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Adviser links: serving Boomers

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riabiz.com) Risk tolerance Determining a client's risk tolerance is more complicated than having them fill out a questionnaire. advisorperspectives.com) Does risk tolerance change in retirement? morningstar.com) Risk tolerance questionnaires are conversation starters. signaturefd-3437664.hs-sites.com)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 19–20)

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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

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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)

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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 Sequence-Of-Inflation Risk Impacts Retirees Beyond Just Sequences Of Returns

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30 years ago, when financial plans relied mainly on constant investment return projections derived from straight-line appreciation and time-value of money calculations, financial advisors began acknowledging and accounting for the variable and uncertain nature of investment returns.

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Inflation Is A Risk In Retirement, But Most Planning Technology Doesn’t Treat It That Way

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30 years ago, when financial plans relied mainly on constant investment return projections derived from straight-line appreciation and time-value of money calculations, financial advisors began acknowledging and accounting for the variable and uncertain nature of investment returns.

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

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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.