Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Each week in Weekend Reading For Financial Planners, we seek to bring you synopses and commentaries on 12 articles covering news for financial advisors including topics covering technical planning, practice management, advisor marketing, career development, and more.

Practice Management 80

Practice Management Tax Planning Planning Securities 80

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries will be 8.7% for 2023, the largest COLA since 1981. Why accounting firms have become hot acquisition targets for RIAs.

Tax Planning 80

Tax Planning Practice Management Accounting Firms Securities 80

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Tax Planning. In addition to managing investments, tax planning is another area where advisors can demonstrate their value in dollar terms. This often starts with reviewing the client’s tax return to ensure they received the credits and deductions for which they were eligible.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 15, 2024

While the final submitted text has not been released, some experts suggest that the DoL likely made few changes to its initial proposal, despite significant opposition from broker-dealers that could lead to the judicial system deciding the rule’s ultimate fate.

Tax Planning 78

Tax Planning Practice Management Budgeting Planning 78

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 15, 2024

While the final submitted text has not been released, some experts suggest that the DoL likely made few changes to its initial proposal, despite significant opposition from broker-dealers that could lead to the judicial system deciding the rule’s ultimate fate.

Tax Planning 52

Tax Planning Practice Management Budgeting Planning 52

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. But many firms will find that their client referral rates are flat.

Education 130

Education Planning Benchmarking Investments 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

So, we do look at clients from the complexity of what type of planning they have. Now, everybody, at the end of the day, still needs the same same type of planning in the sense of estate planning, tax planning, financial planning. Or how do we work around a concentrated stock position, right? ” Right?

Leverage 130

Leverage Planning Concentration Tax Planning 130