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Concerned About The Effect Of Rate Rises On Your Clients’ Bond Mutual Funds?

Invest in Target Date Bond ETFs for diversified fixed-income portfolios with the ability to hold to maturity. Contact 4Thought Financial Group

[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 7, 2023 3:54:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

If your clients are like most investors, they probably get their bond market exposures one of two ways: either through bond mutual funds (for lower levels of investable assets) or through individual securities (for higher levels of investable assets). There are plusses and minuses to both of these types of exposure. Consider the following:
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4Thought’s Multi-Method Investing® Market Perspective 3-21-23

4Thought provides you with actionable investment analysis and perspective on the financial markets.

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 21, 2023 1:08:26 PM / by 4Thought Financial

 

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Are Your Clients Paying Unnecessary Taxes On Their Investments?

Unnecessary taxes harming your clients' investment returns? A Registered Investment Adviser can help identify and solve the problem. Contact us today.

[fa icon="calendar'] Mar 10, 2023 3:49:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

Are unnecessary taxes destroying your clients' investment portfolio returns? It’s often difficult to answer this question without an in-depth analysis of your client’s investment portfolio, and few CPAs are equipped with the time or resources to perform this function. This is where a fiduciary Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firm can help. 
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Are Your Clients Still Using Expensive High-Tax Mutual Funds?

Upgrade client portfolios with tax-efficient exchange-traded funds. Learn more from 4Thought Financial Group. Contact us now.

[fa icon="calendar'] Feb 3, 2023 3:48:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

If when you look at your clients’ investment portfolio statements or 1099’s during tax season you see a series of five-digit ticker symbols (usually indicating an open-end mutual fund), you should stop what you’re doing and make a note to have a follow up conversation with that client. During the last two decades there have been monumental advances in the investment management industry in terms of investment advisory technology and fund expense reduction. If your clients and their financial advisors are still constructing the bulk of a portfolio using traditional open-end actively management mutual funds, then this is an indication that they have not kept up with these advancements (to their own financial detriment). You can help them get out of this quagmire. Consider the following:

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Are High Fees Destroying Your Clients' Investment Portfolio Returns?

Help your accounting clients break free from high investment fees and lackluster management. Contact 4Thought Financial Group for cost-effective solutions.

[fa icon="calendar'] Jan 6, 2023 3:47:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

If your accounting practice clients are concerned that they’re paying too much in investment advisory fees and other portfolio expenses, then they aren’t alone. Despite a rapid reduction in the overall level of investment advisory fees levied on investor accounts and funds during the last decade, there’s still a very large component of the investor population who are stuck with an old-guard advisor or firm that has not kept pace with technological and economy-of-scale advancements in the industry. These people continue to (often unwittingly) suffer the consequences of middling returns due to endless overpayment for investment advice. Consider the following as they apply to your clients:

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4Thought’s Multi-Method Investing® Market Perspective 12-13-22

4Thought provides you with actionable investment analysis and perspective on the financial markets.

[fa icon="calendar'] Dec 13, 2022 1:35:32 PM / by 4Thought Financial

 

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Want To Get Paid For Referrals To An Investment Advisor?

CPAs can earn extra income by referring clients to a Registered Investment Adviser for financial planning and investment advisory services, while still fulfilling fiduciary duties.

[fa icon="calendar'] Dec 9, 2022 3:46:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

Were you aware that as a CPA you are allowed to receive monetary compensation for referring your accounting practice clientele to an investment advisor? Your practice could be making more money for you with little extra effort by using a compensated referrals arrangement. At the intersection of the AICPA code and SEC law lays a means for accountants to build an ancillary income source into their business by referring their tax practice clients to a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) for investment advisory and financial planning services. Provided that certain standards are met and laws are followed, accountants may receive a portion of the recurring investment advisory and financial planning fees derived from referred clients, while still fulfilling the fiduciary duties set by the relevant governing bodies and regulators. 
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Are Your Clients' Portfolios Really Being Managed To A Fiduciary Standard?

Determine whose interests are served by considering the compensation of investment service providers. A fee-only RIA often aligns with client goals best.

[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 4, 2022 3:58:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

With differences in the definition of the term “fiduciary” between various governing bodies in the accounting, securities, and investment advice worlds, it can often be very difficult to determine who is really operating with your clients’ best interests in mind. But regardless of the somewhat arbitrary definitions of the regulators, it often helps to consider how the relevant service provider is being compensated in determining whose interests are truly being served. When it comes to your clients’ investment-related services, consider the following:
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4Thought’s Multi-Method Investing® Market Perspective 10-11-22

4Thought provides you with actionable investment analysis and perspective on the financial markets.

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 11, 2022 8:59:44 AM / by 4Thought Financial

 

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Want Your Clients To Capitalize On Market Volatility Instead Of Being Victims Of It?

Help your accounting clients navigate market volatility with 4Thought Financial Group's Opportunistic Investing strategies. Expand your services and income.

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 7, 2022 3:50:00 PM / by 4Thought Financial

When you speak to your accounting practice clients in preparation for tax time, do they ever gripe about the financial market volatility that’s typical for this time of year? From now on, the word “volatility” should be music to your ears, because you now have a potential solution for them that can both expand your sphere of influence in the eyes of your clients and earn you ancillary income. Let me explain:
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