This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 18, 2022

So many times, I’ve heard founders ask me, “How do I find great engineers?” or “Do you know any awesome marketers?” That always struck me as the wrong way of looking at the problem—but I couldn’t quite figure out why. I realized that you’d never ask this question if you had built a consumer app and you were trying to do customer acquisition. No one ever asks, “Where do you find users for my dating app?

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Today’s edition of “ Nobody Knows Anything ” is about a once-dominant mobile phone maker. Exactly 15 years ago, Forbes’s new cover story lauded Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia’s CEO. The headline trumpeted: “Nokia, one billion customers – can anyone catch the cell phone king?” It was posted online October 26, 2007 — 15 years ago today.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 16, 2022

There’s an old saying that they don’t ring a bell for you at the top. I know this to be true because investors spent more than 10 years during the bull market of the 2010s calling everything they saw a top. The regime changes are rarely obvious until after the fact. The same is true when trying to call a bottom during a bear market. They don’t announce these things over a PA for everyone to hear.

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The Reformed Broker

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I’m going to tell you a quick story in the order in which it happened. You were there. You will be familiar with the sequence of these events. But you may not have reached the shocking conclusion that I have. At least not yet. Wait for it… Our story begins in 2019… It was the best of times, it was the best of times. The tail end of a decade of uninterrupted asset price appreciation for the top decile of.

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Investment Writing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Have you ever struggled to generate topics for your blog posts, white papers, and other publications? You are not alone. I have some solutions to help you brainstorm. 1. Write about your clients’ mistakes and problems. The most powerful brainstorming advice I can give you is to start “ Blogging the mistakes your clients make.” My post on this topic gives you a template for writing this kind of blog post. 2.

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Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

OCTOBER 30, 2022

By Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist Maybe you think you have your work-life balance under control. If you color-coded your calendar according to how you divided your time, though, how would it look? Wayne Cotton, CLU , a 46-year MDRT member from Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada, said he was able to counteract his workaholic tendencies by designing his calendar this way, increasing his focus at work and appreciation of time off.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 18, 2022

At the beginning of each quarter, I prepare a short but in-depth conference call for RWM clients. The team & I put together the most revealing and informative slides. In that half hour, I blow through ~40 slides that capture and explain what is going on. About a quarter of the October 2022 slides were focused on real estate. This is atypical. The reason we emphasized real estate this Q is that housing is very often where we see FOMC policy having its most immediate effect.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A new research paper from an economist at Yale did a deep dive into 50 of the most popular personal finance books of all-time. If you’re a personal finance nerd like me you should be familiar with the authors — Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, Robert Kiyosaki, Ramit Sethi, David Bach and the like. The point of the paper was to show how typical personal finance advice differs from academic economic models.

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The Reformed Broker

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Every bear market has these two things in common: They end Expected returns go up The first thing is self-explanatory. The second thing should be obvious but from my talks with thousands of investors over the years, I have found that it is most certainly not intuitive to most people. When I tell you that expected returns are rising as stock prices fall, this is an overly simplistic way of saying that investors only get.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In this blog, Scott Salaske of Firstmetric and I discuss the proper way to read a Form ADV so that you can get the information you need to make an informed choice and avoid working with a financial advisor who is a lying, deceptive grifter. This is super important for anyone looking to pick a good financial advisor. Don’t go about this decision without doing your research, people!

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Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tesla chief and social media company were set to take their dispute to trial later this month

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Investment Writing

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Do you take the time to define the audience for whom you’re writing? Writers who don’t do this before writing may produce content that doesn’t hit the mark. On this blog, and in my financial blogging book , I suggest how to narrow down your audience. However, I’m always looking for new approaches. That’s why I was intrigued by the chapter on “How to Define Your Audience” in How to Write and Present Technical Information by Charles H.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 16, 2022

This is pretty mind-blowing: a podcast that is entirely generated by artificial intelligence where Joe Rogan interviews Steve Jobs. One of the most important women in Apple’s history never worked for Apple Margot Comstock took her winnings from a TV game show and bought a computer. It led to a magazine, which turned into a major hub for the nascent community of developers and fans of one of the most important computers in history.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Facebook went public in the spring of 2012. In the year before filing to become a public company, the social network brought in $3.7 billion in revenue. The stock price actually fell 50% from May 2012 through September of that year. From that point on it was one of the best-performing tech stocks in the entire market. From September 2012 through August 2021, Facebook shares were up a cool 2000%.

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The Reformed Broker

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Thanks for checking out piece from last Sunday “You weren’t supposed to see that” – it went crazy viral all over the place. I can’t believe how much feedback came in. Mostly in agreement with my conclusion but not all of it, there were some reasonable counterarguments too. And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For those looking to crack in and get a job at an RIA firm and become a financial advisor – good news! There are better options than entering a predatory insurance or wirehouse training program and crossing your fingers (which is an AWFUL idea, by the way). In this blog, I interview paraplanning professionals to get their take on what the role is, what it pays, and what it potential is for someone who wants to get a job as a financial paraplanner, possibly as a stepping stone to other wealth man

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Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ares Management’s Blair Jacobson expects US buyers to take advantage of weak British currency

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Covisum

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Many advisors have a variety of financial planning software solutions to help them meet their clients' needs. There is software to help you create and organize your client database, manage portfolios, optimize Social Security benefits, market your practice, and more. But relying on several different tech tools can cause some headaches. They may claim to integrate, but how well do they?

