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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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Outside of work, he serves as a volunteer financial planner and class instructor for non-profits in the Northern Virginia area. Another area where advisor expertise can add value for clients is in the decision-making process surrounding employee stock options or an otherwise concentrated stock position.

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

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Outside of work, he serves as a volunteer financial planner and class instructor for non-profits in the Northern Virginia area. He previously worked at a financial planning firm in Bethesda, Maryland, and as a journalist covering the banking and insurance industries. He can be reached at [email protected]. Read more of Adam’s articles here.

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Transcript: Kathleen McCarthy

Barry Ritholtz

But that is a different kind of approach to portfolio construction. And it became the most profitable private equity investment ever made and — it is true. And Blackstone’s funds through that period, generated substantial profits because we had made those good choices, not just about the investments — RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Transcript: Mathieu Chabran

Barry Ritholtz

And that could be painful, because someone will have to take the pain, even if, unlike 2008, where the risk was concentrated on banks’ balance sheet, today is much more spread across, let’s say, asset managers. And so at times it’s effectively when the essential is at stake that people can react constructively.

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Transcript: Kenneth Tropin

Barry Ritholtz

And so, you know, it was relatively, I wouldn’t say straightforward because I don’t think generating consistent profits has ever been something that’s so straightforward or so easy. And it’s always going to expect to lose some of those profits when the trend reverses, but still end up capturing the meat of the trend.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 5-6) 2022

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Outside of work, he serves as a volunteer financial planner and class instructor for non-profits in the Northern Virginia area. Another problem facing some RIAs is slow organic growth, a critical metric for public investors who appear to recognize that strong market returns buoyed firm profitability during the past decade.