Nerd's Eye View

JULY 28, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that RIAs appear to be building more comprehensive and more integrated tech stacks, and are benefiting from greater operational efficiencies, according to the latest Schwab RIA Benchmarking Study, with larger firms (..)

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Benchmarking Practice Management Securities Numbers 88

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a Fidelity benchmarking study revealed that both small and large RIAs saw positive organic growth in 2022, helping to mitigate AUM declines resulting from weak market performance.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Jarkesy, which in a narrow sense focuses on the SEC's use of in-house Administrative Law Judges to hear securities law cases rather than traditional Federal jury trials, but in a broader sense could call into question the SEC's (and other government agencies') authority to make rules and enforce laws in the absence of specific guidance from Congress (..)

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Benchmarking Communication Practice Management Securities 76

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 31, 2023

In this post, Kitces Senior Financial Planning Nerd Ben Henry-Moreland offers a framework that solo advisory firm owners can use to decide when their firm will be ready to make an initial hire, based on data from Kitces Research on Advisor Productivity and Advisor Wellbeing as well as industry benchmarking studies on advisor capacity.

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Benchmarking Planning Numbers Practice Management 88

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She is the co-founder and President of Journey Strategic Wealth, a Registered Investment Adviser built for advisors seeking independence and full-fledged practice management support. She currently runs a weekly YouTube series called “Practice Management with Penny.”.

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Practice Management Planning Leadership Communication 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

From there, we have several articles on practice management: Why it is important for advisors charging on a fee-for-service basis to regularly reassess their pricing, and best practices for letting current clients know about a fee increase.

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Education Planning Benchmarking Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Yet, for advisors using fee-for-service models, being able to demonstrate value beyond portfolio management is often a necessity to attract and retain clients.

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