Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

And be certain to read to the end, where we have provided an update to our popular "Financial AdvisorTech Solutions Map" (and also added the changes to our AdvisorTech Directory) as well!

Valuation 84

Valuation Compliance Practice Management Technology 84

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 10, 2023

As owners of financial planning firms approach retirement, some may decide to sell to an external buyer, while others may plan for an internal succession. Sometimes, this succession plan can include the owner's child, providing an opportunity to keep the business in the family.

Planning 93

Planning Advertising Investments Practice Management 93

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 12, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study found that clients of advisors providing comprehensive planning services are significantly more satisfied than those receiving a lower tier of service.

Tax Planning 82

Tax Planning Practice Management Valuation Investments 82

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Earlier this year, we introduced our own Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) CE programs that allow those in the growing number of states that have adopted the NASAA Model Rule to meet their 12 hours/year CE requirement. At the beginning of 2022, the first Investment Adviser Representative (IAR) annual CE requirements took effect.

Education 130

Education Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Also in industry news this week: The SEC this week released its 2023 examination priorities, which include its new marketing rule, Reg BI, and complicated investments The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would broaden the definition of who qualifies as an accredited investor and is potentially eyeing a role for financial advisors (..)

Practice Management 79

Practice Management Investments Numbers Planning 79

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Traditionally, financial planning meetings have been held face-to-face in an advisor's office, and over the years, a body of research has emerged showing that how the advisor's office is laid out can have a significant impact on how clients perceive the advisor, their mood during the meeting, and even their resulting financial planning decisions.

Planning 85

Planning Communication Investments Practice Management 85

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She is the co-founder and President of Journey Strategic Wealth, a Registered Investment Adviser built for advisors seeking independence and full-fledged practice management support. She currently runs a weekly YouTube series called “Practice Management with Penny.”. performance reports).

Practice Management 130

Practice Management Planning Leadership Communication 130

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 14, 2023

The company said the bulk of the funds will go toward research and platform development as it attempts the challenging task of getting more mid-sized RIAs to move over to Altruist from their current custodian.

Auditing 69

Auditing Practice Management Leadership Securities 69

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Also in industry news this week: As broker-dealers increasingly offer fee-based planning services, RIAs are responding by enhancing their own service offerings, and offering alternative fee structures to differentiate themselves from the competition.

Practice Management 77

Practice Management Education Planning Securities 77

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with a research study suggesting that the market volatility experienced in 2022 could increase demand for financial planning services.

Practice Management 67

Practice Management Planning Securities Investments 67

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 14, 2022

While this will help seniors keep pace with rising prices, it also creates tax planning opportunities for advisors and raises the possibility that the Social Security Trust Fund could be depleted sooner than expected. for 2023, the largest COLA since 1981. Why accounting firms have become hot acquisition targets for RIAs.

Tax Planning 82

Tax Planning Practice Management Accounting Firms Securities 82

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 8, 2023

In this post, Kitces.com Senior Financial Planning Nerd Ben Henry-Moreland writes about how he went from being hesitant to offer tax preparation at his solo RIA (given how common it is for tax preparers to work long hours throughout tax season) to embracing it as a core part of the business’ service offering. Read More.

Tax Planning 91

Tax Planning Planning Investments Practice Management 91

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Jarkesy, which in a narrow sense focuses on the SEC's use of in-house Administrative Law Judges to hear securities law cases rather than traditional Federal jury trials, but in a broader sense could call into question the SEC's (and other government agencies') authority to make rules and enforce laws in the absence of specific guidance from Congress (..)

Benchmarking 76

Benchmarking Communication Practice Management Securities 76

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Vassallo , managing partner of Lightyear, said the work with ProfitSolv “reflects our long-term investment thesis that embedding payment solutions in vertically integrated, sector-specific software will continue to gain market share from more traditional software providers.”. “We billion for the legal vertical alone.

Practice Management 64

Practice Management B2B Invoicing Accounting Firms 64

Future CFO

APRIL 1, 2024

To catalyse these plans, they will need to collaborate with other business units to ensure that the company’s investment strategies are closely aligned with the firm’s financial plans. With their financial background, they are often involved in transformation strategies closely tied to the firm’s performance.

Finance 52

Finance Risk Management Practice Management Budgeting 52

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has proposed a rule that would require RIAs to conduct enhanced due diligence and recordkeeping when using certain outsourced investment management services and other third-party service providers.

Practice Management 76

Practice Management Valuation Economics Investments 76

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 8, 2024

to prevent fraud.

Practice Management 75

Practice Management Risk Management Communication Leverage 75

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

Advertising 85

Advertising Investments Planning Practice Management 85

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

Advertising 82

Advertising Investments Planning Practice Management 82

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Survey highlights Nearly 35% of accountants cite finding the right talent among their three biggest practice management issues over the past year, compared to just 14% of accountants who cited it last year – making finding talent the fastest-rising industry challenge.

