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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6) 2022

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Why the torrid pace of RIA mergers and acquisitions activity seen in recent years could slow down in the current market and interest rate environment. Outside of work, he serves as a volunteer financial planner and class instructor for non-profits in the Northern Virginia area. Pundits continue to expect “SECURE 2.0”

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Banks, Build Vs Buy And The Great Digital Shift

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As noted in this space , the entity fashioned by the merger would take its place as the fifth largest retail bank in the country, and with a presence that spans 24 states, and with a combined asset base of about $560 billion. And, generally speaking, the strategy that exists in M&A boils down to a binary choice: build vs. buy.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 24-25) 2022

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While RIA M&A activity has been red hot during the past couple of years, a survey suggests that advisors are expecting lower valuations in 2023. A review of financial planning actions, from tax-loss harvesting to charitable giving, that have a December 31 deadline. Adam is an Associate Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com.

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The Changing Face Of FDI

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The agency recorded a decline in international investment project announcements, particularly in project finance (21%) and mergers and acquisitions (16%). As recent history has consistently demonstrated, there is nothing more certain than uncertainty. At an estimated $1.37 At an estimated $1.37

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Transcript: Michael Fisch

Barry Ritholtz

But if I had a plan as to how to do that when I went to college, it was learn as much as I could, as fast as I could and get a ba and then become an accountant and a lawyer. They’re one of the older private equity firms around, been been in business since 1994. They run over $27 billion in, in assets. It’s a pleasure to be here.

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Transcript: Steven Klinsky

Barry Ritholtz

KLINSKY: I’m a big fan of both of them and a big fan of the JD/MBA program and involved with both schools still today. I’m a big fan of multidisciplinary approaches. He eventually goes to a Forstmann Little where he’s one of the first five founding partners. They grew a business where they issued junk debt.