“ . . . over 60% of the wealth of one family dissipates from generation one to generation two, and by generation three, about 90% of that wealth dissipates. And you have the same issue with the children of family members. They typically don’t stick with the same advisor. So, you have those two forces…
Details“I’ll give you an example. The standard deduction has increased for a married couple to $24,000. However, in Maryland, the state deduction is only $5,000. So if you itemize on your federal return, that is the only way you’re allowed to itemize on your state return. As a result, people who are not itemizing federally…
DetailsPinnacle Advisor Solutions will celebrate their 10th Anniversary in 2020, a milestone in any successful business. In that time, they’ve crafted a platform that allows solo advisors and small ensembles to adjust their business focus to spend more time with clients, spend more time on growth, more time to focus on the business itself, rather…
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Details“Well, I talked specifically about the idea that it was very difficult to build equity initially in a sole practice model. It was just not heard of. And so I think the accumulation piece was critical for these guys. You know, doctors have to live up to this understanding in the community that they make…
Details“. . . watching the women’s World Cup soccer championships, and they’ve developed a pipeline where they’re starting girls at a very young age. And I think we need to do the same thing with wealth management. And I’ve recently been involved with a program called Invest in Girls where we’re starting to talk with…
Details“ . . . I think interest has always been high [in strategic planning] for advisors who understand our value proposition and understand the need to have a plan. It’s interesting to me that advisors understand the vital need of their clients to do planning, but they don’t see the need in their own firms.…
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Details“A lot of it was content marketing. You know, as you start an RIA, you’ve got nothing but time on your hands if you’re starting from scratch with zero clients. So a lot of it was understanding what problems I am finding in my own situation and writing about it. Writing is almost a form…
Details“Well, I’ll tell you the thing that surprised me the most, there was a group called the American Society on Aging, which who knew, right? There’s a group for everyone. They have a conference every year. And when I went there, there was over 4,000 people that go to this conference just to deal with…
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