The Big Picture

DECEMBER 30, 2024

It is, instead, an important individualized effort to achieve some predetermined financial goal by balancing ones risk-tolerance level with the desire to enhance capital wealth. Stick to your plan. No amount of information can remove all uncertainty. Have confidence in your moves. Take the long view.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 5, 2023

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Riskalyze has completed its previously-announced rebranding, and will now be known as “Nitrogen”, a ”growth platform” for advisory firms – which represents less of a shift in the platform’s core function (given that Riskalyze’s risk tolerance tool was always (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 3, 2024

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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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 8, 2024

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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Abnormal Returns

JULY 12, 2023

physicianonfire.com) Estate planning A look at some advanced estate planning techniques. morningstar.com) On average, people overestimate their risk tolerance. (savantwealth.com) A real-life example of balancing differing wants in retirement. marketwatch.com) How to have a purpose as a retiree.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Many of you have the option to enroll in high-deductible insurance plans that allow the use of a health savings account via your employer. High deductible health insurance plans . These types of plans are becoming more common with employers and are available privately as well. How the HSA works . Click To Tweet.

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Carson Wealth

MARCH 7, 2024

By Jake Anderson, CFP ® , Wealth Planner When helping clients begin retirement planning, the same questions often arise: What should my retirement plan look like? Your lifestyle, goals, family situation, and risk tolerance will give a unique signature to your retirement plan. How much should I be saving?

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Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 26, 2022

morningstar.com) Ryan Detrick and Sonu Varghese talk with Phil Pearlman about the connection between health and wealth planning. thinkadvisor.com) Being able to move unused 529 plan funds into an IRA is a neat trick. mikemelissinos.substack.com) On the difference between risk tolerance and risk perception.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 2, 2023

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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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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. Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 20, 2024

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. a client who really wanted to guard against downward-spending-adjustment-risk might forgo income increases entirely). Read More.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 12, 2024

Which means that when an advisor recommends a certain investment strategy for a client, their standards of care should dictate that they first make sure that the strategy is within the client's tolerance for risk.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2024

Historically, advisors haven't had many avenues to manage clients' 401(k) plan accounts, since unlike traditional custodial investment accounts, advisors generally lack discretionary trading authority in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 28, 2024

Historically, advisors haven't had many avenues to manage clients' 401(k) plan accounts, since unlike traditional custodial investment accounts, advisors generally lack discretionary trading authority in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 29, 2023

His next step was to systematize his planning process to help him work more efficiently as a solo firm owner. He also built redundancies into his planning process (e.g., And because nuclear power is a process-driven industry, the use of standard workflows was familiar ground for many of his prospective clients. Read More.

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 23, 2025

Enter bucketing, a powerful strategy that helps simplify your financial planning by categorizing your assets into three time-based buckets: today, tomorrow, and the future. By dividing your investments into these three buckets, you help create a clear plan for how and when your money will be used. What Is Bucketing?

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 19, 2024

Which means that longer-term projects, such as creating a succession plan to have in place for the firm when the owner retires, may tend to get put on the back burner.

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WiserAdvisor

MAY 26, 2023

It is essential to choose investments that match your risk appetite to avoid unnecessary stress and surprises later. A financial advisor can help you understand your investment risk tolerance. This article will focus on the risks of investing, how they impact you, and what you can do to determine your risk appetite.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

JUNE 13, 2022

Assuming that you have a financial plan with an investment strategy in place there is really nothing to do at this point. Ideally you’ve been rebalancing your portfolio along the way and your asset allocation is largely in line with your plan and your risk tolerance. Focus on risk. Do nothing. Look for bargains.

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

Knowledge and Personalized Planning Financial advisors can bring a wealth of knowledge from extensive education and experience, helping enable them to craft tailored strategies that align with your unique financial goals. This personalized approach can help you make financial decisions that are well-informed and strategically sound.

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Inside Information

JUNE 25, 2024

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.)

