Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study from Fidelity Institutional highlights the growing popularity of the RIA model and the success advisors have had after going independent. The study found that 1 in 6 advisors have moved firms in […]
Archives for 2023
Solar stocks tumble to 3-year low as Solaredge drops nearly 30% on demand warning
Solar stocks, which have already had a difficult year, fell to their lowest levels in three years on Friday.
Editor’s Comment: A new pot of honey for PPI firms?
The latest FCA data on complaints does not make comfortable reading for advisers and providers, particularly those involved in giving advice on pension decumulation and annuities. Unfortunately these are just the big growth areas in financial advice. The latest FCA complaints report on the first half of the year reveals a 20% rise in complaints about […]
Meet the CRPC, a major retirement planning credential
The CRPC is a popular sister certification of the CFP. FP spoke with the program’s head and with advisors who say it’s a must-have credential for retirement planning.
SBF Made $9 Billion Disappear. This Forensic Accountant Found It – Yahoo News
SBF Made $9 Billion Disappear. This Forensic Accountant Found It Yahoo News
‘As if they were never filed’: IRS outlines steps to withdraw ERC claims
The withdrawal program is one step that the IRS is taking to help small businesses that may have filed an ineligible claim while also cracking down on unscrupulous promoters.
M&G kills off £565m Property fund
M&G is to suspend and wind up its troubled M&G Property Portfolio Fund and sister fund, the M&G Feeder of Property Portfolio. M&G said that it would close the funds due to, “declining interest in open-ended daily dealing property strategies from UK retail investors.” The fund manager said the move was in the “best interests” […]
Kitces & Carl Ep 123: Does Every Prospective Client Fit A Niche, Or Do Advisor Specializations Leave More Underserved?
Much of the marketing and practice management advice in the financial advisory space comes back to 1 recommendation: Specialize in a niche. Niching offers several advantages, allowing advisors to be more specific in their marketing, more targeted in their prospecting calls, and more efficient in their processes (since clients within a similar niche are likely […]
Reckon’s partner of the year, Clayton Oates, talks partnerships and the importance of creating value
This week we sat down to have a chat with Reckon’s partner of the year, Clayton Oates. Clayton is the founder of QA Business, a leading accounting professional and a prolific keynote speaker. Focused on educating other accounting professionals and adept at building partnerships, we wanted to hear Clayton’s thoughts on how to foster great […]
Fidelity releases online resource hub, tech stack support to help advisors go independent
New research from Fidelity Investments finds that advisors speak highly of independence but lack the knowledge to do it with confidence.