CFO Plans

JUNE 14, 2024

In today’s AI-powered business environment, accounting is no longer just about crunching numbers. It’s about leveraging financial insights to drive strategic decisions and elevate your business to new heights. By leveraging these services, you can make data-driven decisions that drive growth and profitability.

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Accounting Manufacturing CFO Tax Planning 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A new study shows that there is a wide gap between firms leveraging technology to enhance the client experience and those that do not treat their tech stack as a priority. While all financial planning firms use technology in one way or another, the breadth and depth of their tech stacks can vary significantly.

Planning 130

Planning Auditing Investments Securities 130

The CFO College

APRIL 8, 2021

For us numbers people, one of the hardest things can be getting out in front of a CEO and talking yourself up enough to land a new client. Skills and processes you might leverage to provide this include cash forecasting tools, deep dive analytics, and efficient startup models. Implement an Easy-to-Use, Effective Marketing System.

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CFO Accounting Benchmarking Tax Planning 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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.

Education 130

Education Planning Numbers Securities 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” I think your number at the time was somewhere like 15 great fit clients to take on every year. And it was just an unmanageably large number of clients. He did an immense number of sales, and had cultivated a huge number of relationships. All of the tax planning, and all of the behind-the-scenes work.

Planning 130

Planning Profit and Loss Communication Education 130

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 30, 2024

We start with several articles on retirement planning: Why considering a client's retirement time horizon and spending flexibility could lead to more accurate (and often higher) safe withdrawal rates than the simpler "4% rule" Four unique risks retirees face when drawing down their assets, from sequence of returns risk to tax risk, and how financial (..)

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Tax Planning Practice Management Planning Communication 96

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Luckily, advisors have a large number of ways to add value to their clients’ lives (more than 101 in fact!) Tax Planning.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We also have a number of articles on spending and budgeting: Why advisors might want to consider using a client service calendar to organize the wide range of services they provide for clients throughout the year. and 2.0%, respectively, over the last five years.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 130

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

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

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. A new research study suggests that delaying taxes in retirement is often not the optimal course of action. Paying taxes is never a fun thing for clients.

Planning 130

Planning Leadership Accounting Healthcare 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). Executive Summary.

Planning 130

Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

So whether you’re interested in learning about how Dan leveraged online third-party platforms to generate client leads, how he aids his firm in standing out to compete with larger firms, or how he grew his firm to $50M of AUM in close to 3 years, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, with Dan Callahan.

Planning 130

Planning Math Numbers Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And it’s based on what your assets under management are, your number of accounts. And we also converted a fair number of non-managed accounts to manage when we made this transition. There was no repapering of accounts, clients didn’t get new account numbers. So, what did it look like for the RIA side? Is it lower?

Planning 130

Planning Accounting Math Compliance 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You do the math and you’re like, “Okay, well, an advisor can handle about 100 clients, an associate advisor can help with some of those clients, you can leverage maybe an associate advisor with a couple of advisors, but there’s a capacity limit for each of the roles.” And then we look at estate planning.

Restructuring 130

Restructuring Planning Marketing Accounting 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

How firms can best leverage their internal data to improve the number of client referrals they receive. The Commission might also explore what types of experiences meet the Experience requirement, as currently positions focused directly on financial planning work (e.g.,

Planning 130

Planning Education Investments Benchmarking 130

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 19, 2022

RAMPULLA: I went to Drexel part time while I was at Vanguard, did that commute down to Philadelphia from the suburbs, you know, three times a week for a number of years. I was employee number one in London. So there’s the, “Hey, I’ll work with you and we’ll develop goals and a plan how to get there.”

Investments 114

Investments Profit and Loss Education Advertising 114

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Also in industry news this week: A majority of married women are their family's primary financial decision-makers, according to a CFP Board study, which also identifies the sometimes-differing planning priorities of female and male clients A report from AdvisorTech firm Orion finds that while a majority of advisory firms plan to increase their tech (..)

Tax Planning 78

Tax Planning Leadership Leverage Planning 78

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

We also have a number of articles on retirement planning: How advisors can incorporate Social Security benefits into a client’s retirement asset allocation. The end of the year is often a busy time for financial advisors, as they help clients with year-end tax planning, taking the proper RMDs, and other time-sensitive tasks.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 130

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Planning Securities Investments 130

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s, it’s no different But, but inherently in futures, a whole lot more leverage, a whole lot more risk. If you look at the, if you look at the filing and you look at the size of the company and the revenue, the entire yearly revenue numbers would be a bad quarter right? They would put a 25% border adjustment tax on them.

Marketing 112

Marketing Banking Treasury Profit and Loss 112