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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 24-25)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that while both the total number of RIAs and advisor headcount have seen significant gains in recent years, client assets remain concentrated among the largest firms, according to data from Cerulli Associates, with the 7% of RIAs (..)

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The weight of upskilling in finance

Future CFO

He says Finance is now, more than ever, moving from the traditional role of being just a “number cruncher”. Upskilling pace Given all the changes and shifts in the Finance function at present, Cheah believes the pace of upskilling within the team in the bid to keep up comes as a concentrated effort.

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Snap Buys UK Tech Startup Ariel AI, Signaling Push Into AR

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Ariel AI had been concentrating on a type of AI called computer vision, which is used to develop augmented reality (AR) functionalities, CNBC reported. For example, commerce operators like Timberland and Macy’s are demonstrating how to leverage VR-equipped smart mirrors for tasks like checkout and product testing.

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Companies eye money market funds for cash management

Future CFO

Private fund firms are now putting idle cash to work in money market funds (MMFs), which has the dual benefit of earning a yield from cash holdings in addition to mitigating concentration risk. These expenses generally range from 15 to 20 basis points per annum on the institutional class of shares,” Quinn said.

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#FA Success Ep 336: Showing Prospects An (Asset) Map To Generate More Advice Engagement, With H. Adam Holt

Nerd's Eye View

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how, while working with ultra-high-net-worth clients, Adam began to draw his own financial maps to help him better visualize his clients’ complex financial situations on one page (and then realized that by showing his financial planning maps to his clients, they became better engaged in the financial planning (..)

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What Investors Need to Know

CFO News Room

Going forward, the network of participants and the number of use cases could continue to see rapid growth, giving cryptocurrencies in this category plenty of further upside. In 2021, there were a number of digital asset company IPOs, led by Coinbase , the largest listing (IPO, SPAC, or otherwise) of any digital asset company in history.

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Leveraging Structured Notes To Differentiate A Solo Practice

CFO News Room

What’s unique about Anh, though, is how, as a solo advisor, she differentiates her firm by leveraging the combination of a high-touch concierge approach to client service with a unique investment management approach through the use of very carefully chosen structured notes to differentiate her portfolio design from other advisors.

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