Think: Riskalyze, now Nitrogen) risk tolerance assessments in the financial planning profession. You can actually test various bear markets and adjust accordingly.)