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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. Might be a source of tax-free income ( unless the IRS says otherwise )!

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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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Surviving the pandemic aftermath: an FP&A perspective

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Paper-based processes became obsolete and secure access to standalone applications posed technical challenges. Process delays and slow communications, coupled with restrictive lockdowns, led to slower payments, increased financial risks and stretched service centers. Taufan Gunarso. “It

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2022 Best-Of Highlights From The Nerd’s Eye View Blog

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Creating Visual Deliverables That Clearly Communicate Financial Planning Concepts – While technical expertise is necessary to formulate a financial plan, being able to clearly communicate the findings to a client can make all the difference between whether or not the client will understand and agree to implement the advisor’s recommendations.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 31-Jan 1) 2023

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the passage of “SECURE Act 2.0” has brought a wide range of changes to the world of retirement planning. In fact, while no single change in SECURE 2.0 In fact, while no single change in SECURE 2.0

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Dropping A B/D License Without Dropping Current B/D Platform

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And that’s what they get for the fact that they have to be part of the calls, they have to facilitate interaction with the insurance company or any transactions, because it’s a securities business, you don’t have a securities license now. And that is a very simple, it’s easy to communicate, and it’s very clear.

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

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Among respondents without an advisor, 27% said they would be interested in receiving help on retirement income planning (27%), Social Security and Medicare advice (22%), developing a financial plan (22%), and tax guidance (21%), though notably tax guidance was the top area cited among those with at least $500,000 in assets.

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