Podcast: China Trade Wars.
What do they really mean for global economy and financial markets? Yon Perullo, CFA, FRM and Daniel Satchkov, CFA discuss the situation with the current trade war and how it will impact investment management going forward.
How financial avisors can help clients overcome student debt
Having student debt is one of the number one reasons that millennials are discouraged from saving for retirement right away, and for good reason. Student debt is a massive contributor to financial stress, and it’s something that affects so many. When you have tens of thousands of dollars hanging over your head right as you...Read More
Case Study: How to Access Past Year 5500 Filings in Larkspur Executive
The Ask: To be a good fiduciary, you need to be well aware of the plan holdings and how they changed, what factors were taken into consideration, and what can be done to improve the plan. In other words, you need to check their past year filings and do thorough research on what was done...Read More
How Videos Can Be Your Secret Weapon As A Financial Advisor
Videos are becoming the most impactful way to reach out to potential prospects regardless of the niche or field you’re working in. Give you an idea just how important they are in today’s digital marketing landscape lets take a look at just a few statistics and general research from 2018:
15 Weekly Stats for Financial Advisors: Week of May 13, 2019
Matt Meyer and Michael Robinson are founders of The BluePrint Insurance Services. Their mission is to be the premier insurance partner for RIAs and comprehensive financial advisors. The BluePrint provides an operational insurance platform that allows our partners to provide the highest level of insurance access and support. We feature this weekly update with permission:...Read More
5 “Worst Practices” Every Financial Advisor Should Avoid
There are plenty of bad practices out there in the financial advisory space from conflicts of interest to being out of touch with your clients. But what should you avoid as a financial advisor when it comes to your own practice? Here a few bad practices all financial advisors should avoid: Conflicts of interest One...Read More
15 Weekly Stats for Financial Advisors: Week of May 6, 2019
Matt Meyer and Michael Robinson are founders of The BluePrint Insurance Services. Their mission is to be the premier insurance partner for RIAs and comprehensive financial advisors. The BluePrint provides an operational insurance platform that allows our partners to provide the highest level of insurance access and support. We feature this weekly update with permission:...Read More
Diversification by Twitter: How Trump’s Trade Tactics Are Changing Financial Markets
Donald Trump yesterday suddenly threatened to increase tariffs on many Chinese goods from 10% to 25% effective this Friday. He also threatened to institute many new tariffs. According to his math, the new tariffs will amount to 25% on about $375 Billion in goods or roughly $94 Billion per year. Chinese Communist Party is not...Read More
Fintech for Retirement Plan Advisors: Larkspur-RiXtrema in the age of “Big Data” & AI
Currently, we live in the age of “Big Data”. “Big Data” is a field that assists with data analysis, data extraction, information processing using huge data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data-processing application software. Analysis of data sets is highly applicable in any sector of the...Read More
Why Plan Sponsors Should Pay More Attention to Their Retirement Plan Design
The key point in your benefit plan’s success is in its design. And if your company hasn’t thought much about it, it might be the time for you to consider a thorough analysis to see how well your current plan is designed. There is no such thing as a universal plan design, as there are many...Read More