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Kitces: Why advisors make the grumpiest business owners

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Unhappiness seems particularly prevalent among firms managing between approximately $100 million and $300 million of AUM — a subcategory of firms I call “accidental business owners.” Though these individuals may have built successful and profitable businesses, they might have never imagined having to spend so much time managing.

The Financial Planning Approach of a New Generation

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: [Podcast] In this episode Justin shares how the financial planning approach has changed over the years. The approaches that were taken for the previous generation no longer work the same as they do for those who are now planning and approaching retirement years.

How to Win Man vs. Machine Advice Game

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: TD Ameritrade put the competitive pressures tied to robo-advisors and other technology left, right and center at its LINC 2018 RIA conference this week in Orlando. Industry leaders highlighted the power and threat of technology and how to address these trends in the advice business.

Millennials and Gen Xers need different advisor approaches

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Having grown up in successive but very different eras, millennials — people ages 17 to 37 — and Gen Xers, ages 38 to 52, can harbor different concerns and perspectives around investing.

Groundhog Day: 5 Ways to Escape a Practice Management Time Loop

Added on February 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Like the movie "Groundhog Day," where weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is trapped in a time loop, many small or family-run businesses can repeat the same planning mistakes over and over, according to Jim King, who is an owner and wealth manager at Balasa Dinverno Foltz.​ 

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