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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.

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Resetting Work/Life Balance By Getting Paid For Expertise

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

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In order to obtain the CFP certification, an individual must complete what are known as the “Four E’s”: Education , Examination , Experience , and Ethics. And current holders of the CFP marks have a Continuing Education (CE) requirement of at least 30 hours every two years. Melanie Waddell | ThinkAdvisor).

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Financial Planning for Efficient Financial Management

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Financial planning typically includes the following key components: Setting Financial Goals: Identify and prioritize your short-term and long-term financial objectives, such as saving for retirement, buying a home, paying off debt, or funding your children's education.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 24-25) 2022

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But among the other changes in the economic environment this year (from inflation to weak market performance), rising interest rates (and their impact on firms’ willingness and ability to borrow funds for their acquisitions) have the potential to cool the market for RIA M&A. charitable giving ), and fulfilling RMD requirements.

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Detailed Breakdown Of Key Tax Opportunities

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Jeffrey is the Creator and Program Leader for Savvy IRA Planning® , as well as the Co-Creator and Co-Program Leader for Savvy Tax Planning® , both offered through Horsesmouth, LLC. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRA) of 2001 created IRA catch-up contributions, effective for 2002 and future years.

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Using Detailed Meeting Checklists to Drive Referral Growth

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I think the industry likes to tell a story that one of the big drivers from insurance and brokerage firms to RIAs is essentially the economics of it. But I’m struck as you were framing this that this basically had nothing to do with the economics of it. And the economics, they ultimately worked out long term.

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