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#FA Success Ep 307: Dropping Your Broker-Dealer License Without Dropping The Broker-Dealer Platform, With Stacey Hyde

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What's unique about Stacey, though, is how, to gain more flexibility and independence for her firm, she and her partner decided to drop their FINRA licenses and launch their own RIA… while continuing their relationship with Commonwealth as their now-former broker-dealer platform.

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Friday links: uninterrupted straight lines

Abnormal Returns

monevator.com) How bad investment decisions feed on themselves. wsj.com) Angel investing ain't easy. humbledollar.com) Companies Reddit ($RDDT) thinks keeping its data in house, is more valuable than licensing it. (downtownjoshbrown.com) Just how much are the threat of tariffs driving the stock market?

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Podcast links: thinking long term

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noahpinion.blog) Stephen Dubner talks with Rebecca Allensworth about the state of professional licensing in the U.S. freakonomics.com) Business Josh and Michael talk real estate, investing and sports with David J. lewisenterprises.blog) Eric Golden talks taxes and ETFs with Meb Faber, co-founder and CEO of Cambria Investments.

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Friday links: bearish events

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wsj.com) The Coterie was built to investors manage their investments in VC funds and other alternative assets. washingtonpost.com) Streaming Why production companies are freely licensing content to streamers. (nypost.com) Startups Companies like Sunset and Simple Closure help startups close up shop.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 10-11)

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And given the opaque nature of many private investments, financial advisors could play an important role in helping their clients assess whether these opportunities make sense for their portfolio and broader financial plan.

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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days when financial advisors were first and foremost salespeople for insurance and investments products, the reality is that "advisor training and education" wasn't really about finance or advice… it was mostly just about learning how the company's products worked and how to effectively sell them to consumers.

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Sunday links: too many theories

Abnormal Returns

npr.org) Occupational licensing is out of control. abnormalreturns.com) The 2023 Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook is here! (bloomberg.com) Data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission show judges rejected more than 80% of compassionate release requests filed from October 2019 through September 2022.

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