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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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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.

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

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

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Transcript: Tom Rampulla

Barry Ritholtz

That group provides investment services, education and research to more than a thousand financial advisory firms, representing more than $3 trillion in assets. People may not even really understood that they own the company, you know, by investing in the funds in the company. They’ll do tax planning, right?

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 31-Jan 1) 2023

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We also have a number of articles on investments: Fixed-income ETFs saw inflows this year, while their mutual fund counterparts experienced significant outflows, suggesting that the dominance of bond mutual funds could be eroding. Why a higher interest rate environment could represent a ‘sea change’ for investors in the years ahead.

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Using Detailed Meeting Checklists to Drive Referral Growth

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Michael Kitces is Head of Planning Strategy at Buckingham Strategic Wealth , a turnkey wealth management services provider supporting thousands of independent financial advisors. The compensation, ultimately, was dependent on a mix of products, and then the investment revenue coming in. Author: Michael Kitces. Team Kitces.

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Detailed Breakdown Of Key Tax Opportunities

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Jeffrey Levine, CPA/PFS, CFP, AIF, CWS, MSA is the Lead Financial Planning Nerd for Kitces.com , a leading online resource for financial planning professionals, and also serves as the Chief Planning Officer for Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Notably, the language of SECURE Act 2.0

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Nov 19-20) 2022

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A potential compromise during the lame-duck Congressional session could see a boost to the child tax credit and extended tax breaks for businesses. From there, we have several articles on tax planning: How advisors can add value for their clients by managing their exposure to mutual fund capital gains distributions.

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