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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (January 11–12)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: A survey indicates that nearly 71% of new financial advisors drop out in the first 5 years, with firms offering better training and mentorship opportunities (as well as entry-level positions that don't come with business development targets) seeing higher employee retention rates How broker-dealer self-regulatory organization (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6)

Nerd's Eye View

From there, we have several articles on investment planning: While I Bonds have received significant attention during the past year, TIPS could be an attractive alternative for many client situations. While private valuations have soared in recent years, public markets continue to be less kind to RIAs. Read More.

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The Challenges of Bubbles

Validea

While there’s no universally accepted definition, we can outline some general characteristics and criteria: Extreme Valuations : Prices are significantly higher than can be justified by fundamental analysis. Disregard for Valuation Models : The marginal buyer doesn’t care about traditional valuation methods.

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Where do we stand in the equity market cycle?

Truemind Capital

Sentiment cycles move from one extreme of greed to another extreme of fear which takes valuations also to extremes from their long-term averages. At the extreme of fear sentiment (which coincides with dirt-cheap valuations), the risk-reward is highly favorable i.e., higher potential upside with lower potential downside risk.

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How to prepare your portfolio for the uncertain future?

Truemind Capital

Smart investors are very careful about market valuations (prices) and investor behaviour. The chart below illustrates that the smart money enters when valuations are low and the majority of the investors aren’t looking at that asset class or security. They ran out of patience and ended up investing at the market peak.

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Three Things to Know About Recessions | Weekly Market Commentary | October 24, 2022

James Hendries

As more metrics start blinking red, sticking to long-term investing plans with the guidance from a financial professional is becoming more and more important. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-to-earnings valuation ratio. Jeffrey Roach, PhD, Chief Economist, LPL Financial. All index data from FactSet.

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Succession Planning for Financial Advisors: How to Plan for a Smooth Exit

Indigo Marketing Agency

You’re not alone: a recent Investment Planning Counsel study found that only 11% of financial advisors had a formal plan in place even though they were nearing retirement. Should you choose to sell your business, your client base, email list , and unique brand will all contribute to a higher business valuation.