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 14, 2022

There’s nothing like confusing market action to send people into narrative creation overdrive. Yesterday’s 2% collapse on hotter-than-expected CPI data, followed by ~5% recovery to finish the day up more than 2% is a perfect example of random market action begetting endless explanations. What was the takeaway from CPI? Check out the BAML chart above: Core goods are coming down ( that’s good!

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Whenever the next recession happens, every human being on the planet can take credit for calling it in advance. Everyone and their brother has been predicting an economic slowdown for months now. I guess when the Federal Reserve tells you they are willing to throw the economy into a recession to slow inflation, you should believe them. The weird thing is it would be hard to say we’re in a recession right now.

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The Reformed Broker

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Hey guys, didn’t get a chance to do any writing this week but we did two really good shows on the YouTube / podcast front I wanted to make sure you don’t miss… And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait. Check it out below or wherever fine podcasts are played. . The post This Week on TRB appeared first on The Reformed Broker.

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FMG

OCTOBER 14, 2022

One of our favorite parts of working with our financial advisors and broker-dealers is the reveal of each new website. It’s so exciting to see the unique personality and perspective of each advisor expressed through a website. Our team takes great pride in working with our clients to create something beautiful that stays true to the advisor and the people they serve.

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Financial Symmetry

OCTOBER 10, 2022

At Financial Symmetry we are in constant pursuit of our mission to enhance today and enrich tomorrow for our clients and communities through empowerment, education, and guidance toward financial prosperity. We partnered with 3rd Decade®, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, a little … Continued. The post An Update on Financial Symmetry’s Partnership With 3rd Decade appeared first on Financial Symmetry, Inc.

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Covisum

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When it comes to helping your clients optimize their retirement income planning strategies, sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. With dozens of different variables, updates to tax rules and Social Security benefits, and life’s surprises, the decisions you help your clients make are more valuable than ever.

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Taxes 98

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 7, 2022

One of the really strange things about watching Federal Reserve policy is the excess of deference that is given to the Fed’s judgment. While the Fed deserves credit for when they get things right – e.g., rescuing the credit system from the great financial crisis (GFC) – they also deserve plenty of blame for the multitude of sins they commit. I am not a Fed hater or part of the crew that wants to “End the Fed.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Bear markets are never any fun to live through but every stock market correction in history has been an opportunity if you’re able to zoom out a little bit. But how you view the short-term risks involved in big market declines should be colored by where you reside in your investor lifecycle. With that in mind, I wrote a new piece at Fortune that looks at the present opportunity set through the lens of each generatio.

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The Reformed Broker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Here’s the deal – during the pandemic I wanted to do a book signing for the fans when we released How I Invest My Money. Obviously, travel and meet and greets weren’t going to happen, so we had to improvise. Instead, we set up a virtual book signing where you guys mailed me the books along with a check for $20 to Long Island Cares and the Harry Chapin Food Bank.

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Tobias Financial

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Acting plays a major part in Alex’s life and her journey toward her career. When she was younger, she wanted to pursue an acting career seriously and auditioned for a few roles in the theater at Belmont University. Growing up, Alex was very shy and for the most part kept to herself. The only place where she felt comfortable expressing her true self was the theater stage.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As fall falls and the temperatures signal a new season, we are reminded why we love this time of year in Wisconsin. We are replacing our shorts and swim trunks with flannel shirts and hooded sweatshirts. Even though most of us have been through the Midwest seasonal pattern for decades, every season feels new and different from last year or the year before.

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Financial Symmetry

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Have you ever been offered a non-qualified deferred compensation plan as part of your benefits package? Do you know someone who has, but wasn’t sure exactly what it was? If either of these fits you, then you won’t want to … Continued. The post Should You Use a Non-Qualified Deferred-Compensation Plan for Your Retirement Savings? Ep #174 appeared first on Financial Symmetry, Inc.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 9, 2022

It was one of those minor stories that seemed to have taken on a life of its own: The New York Times 1 reported last week about an adjunct Organic Chemistry professor at NYU who was fired after students complained his tests were too hard. I would have missed it, but for J.V Last discussing it at The Bulwark. 2. Both discussions touched on what a gut course org chem is; how many aspiring doctors see their career hopes dashed by the class.

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Education 132

A Wealth of Common Sense

OCTOBER 28, 2022

There are very few hard and fast rules when it comes to the markets. Nothing works all the time. The greatest investors in the world can go through multi-year periods of underperformance. The dumbest investors in the world can go through multi-year periods of outperformance. These things happen because humans control the financial markets and humans can be erratic at times.

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The Reformed Broker

OCTOBER 3, 2022

TONIGHT AT 5:30PM EST! Skylar Olsen joins Michael Batnick and I on a special episode of Live from The Compound! Dr. Skyler Olsen is the Chief Economist at Zillow. Previous to her current position, Skyler founded a consultancy supporting public-facing economic data program, was head of economics at a digital mortgage start-up, and spent 8 years supporting the Zillow economic research department.

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Integrity Financial Planning

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With market volatility and inflation affecting people’s finances, talk about investment strategies and portfolio longevity seems to dominate retirement planning conversations. But one of the most important aspects of retirement is often overlooked in these conversations: healthcare costs. There are many unexpected costs in retirement, but healthcare is one of the largest spending categories on average for retirees, so having a cohesive plan to cover these necessities can go a long way, regardles

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