Year: 2023
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Bank Run News  
Created: March 13, 2023
Categories: Advisor Role/Value, Breaking News, Client-Focused, General Letter/E-Mail, Scary Market Insights
Description: A client reach-out to comment on current bank runs, beginning with Silicon Valley Bank.
Unsung Money Mentors: The Legacy Dan Wheeler Left Us  
Created: February 28, 2023
Categories: Advisor Role/Value, Article, Client Experience, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Evidence-Based Investing, General Audience, Unsung Money Mentors
Description: In the first of what may become a series of unsung money mentors, we reflect on the legacy the recently passed Dan Wheeler left for the independent, fee-only advisor community in general, and evidence-based investment advisors in particular. The piece covers his influence on the advisor community before and after he joined Dimensional Fund Advisors.
4 Ways to Apply the 80/20 Rule to Your Financial Pursuits  
Created: February 5, 2023
Categories: Article, Evidence-Based Investing, Financial Planning, General Audience, Listicle, Security, Technology
Description: The "80/20 rule" suggests 80% of an outcome is often the result of just 20% of the effort you put into it. In that spirit, this piece offers 4 financial best practices where the 80/20 rule applies. These include staying invested across varied markets, emphasizing asset allocation over stock-picking, having a basic financial plan to guide the way, and freezing your credit report to minimize financial fraud.
Financial & Identity Theft Quick Reference – U.S. Version (UPDATED)  
Created: February 5, 2023
Categories: Advisor Role/Value, General Audience, Quick-Reference, Security, Technology, UPDATED Content
Description: UPDATED FROM SEPTEMBER 2018: Use this quick-reference to help U.S. clients and prospective clients combat financial fraud and identity theft. Design into a front-and-back flyer or poster for rapid reading or to complement the similar, longer report on the same subject.
Financial & Identity Theft Quick Reference – Canadian Version (UPDATED)  
Created: February 5, 2023
Categories: Advisor Role/Value, General Audience, Quick-Reference, Security, Technology, UPDATED Content
Description: UPDATED FROM SEPTEMBER 2018: Use this quick-reference to help CANADIAN clients and prospective clients combat financial fraud and identity theft. Design into a front-and-back flyer or poster for rapid reading or to complement the similar, longer report on the same subject.
Quarterly Client Letter – 2022 Q4  
Created: January 4, 2023
Categories: Behavioral Finance, Client-Focused, Economics, Evidence-Based Investing, Fixed Income, Quarterly Client Letter, Scary Market Insights
Description: This quarterly and year-end client letter looks back on negative returns in 2022, and cautions clients against letting potential pessimism alter their asset allocation decisions. You never know what the near-term future holds, so long-term planning remains advised.
What’s in the SECURE 2.0 Act?  
Created: January 3, 2023
Categories: Article, Breaking News, Family Wealth, Financial Planning, General Audience, Report, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning
Description: A five-page overview of key provisions in the newly enacted SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, including updates that impact: (1) savers/investors, (2) employers/plan sponsors, (3) current spending (such as emergency expenses), (4) Roth accounts, (5) RMD requirements, and (6) charitable giving.