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2023 US Wealth Management Outlook: Tax Planning and Wealth Preservation

CFA Institute

While risk management may be the key component of wealth preservation, what often gets overlooked is how much smart tax planning can do to help clients retain more of their wealth. After a down year for financial markets, investors’ priorities have naturally shifted from growing their assets to preserving their wealth.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 152: Advisory Fee Confidence And Building The Happy-Client Stoke File

Nerd's Eye View

Still others may choose a hybrid model, combining AUM fees with additional charges for other services like tax planning. Others may align with broader industry trends, like transitioning to fee-only structures to buffer against market volatility.

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Tax Advice Restrictions For Financial Advisors: How To Offer Tax Planning And Remain In Compliance

Nerd's Eye View

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.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 165: Finding Repeatable Conversations To Explain Complex Concepts More Understandably To Clients

Nerd's Eye View

In this 165th episode of Kitces & Carl , Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards explore how advisors can simplify the delivery of complex advice and why doing so is such a critical (and often underdeveloped) skill. Visual aids can also help advisors clarify complexity and reinforce key messages.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 166: Financial Planners As The Guide To Help Clients Navigate Potentially Changing Terrain?

Nerd's Eye View

In our 166th episode of Kitces & Carl , Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss how advisors can bridge the gap between planning and a client's lived experience to guide better decision-making. a tax bill or refund).

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Kitces & Carl Ep 103: Balancing Client Responsiveness With The Proactive Sledgehammer Of Value

Nerd's Eye View

In our 103rd episode of Kitces & Carl, Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss the challenges of finding an optimal balance between proactively providing value and the consistency of simply being available to respond to clients when they come to their advisor for assistance. and gaining their trust.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (October 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that custodial platform Altruist is eliminating the $1 per account monthly fee for its portfolio management and reporting technology for advisors on its platform, which on the one hand suggests that the economies of scale Altruist has achieved in the wake of its move to become a fully self-clearing custodian (..)