Auditing 52

Auditing Accounting Accounting Firms Practice Management 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Revolut Business customers using paid plans will receive monthly allowances for free U.K. Serent Capital Invests In Procurement Partners. Procurement Partners , which works on procure-to-pay services for healthcare providers, has received an investment from Serent Capital , according to a press release. percent fee for U.K.

B2B 63

B2B Finance Practice Management Invoicing 63

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, an advisor may think of "risk management" in terms of life and property insurance coverage, whereas HNW clients may instead think of tax and estate-planning strategies as asset protection measures – particularly for the future wealth of their heirs.

Prioritization 76

Prioritization Risk Management Communication Finance 76

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 19, 2023

When communicating fee increases to clients, then, it’s important to be concrete and confident about how the advisor will bring extra value to the relationship (which, of course, means having a plan to deliver that value in the first place). Read More.

Communication 81

Communication Planning Practice Management Investments 81

The Finance Weekly

APRIL 13, 2022

Just about every company can improve efficiency through automation and technology, and this is especially true with tasks such as accounting and financial planning. Practice management softwares help create more efficient tax teams by simplifying activities such as assigning tasks, automating workflows, and getting approvals.

Communication 52

Communication Practice Management Budgeting Forecasting 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A common service model for many financial advisory firms is to schedule annual client meetings throughout the year where the advisor meets with each client in the month they started working with the firm, and conducts a comprehensive review of all planning topics for the client. Author: Kyle Moore. Guest Contributor.

Planning 130

Planning Concentration Communication Tax Planning 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 13, 2023

However, the reality is that it’s very expensive to build and maintain technology, especially when considering the full range of CRM, portfolio management, financial planning, and more than a dozen other sub-categories of technology that financial advisors use in their firms. broker-dealers, RIA aggregators, TAMPs, etc.)

Technology 72

Technology Compliance Planning Economics 72

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

What's unique about Jim, though, is how he has built an RIA platform approaching $25B in AUM in just 5 years, and the way he’s managed everything from hiring and staffing to raising outside investor capital in order to make the investments necessary to achieve scale as a middle and back-office support platform for independent advisors.

Benchmarking 52

Benchmarking Compliance Practice Management Leverage 52

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 19, 2023

Because even though investment advisers only need to contemplate registering or deregistering once per year, once that decision is triggered it becomes a complex process requiring a lot of paperwork and careful timeline management to avoid a gap in registration – which few firms would want to go through more than once!

Investments 71

Investments Practice Management Marketing Planning 71

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

But as difficult a time as it’s been, it’s not utterly devoid of good news or silver linings, Amol Helekar , principal at investment firm TCV , told Karen Webster during the latest This Week In Payments conversation. The big example of that is plans that Visa announced this week to help 50 million SMBs get on the path to recovery.

eCommerce 70

eCommerce Practice Management Economics Investments 70

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

million fundraising led by Blackbird Ventures, and with the funds, the company said it plans to take advantage of market disruption caused by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ‘s (ACCC) blocking of the MYOB/Reckon deal. Karbon announced a $5.19 million.

Accounting 40

Accounting Startups Practice Management Planning 40

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors. Author: Adam Van Deusen.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

From there, we have several articles on practice management: Why it is important for advisors charging on a fee-for-service basis to regularly reassess their pricing, and best practices for letting current clients know about a fee increase. Adam is an Associate Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com. Team Kitces.

Education 130

Education Planning Benchmarking Investments 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 6, 2023

How planning specializations can help firms and their advisors stand out from the pack. From there, we have several articles on retirement planning: Why an individual’s portfolio of relationships could be just as important as their investment portfolio when it comes to happiness in retirement.

Auditing 130

Auditing Practice Management Planning Investments 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

cannot and will not move forward unless CMS is on board and investing in it. No one wants to make the same investment twice. A provider being able to look, at a glance, at most of a patient’s past claims from its desktop can help build a better plan of care.

Healthcare 42

Healthcare Startups Technology Practice Management 42

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Though given that potentially conflicted practices such as ‘payment for order flow’ are a source of revenue for brokers, such regulation could portend a shift back to explicit transaction fees as they seek to maintain their top line. Adam is an Associate Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com. Enjoy the ‘light’ reading! Team Kitces.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 130

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Planning Valuation Accounting 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

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.

Leverage 130

Leverage Planning Concentration Tax Planning 130

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 6, 2023

How planning specializations can help firms and their advisors stand out from the pack. From there, we have several articles on retirement planning: Why an individual’s portfolio of relationships could be just as important as their investment portfolio when it comes to happiness in retirement.

Auditing 77

Auditing Practice Management Planning Investments 77