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How Advisors Can Offer Tax Planning And Stay In Compliance

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And the consequences for incorrect tax advice can include legal and financial penalties if a client were to be harmed by the wrong advice – which is often not covered by the firm’s E&O insurance –creating an expensive liability when tax advice goes wrong. When Tax Advice Is Restricted To Designated Tax Professionals.

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Connecting With Ultra-HNW Heirs By Fostering Family Trust

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Michael Kitces is Head of Planning Strategy at Buckingham Wealth Partners , a turnkey wealth management services provider supporting thousands of independent financial advisors. Estate planning is commonly a big point of discussion, as well. Author: Michael Kitces. Team Kitces. Is that basically the cycle?

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The 4 Keys to Building a 100% Remote Bookkeeping Practice

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Another key aspect of becoming a Valuable Expert is enhancing your education. Instructor : While continuing your education may seem obvious, many people overlook the importance of the “Instructor” aspect of “VIP.” You can do this through accumulating CPE credits and attending college or online training.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18) 2022

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In order to obtain the CFP certification, an individual must complete what are known as the “Four E’s”: Education , Examination , Experience , and Ethics. And current holders of the CFP marks have a Continuing Education (CE) requirement of at least 30 hours every two years. Melanie Waddell | ThinkAdvisor).

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Resetting Work/Life Balance By Getting Paid For Expertise

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And one of the flyers that came out said that I did estate planning, and tax planning, and business succession planning, and all these things I didn’t know anything about. And so, ultimately, I… Michael: Not actually that deep on your business succession planning experience as a 20-year-old.

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How Advisors Can Create An Annual Financial Planning Process

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However, by creating a systematic annual process to monitor and update client plans based on seasons, not only can advisors save time and work more efficiently, but they can also communicate the value of ongoing financial planning services to prospects and clients more effectively.

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Using Detailed Meeting Checklists to Drive Referral Growth

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” It’s constant communication through the year. And then we got the transition done, and then were able to get right back into financial planning mode where we’re doing the systematic reviews and getting everyone on board and used to the new systems. I know our education plan is on track for retirement.”

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