CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 23, 2022

While RIA M&A activity has been red hot during the past couple of years, a survey suggests that advisors are expecting lower valuations in 2023. Roth conversion cost averaging for retirees who have not reached RMD age or increasing contributions to tax-advantaged accounts for clients who are still working).

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

tax planning or deeper retirement planning ) can be a way to increase client satisfaction and encourage them to be vocal advocates for the firm. In 2021, elevated equity valuations and relatively low bond yields led the researchers to suggest 3.3% But many firms will find that their client referral rates are flat.

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Musings on Markets

MAY 11, 2021

Others like Estonia and Latvia, levy taxes on corporations on the income that is returned to shareholders as dividends, and individual investors pay no taxes. To encourage investors to put their savings into stock and bond markets, the tax code is sometimes tilted to make these investments more attractive.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Because the economics of profitability start showing up particularly when you’re starting to hire other advisors and staff and team. And the four pillars are the financial plan, risk management, so just checking all their what-if scenarios that something…a husband dies, wife dies, long-term care, disability.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 15, 2023

SEIDES: Yeah, I wouldn’t measure it in terms of economic returns. It’s part of their own tax planning. What’s the valuation? So, it cost the firm $320,000, well worth every penny? Or was this a, like, to me it sounds like the whole thing was spectacular. Unless they have their own foundation.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Also in industry news this week: The Biden administration has extended the student loan payment pause out to as far as August 31, 2023 amid legal battles over its broader student loan relief plan. Why RIA M&A activity has slowed down since October and how deal structures could be affected in the current economic environment.

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