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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 7–September 8)

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Also in industry news this week: A probe by the Government Accountability Office found that the conflict-of-interest disclosures offered by many firms offering financial advice are often inadequate or confusing, making it hard for consumers to understand whether and when a financial professional is operating in their best interest A recent study has (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Oct 15-16)

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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. Why accounting firms have become hot acquisition targets for RIAs.

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The Best Of Weekend Reading 2023: Top 25 Articles You Might Have Missed

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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.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 13-14)

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Also in industry news this week: Why industry groups representing investment advisers and others have blasted an SEC proposal that would significantly expand its Custody Rule A new study suggests that organic client growth and profit margins are the key factors driving RIA valuations, with the firm’s affiliation model having little to no impact (..)

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7 Lessons Learned Launching A Sustainable Business Model To Serve (And Attract!) Profitable Millennials And Gen Z Clients

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For example, most Millennial and Gen Z clients can open their own investing account and buy index funds online with only minimal guidance from their advisor, so full-service investing might not offer enough value to a next-generation client to justify an ongoing planning fee.

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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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Along with designing a client’s asset allocation , optimizing asset location is another way advisors can add value as putting different investments in taxable versus tax-deferred accounts can have a significant impact on after-tax returns. Tax Planning. Retirement Planning.

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How Advisors Can Create An Annual Financial Planning Process

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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.

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