Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2025

FINNY AI, an AI-powered prospecting tool, has raised $4.2

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Random Roger's Retirement Planning

JUNE 14, 2024

With so much allocated to T-bills, it makes sense that the standard deviations of the barbell portfolios is so much lower. The better takeaway is more along the lines of how risk is managed, maybe allocating a little to asymmetry to maybe dial down the volatility elsewhere in the portfolio or using alternatives to manage volatility and risk.

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Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 14, 2023

humansvsretirement.com) Corey Hoffstein talks with Martin Tarlie, a Portfolio Manager at GMO, about bridging the gap between financial planning and portfolio management. kitces.com) Advisers Altruist is putting in place a return to the office plan. riabiz.com) Should your client portfolios be even simpler?

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A Wealth of Common Sense

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The set-it-and-forget-it nature of a workplace retirement plan is one of my favorite features. I like the ease and simplicity of 401k contributions coming out of my paycheck before it ever even touches my checking account. It’s easy to automate. Plus, I like the fact that it’s difficult to get the money out of these ac.

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Abnormal Returns

JULY 31, 2023

riaintel.com) Creative Planning has inked a custody deal with Goldman Sachs ($GS). investmentnews.com) Portfolio management How to evaluate a client's investment portfolio. morningstar.com) QLACs are coming to the 401(k) plan. kitces.com) How pro bono planning can change your life as an adviser.

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Financial Planner Estate Planning Portfolio Management Retirement 245

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

(youtube.com) Retirement Why planning in retirement is so challenging. wsj.com) Dan Haylett talks retirement planning with Bec Wilson, author of "How to Have an Epic Retirement." (wsj.com) Dan Haylett talks retirement planning with Bec Wilson, author of "How to Have an Epic Retirement." In fact, it's a distraction.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The 1%+ added value of automated tax-loss harvesting may be achievable in some ‘ideal’ cases, such as an investor who frequently contributes to their portfolio, has short-term losses to offset, and/or has many individual security holdings. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to the October 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2022

Matthew is the Founder and CIO of Lansing Street Advisors, an independent RIA based in Ambler, Pennsylvania that oversees $160 million in assets under management for 60 client households.

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Tobias Financial

APRIL 8, 2025

Our Portfolio Manager, Chad NeSmith, CFA, CFP was recently quoted in an Associated Press article discussing how retirees are reacting to the market volatility spurred by the latest tariff announcements. At Tobias Financial Advisors, were here to help you navigate times like these with clarity and confidence.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What's unique about Anh, though, is how, as a solo advisor, she differentiates her firm by leveraging the combination of a high-touch concierge approach to client service with a unique investment management approach through the use of very carefully chosen structured notes to differentiate her portfolio design from other advisors.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Roth Man himself, Bill Sweet, joined me on the show this week to discuss questions about taxes in marriage, retirement withdrawal strategies, the tax implications of selling farmland and how to manage tax rates in early retirement.

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Retirement Planning Portfolio Management Taxes 124

Abnormal Returns

JUNE 23, 2023

The biz Spotify's ($SPOT) podcasting plans are unraveling. acquired.fm) Jesse Pujji talks with Joe Frankenfield, Portfolio Manager at Saga Partners, about the business of Roku ($ROKU). theverge.com) Who listens to true crime podcasts?

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Portfolio Management Banking Economy Management 243

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 23, 2024

financial planning, CRM, portfolio management), while taking a more tailored approach to selecting tech in other categories. The survey found that most firms fall into the middle category, utilizing tech in categories that provide an assessed high return on investment (e.g., Read More.

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Financial Planner Retirement Estate Planning Clients 245

A Wealth of Common Sense

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

On today’s show we discuss: Rick’s background and the beginnings of Fabric Risk How Fabric is approaching risk for advisors Looking at risk through the lens of an advisor/individual vs a portfolio manager Financial plan ma.

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Portfolio Portfolio Management Financial Planning Planning 101

Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 3, 2023

(advisorperspectives.com) Managed futures are struggling to keep up YTD. etf.com) Portfolio managers won't outperform if they get it wrong about the biggest seven stocks. abnormalreturns.com) Make a plan for your stuff, before someone else has to. brklyninvestor.com) Why so few people succeed at trading for a living.

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Financial Advising Portfolio Management Economy Media 244

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

2022 marks the 50 th anniversary of the enrollment of students into the first Certified Financial Planner (CFP) course, and in the years since then, financial planning (and the process of creating a financial plan) has changed extensively. What’s notable, however, is that the most ‘productive’ (i.e.,

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of wealth management, a financial advisor's value proposition was relatively explicit, typically focusing on a limited range of portfolio management activities (e.g., selling and trading) or on sales-oriented advice that centered on implementing insurance products.

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Financial Advisor Insurance Coverage Estate Planning Charitable Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study by Cerulli has shown a sharp increase in the number of affluent investors willing to pay for advice, which on the one hand reflects the increasing financial complexity in peoples' lives (while they've also gotten (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 8, 2023

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Lori built her in-depth investment knowledge while working with large institutions and endowments at wirehouse firms like Shearson Lehman Brothers and Citigroup Smith Barney, how Lori approaches portfolio management with an approach of "don't fix what isn't broken" and assumes most large portfolios she manages (..)

