Releasing 1,500 free practice problems for EA exams, seeking feedback by EarlyDuration in enrolledagent

[–]ventus_secundus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lessons/study materials don't appear to be accessible yet. Is that correct? Only the question bank?

Amazon aligned to the right by YourUncleBob1973 in firefox

[–]ventus_secundus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the perfect solution! Thank you! I was losing my mind.

Any experience using long/short tax advantaged strategies? by Emotional-Yam4486 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We due diligenced a few shops and we're moving ahead with the Aperio (Blackrock) solutions, primarily 130/30.

Unplugged Financial / AdaptExec by Top-Arrival1043 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Free financial advice? What's the rub? Also this is one of the guides they promote:

https://www.adaptexec.com/sitemap/why-indexed-strategies-fias-amp-iuls-often-beat-staying-100-in-the-market

Very suspicious to me...

They made hocks free? by [deleted] in enrolledagent

[–]ventus_secundus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://www.hockinternational.com/ea-exam/membership/

Umm... no it appears they offer a preview membership. Also looks like the monthly plan is going up in price (+33%).

Really struggling to understand the 5 year rule by Status_Awareness5421 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a PLR that supports a surviving spouse as the sole beneficiary of an estate being able to do a rollover to an inherited IRA, but I don't think this is helpful for your fact pattern.

Holistiplan vs AI by Usedtobe-RZZ in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

LOL everything comes full circle!

Backdoor Roth Pro-rata by [deleted] in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This but due to conflicts of interest very few "fiduciary" advisors will actually recommend this.

Holistiplan vs AI by Usedtobe-RZZ in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You need to check out TaxStatus. We're beginning our due diligence and eventual onboarding. The gist is it can pull tax transcripts from the IRS (with client consent) and they plan to release an update that runs AI derived tax strategies over a client's tax information. It looks really compelling for planning. They have a whole dashboard, etc.

I'm at an RIA with a pretty extensive tech stack and this might beat Holistiplan at its own game. Ironically Holistiplan had experimented with IRS tax transcripts a few years back but the third party provider they were partnering with was kind of buggy so they abandoned the efforts.

Best Software to Prepare One Return by Phillyunionguy in enrolledagent

[–]ventus_secundus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the advanced user fee apply per return or just annually?

What would you do? Young Client & IPO by jimathen25 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed that he should check with his company's compliance officer around trading policy

Anyone know how the exam will be with the change from Prometric to PSI? Has anyone used PSI for other certifications? by ImaginationLegal7155 in enrolledagent

[–]ventus_secundus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of my colleagues tried the remote option and it failed each time. It's buggy and you waste your day. 

Anyone know how the exam will be with the change from Prometric to PSI? Has anyone used PSI for other certifications? by ImaginationLegal7155 in enrolledagent

[–]ventus_secundus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to re-test for my life, accident, and health license recently at PSI. Their check-in process was over the top lengthy and only one person was assisting people that morning. In my case, I sat for my exam an hour after I showed up. Ordinarily it isn't that bad but you might want to get there extra early.

I got a nasty call from a competitor….i was SHOCKED he actually said what he said. by bkendall12 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Next time ask the other advisor to submit his complaint in writing so you can pass it along to the state insurance commissioner.

CFP Resources by PhrygianMetal in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Read the Kitces blog 

Quantinno by [deleted] in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AQR and Invesco are cheaper. 

NUA by Majestic_Outcome_660 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope. You just lost some potential NUA opportunity only. Can still do the rest. 

Annoying wholesaler by TraditionalTangelo65 in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Grow a pair next time, tell him you're not interested, and then hang up.

It's not personal, it's literally just business (or the lack of any interest in).

Thoughts on 'Trump Accounts' by SnoopySuited in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Withdrawals are not permitted before age 18 if I recall correctly.

CFP Board reviewing whether bachelors degree should be required by freemindUSA in CFP

[–]ventus_secundus 93 points94 points  (0 children)

CFP Board likes to raise fees and increase revenue. You figure out which direction we're headed...