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Strategic Finance Focus at Year-End

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Finishing Strong Evaluate Year-to-Date Financial Performance and Push Hard to the Finish How is performance year-to-date? It seems obvious, but actively reviewing actual vs. planned results and understanding the variables at play is imperative to identifying areas of improvement. Are targets being consistently met?

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How Advisors Can Offer Tax Planning And Stay In Compliance

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Which means that advisors are often left to figure out on their own how to guide their clients on tax-related matters without crossing the line into ‘Tax Advice’, which can potentially create certain liability issues for the advisor and their firm. Executive Summary. Taxes are a central component of financial planning.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (November 2022)

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Read the analysis about these announcements in this month’s column, and a discussion of more trends in advisor technology, including: Merrill Lynch launches a new ‘Merrill Match’ system that downplays an advisor’s geography and focuses more on advisor ‘fit’ with respect to expertise, meeting preferences, and communication style.