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MainStreet Financial Planning

JULY 11, 2024

In this article, we will explore three popular savings and investment options: 529 Plans, Roth IRAs, and Real Estate. Each has unique benefits and drawbacks, and understanding these can help you decide which fits best with your financial situation, risk tolerance, and goals.

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MainStreet Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

During recent conversations, I’ve come across several people unfamiliar with the concept of fee-only financial planning, let alone considering it as a feasible choice. To shed light on this, I want to articulate the distinctive approach we use at MainStreet Financial Planning.

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Carson Wealth

APRIL 25, 2024

There are some things in life you just can’t plan for: an unexpected illness, job loss, death of spouse, disability. And while experiencing one of these major events can drastically impact your life, having an effective financial plan can help ensure that it doesn’t ruin your financial well-being. Let’s break each one down.

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Darrow Wealth Management

MARCH 3, 2025

The choice between stocks and bonds depends on their individual circumstances, such as risk tolerance, time horizon, and financial goals. While an investor’s timeline affects their risk tolerance and allocation decisions between stocks and bonds, it’s important to remember how long a retirement time horizon can truly be.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Riskalyze signals an intent to rebrand itself away from ‘just’ risk tolerance assessments to a broader focus on helping advisors grow clients and assets. Hearsay Systems rolls out a new small-to-mid-sized RIA platform for social media compliance and website design.

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Tobias Financial

MARCH 16, 2025

It is for information and planning purposes only. Whether youre new to investing or have years of experience, taking a step back to evaluate your strategy can help ensure that your portfolio remains aligned with your objectives, especially in times of market uncertainty and volatility.

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Nationwide Financial

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last year’s considerable losses and market fluctuations underscore the need for clients to assess their retirement plans to ensure it aligns with their objectives, financial situations, timelines, and attitudes toward market volatility. Here are some key points to use with clients as you help them assess their retirement plans.

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Clever Girl Finance

AUGUST 15, 2022

Having a solid personal financial planning process is the first step in achieving your financial goals. Instead, you can leverage the same steps that financial advisors and Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) use to create financial plans for their clients. What is a financial plan? What is the financial planning process?

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Clever Girl Finance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

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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Your Richest Life

JANUARY 27, 2025

Your investing strategy is a personal approach based on your goals, life stage and risk tolerance. Risk tolerance – How comfortable are you with risk? If you are more risk averse, then an active approach to investing might be too stressful for you. appeared first on Your Richest Life.

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BlueMind

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

However, it should be well understood that a client’s financial profile includes their risk tolerance and their risk capacity. In this article, although we will be focusing on the latter one and why it is significant to determine your client’s risk capacity let’s first understand the difference between the two.

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The Chicago Financial Planner

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Rather I suggest an investment strategy that incorporates some basic blocking and tackling: A financial plan should be the basis of your strategy. Any investment strategy that does not incorporate your goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance is flawed. Take stock of where you are. Photo credit: Flickr.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

They involve complicated products, long-term implications and a deep understanding of individual risk tolerance. This comprehensive understanding is essential for crafting personalized financial plans that align with each client’s needs and circumstances.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It’s really important from a financial well-being point of view for people to have their own individual authentic goals hopefully baked into some form of a financial plan. Brian Portnoy : Investing outside of a well-defined financial plan is speculation. It was just more for the sake of more.

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Alpha Architect

JANUARY 2, 2024

This article seeks to examine what research says about the interplay between risk tolerance, financial literacy, and trust and their collective impact on the pursuit of financial advice by Black and Hispanic households. Do racial barriers prevent Black and Hispanic households from pursuing financial advice?

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 25, 2022

Among these are your longevity, lifestyle, comfort with market performance, sequence of return risk, current health, housing plan, proportion of fixed to variable expenses, proximity to children and so much more. often fail to consider sequence of return, housing, longevity, health or family risks faced in retirement.

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