CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

How advisors are increasingly purchasing individual bonds rather than bond funds in client accounts. will affect surviving spouses who inherit retirement accounts from a deceased spouse. In addition to previously available options for the inherited account (e.g., Another measure in SECURE 2.0

Planning

The CFO College

APRIL 8, 2021

For many bookkeepers and accountants, working remotely is a reality that has breathed energy back into the passion they feel for their work and their life. Another key aspect of becoming a Valuable Expert is enhancing your education. You’ll also want to grow your niche knowledge, if you practice within one.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

At the time, due to internal protocols as well, we were required to meet with everyone if they had an advisor account, whether someone had $50,000 or $5 million. These are young doctors that…” One of the tactics that worked against us was, “Oh, Matt, he’s so busy, he only works with big accounts now.

Planning

Spreadym

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Financial planning typically includes the following key components: Setting Financial Goals: Identify and prioritize your short-term and long-term financial objectives, such as saving for retirement, buying a home, paying off debt, or funding your children's education. This may involve contributing to retirement accounts (e.g.,

Planning

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Estate planning is commonly a big point of discussion, as well. And for most advisors that takes us down a road of tax planning and lots of different types of trusts and family limited partnerships and GRATs and IDGTs and all the different strategies that are out there, or at least as long as Congress lets us keep playing those games. .”

Communication

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. Affects how much can be saved to pre- and after-tax accounts !

Tax Planning

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 15, 2023

SEIDES: That allows you to make charitable bets based on long-term educational beliefs. That was never part of the plan, didn’t happen. What was interesting was I had said to him, “Well, let’s make this really educational. It’s part of their own tax planning. And so that’s what we did.

Investments

Global Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

TM Best Private Bank For Client Education: Standard Bank Africa faces a major challenge in preserving generational wealth. Glaring gaps in education and financial literacy are key contributors. Through education, the bank plays a critical role in bridging intergenerational wealth disparities and promoting upward mobility.

Banking

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For working-age clients, advisors can play a valuable role by helping them navigate the complexities of their career, from analyzing the financial impact of changing jobs, to planning for a sabbatical , analyzing benefits packages, and ensuring their financial plan could survive a temporary bout of unemployment. Tax Planning.

Tax Planning

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Also related to Roth accounts, the legislation would align the rules for employer-retirement-plan-based Roth accounts (e.g., Also related to Roth accounts, the legislation would align the rules for employer-retirement-plan-based Roth accounts (e.g., Further, SECURE 2.0 Altogether, SECURE 2.0

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 17, 2022

In order to obtain the CFP certification, an individual must complete what are known as the “Four E’s”: Education , Examination , Experience , and Ethics. And current holders of the CFP marks have a Continuing Education (CE) requirement of at least 30 hours every two years. Melanie Waddell | ThinkAdvisor).

Planning

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

How confident are they that no year-end-tax-planning opportunities were missed across their entire client base? This lets us see which clients still need to fund their accounts to maximize their contributions before the tax deadline so that we can avoid missing a Roth contribution for eligible clients.

Planning

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 19, 2022

That group provides investment services, education and research to more than a thousand financial advisory firms, representing more than $3 trillion in assets. And you know, we have a team that serves those advisors in the home offices of those advisors, talking about Vanguard’s product and educating about product.

Investments

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 28, 2022

includes a significant number of Roth-related changes (both involving Roth IRAs as well as Roth accounts in employer retirement plans), though notably, the legislation does not include any provisions that restrict or eliminate existing Roth strategies (e.g., In addition, SECURE 2.0 backdoor Roth conversions).

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