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Investing Investments Financial Advisor Compensation Planning 246

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 3, 2023

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: All-in-one software platform Blueleaf has launched a new “aggregation-as-a-service” solution, promising better client data aggregation capabilities than existing solutions by automating the process of weaving multiple (..)

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The Big Picture

MAY 31, 2024

Sherman oversees and administers DoubleLine’s investment management subcommittee; serves as lead portfolio manager for multisector and derivative-based strategies; and is a member of the firm’s executive management and fixed-income asset allocation committees.

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Asset Allocation Math Portfolio Management Engineering 189

The Irrelevant Investor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

On today’s show we discuss: Rick’s background and the beginnings of Fabric Risk How Fabric is approaching risk for advisors Looking at risk through the lens of an advisor/individual vs a portfolio manager Financial plan ma. The post Talk Your Book: Portfolio Premortem appeared first on The Irrelevant Investor.

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Portfolio Portfolio Management Financial Planning Planning 82

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 13, 2023

However, the reality is that it’s very expensive to build and maintain technology, especially when considering the full range of CRM, portfolio management, financial planning, and more than a dozen other sub-categories of technology that financial advisors use in their firms. broker-dealers, RIA aggregators, TAMPs, etc.)

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Compliance Portfolio Management Planning Financial Advisor 245

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Mark is the Chief Investment Officer of Noble Wealth Management, an RIA based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, that oversees $320 million in assets under management for 160 client households. Read More.

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Retirement Portfolio Management Investing 130

Don Connelly & Associates

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The rise of AI-powered tools and robo-advisors is automating many of the routine, data-driven aspects of financial planning, creating more efficient and accurate solutions. Robo-advisors, for example, offer algorithm-based portfolio management services that can reduce the need for human intervention in certain advisory functions.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 28, 2024

Also in industry news this week: How the SEC could target dually registered firms for enforcement of their duties to care for and manage conflicts of interest under Regulation Best Interest and the Investment Advisers Act to send a message to the industry and to clarify its expectations for these "dual-hatted" firms and their advisors Why a shift in (..)

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Financial Planner Clients Numbers Compliance 189

The Big Picture

JULY 14, 2023

Slate ) • Seven Projects to Reclaim NYC Space From Cars : New York’s first public realm officer is working to shepherd plans in each of the city’s five boroughs that will make it greener and more hospitable to walkers and bikers.

Portfolio Management 242

Portfolio Management Accounting Food Economy 242

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 18, 2022

What's unique about Louis, though, is how he and his partner (in anticipation of a shift in the financial advisory industry to more automated client services nearly 10 years ago) developed a robo-advice technology prototype to help clients have their investments managed at a very low cost… which then struggled to gain traction with consumers, (..)

Financial Planning 130

Financial Planning Planning Management Investing 130

The Big Picture

MAY 17, 2024

She explains what she is concerned about: “The areas that I worry about are that bottomless pit of “unmarked” assets that have doubled or quadrupled in size and asset allocation… Think about the average teacher or firefighter pension plan – it’s 30% illiquid today versus 5% back in the 2000s.

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Banking Asset Allocation Portfolio Management Engineering 173

Darrow Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

If you own 10,000 shares, you receive $40,000 in dividend income (before taxes) and have a portfolio currently worth $2M. You’ll receive the same $40,000 in dividend income and the value of your portfolio drops to $1.5M. Dividend paying stocks and funds can be a great addition to a portfolio.

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Retirement Asset Allocation Taxes Portfolio 67

Advisor Perspectives

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Advisors are being asked to provide their clients with a full suite of solutions, ranging from estate and tax planning to portfolio management, and everything in between. Clients are increasingly eager to gain access to fully customizable solutions that meet their individual needs.

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Asset Allocation Portfolio Management Tax Planning Financial Planning 105

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2024

Tyson is the CEO of FORM Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for just over 800 client households.

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Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor Financial Advice 130

AdvicePay

JULY 14, 2022

The adoption of the fee-for-service financial planning model is changing the dynamics of business operations inside wealth management firms. But without a well-defined service model to deliver financial planning services, advisors soon discover that unstructured, ad-hoc service offerings don’t scale very well.

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Financial Planning Clients Planning Asset Allocation 75

Abnormal Returns

MAY 22, 2023

citywire.com) Estate planning Can new estate planning platforms put the adviser at the center of the process? advisorperspectives.com) Direct indexing involves two parts: index construction and portfolio management. (riaintel.com) CI Wealth The stock market did not react well to CI Financial's financial engineering.

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Financial Advising Estate Planning Wealth Management Compliance 130

Tobias Financial

MARCH 11, 2025

Stay up to date with market insights from our Portfolio Manager, Charles Chad NeSmith, CFA, CFP. It is for information and planning purposes only. In this update, Chad discusses inflationary and deflationary pressures, as well as the potential economic impact of tariffs.

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Marketing Marketing Financial Advisor CFP 52

Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 20, 2025

Right now, your clients dont just need portfolio management; they need perspective. Book a free strategy call today , and lets craft a client communication plan that keeps your business strongno matter what the market does next. Thats where financial advisors come in! They need to hear from you.

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