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Financial Advisor 11/29/2022

Client Gift Guide for Financial Advisors: Thoughtful Gifts for Clients Who Have Everything

Finding the right gift for clients can be challenging, especially with compliance rules to follow. This client gift guide will help you choose thou...

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11/22/2022

Falling for Fintech: Financial Planning Software

According to The Kitces Research on Independent Adviser Tech, in 2021, 83% of financial advisors used some type of financial planning software. If ...

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11/17/2022

Charitable Remainder Trust

Capital gains got you down? See our new Charitable Remainder Trust Video!

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11/15/2022

Finance Essentials: Market Volatility Lecture

While this may not be a completely new concept to your clients, it may be worth clarifying. Trying to break down the complexity of market volatilit...

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11/7/2022

Bridging the Generational Gap: How to Talk to Your Clients’ Children and Grandchildren About Student Debt Cancellation

As you may have read, there is new hope for us student loan carriers: the possibility of student debt cancellation. Although a federal appeals cour...

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10/25/2022

A Handy Quick Summary of IRS Tax Inflation Adjustments and Retirement Plan Increases for 2023

The IRS recently published its Inflation adjustments. I am writing this piece, so you have this information at your fingertips for when questions a...

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10/22/2022

Dunham Quarter in 2s 3Q 2022

This post was authored by the Dunham Marketing Team. If you have questions concerning today's topic, please call us at (858) 964 - 0500. Hold ...

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10/17/2022

Should You Survey Your Clients

When you are a financial advisor, you are often the closest you can get to owning your own business. The downside is unhappy clients do not put you...

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10/11/2022

IRS Forgives You and Your Client for not Taking Certain RMDs

On late Friday, October 7, 2022, the IRS issued Notice 2022-53[1] In this Notice, the Internal Revenue Service said it would waive the 50% penalty ...

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10/4/2022

Who are the Influencers in Your Community

People think of influencers as those who are often asked for advice on a 1:1 basis. Let’s stick with the individuals often asked for face-to-face a...

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9/27/2022

Falling for Fintech: Email Marketing Software

In today’s 2nd installment of “Falling for Fintech,” I will explore what Email Marketing Software is and how it may be worth swiping right on.

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