Nerd's Eye View

MAY 31, 2024

Going beyond FPA’s existing PlannerSearch tool, the narrowed-down list is meant to help consumers identify a focused subset of the most reputable planners. Also in industry news this week: Legislation that has passed through the U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 12, 2024

Also in industry news this week: 2 House committees this week advanced legislation that would halt implementation of the Department of Labor's new Retirement Security Rule, which, combined with ongoing lawsuits, threaten to derail the regulation either before or soon after it becomes effective in late September A Federal judge has put the future of (..)

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CFO Share

APRIL 5, 2022

Timely and accurate filing is critical to avoiding unnecessary tax audits. Your business tax planning should contemplate nexus events to avoid surprises. Typical events that may trigger new small business sales tax nexus include: Opening a new location. Monitor for new nexus events.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Backers announced the new Texas Stock Exchange, which seeks to provide companies with a lower-cost alternative to the NYSE and Nasdaq, which, if successful, could create a more competitive landscape and potentially better execution and reduced trading costs for financial advisors and their clients The American College (..)

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

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. That if we only focus on the estate plan, we’re missing the other half of the equation.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We also have a number of articles on investments: Fixed-income ETFs saw inflows this year, while their mutual fund counterparts experienced significant outflows, suggesting that the dominance of bond mutual funds could be eroding. Another core part of an advisor’s tech stack is its custodial provider.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” I think your number at the time was somewhere like 15 great fit clients to take on every year. And it was just an unmanageably large number of clients. He did an immense number of sales, and had cultivated a huge number of relationships. ” It’s constant communication through the year.

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CFO Share

JULY 13, 2023

At our fractional CFO firm , we believe there are three primary financial issues that small businesses face: Planning growth through uncertainty. Turning numbers into insights. Growth planning through uncertainty Business owners struggle to forecast new business growth due to uncertainty. Turn numbers into insights.

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Creative CFP

JANUARY 17, 2019

In theory and simply put, cash flow management is: Cash coming into the business as early as possible, Cash exiting the business as late as possible, Keeping an eye on the future and planning accordingly and, Ensuring the numbers make sense. Be prepared to communicate, and if need be, negotiate payment terms with your supplier.

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The CFO College

APRIL 8, 2021

Major soft skills involve time management, effective communication, writing, reliability and responsiveness towards clients, organization, project management, and your ability to own and address your problems and mistakes. World-class reporting also fosters better communication among the management team, board, investors, and lenders.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Later enhancements, like the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (which allowed for direct Roth conversions from 401(k) plans) and IRS Notice 2014-54 (which allowed individuals to split pre-tax and after-tax funds when making Roth conversions from 401(k) plans), further increased the value and appeal of solo 401(k) plans.

Planning 130

Planning Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Accounting Investments 130

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Process delays and slow communications, coupled with restrictive lockdowns, led to slower payments, increased financial risks and stretched service centers. The truth of the matter is that COVID-19 is exposing gaps in current financial planning across the region. Taufan Gunarso. “It

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 30, 2024

We start with several articles on retirement planning: Why considering a client's retirement time horizon and spending flexibility could lead to more accurate (and often higher) safe withdrawal rates than the simpler "4% rule" Four unique risks retirees face when drawing down their assets, from sequence of returns risk to tax risk, and how financial (..)

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 15, 2023

Or at least the top, pick a number, 30, 40%. I don’t remember the number. SEIDES: And I’ll tell you a story that’s fun about the communication of it too. ” 29, 87, 74, just pick any 50 plus percent number and certainly 2000 and ’08, ’09, a major index gets cut in half. Less, 20, 30%?

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). Many advisors are accustomed to using verbal communication with clients (e.g.,

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Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And it’s based on what your assets under management are, your number of accounts. And we also converted a fair number of non-managed accounts to manage when we made this transition. There was no repapering of accounts, clients didn’t get new account numbers. Author: Michael Kitces. Team Kitces. Is it a similar fee?

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

How firms can best leverage their internal data to improve the number of client referrals they receive. We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: While weak stock and bond market performance has challenged advisors and their clients this year, these trends have likely increased the ‘safe’ withdrawal rate for new retirees.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Or should I have the advisors not worry about the workflows, communicate with their CSA the way that they prefer to communicate with the CSA, and then have the CSA spend the time putting the workflow together, and then let the advisor go on to the next client and give that very high-level customer service that are clients are very used to having?

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 19, 2022

RAMPULLA: I went to Drexel part time while I was at Vanguard, did that commute down to Philadelphia from the suburbs, you know, three times a week for a number of years. I was employee number one in London. So there’s the, “Hey, I’ll work with you and we’ll develop goals and a plan how to get there.”

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: How advisors can incorporate Social Security benefits into a client’s retirement asset allocation. The end of the year is often a busy time for financial advisors, as they help clients with year-end tax planning, taking the proper RMDs, and other time-sensitive tasks.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Planning Securities Investments 130

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

If you look at the, if you look at the filing and you look at the size of the company and the revenue, the entire yearly revenue numbers would be a bad quarter right? You know, my, my number one priority was to operating the firm on a day-to-day basis. She left there, she became a crisis communications expert. It just tells you.

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