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IFP Taps The Pinnacle Group to Expand and Evolve Its Insurance Offering
Tampa, FL, March 2, 2020 – Independent Financial Partners (IFP), a broker-dealer, SEC-registered investment advisor, and brokerage insurance agency specializing in wealth management, retirement plan consulting and risk management products has partnered with The...
IFP Launches AdvisorEngine, a New Technology Platform
The digital wealth management offering blends the best of ‘robo’ and traditional advisory capabilities – giving each IFP advisor the power to deliver high-end financial advice at scale Tampa, FL, February 18, 2021 – Independent Financial Partners (IFP), an...
There is No Catch
When financial advisors visit our office to get a feel for what we offer, a common question we get from them is “what’s the catch”? That question stems from their perception that our platform, which is inexpensive relative to most, offers so many value-add services...
A Letter from the desk of the CIO
1st Quarter 2021 Capital Market Assumptions1 Every year we make it a priority to review the JPMorgan Capital Market Assumptions and use it as a reference point in helping us formulate asset allocation decisions. Capital Market Assumptions (CMA) are meant to be used...
5 Signs Your Website is Outdated
We see and review quite a bit of websites throughout the work we do. Your website can be one of your biggest drivers for gaining new clients. However, you only have a few milliseconds (.05 seconds) to capture a user's attention before they judge your website. On top...
IFP EARNS FIDUCIARY EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATION
Tampa, FL, October 14, 2020 – Independent Financial Partners (IFP) in Tampa, FL is honored to announce our certification from the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, LLC (CEFEX). This certification is only granted by CEFEX to firms that demonstrate adherence to fiduciary...
Partnership is Scale
Having now spent over 20 years within financial services, it has become evident that we love our industry buzzwords! They are thrown around so much that they are often used incorrectly and have come to describe generalities in conversation. The #1 offender is...
Uncertainty, the Economy and Markets: Q3 2020
Given where we are in both the economy and stock market this year, I think it would be helpful to revisit some of the same data points and charts we looked at last quarter and see how things have changed. Record levels of money market assets held by investors and...
A Decomposition of the Market Composition
2020 has been an interesting year for investors so far and it is showing no signs of letting up any time soon. The most popular and widely followed stock market indices are typically market-capitalization weighted (read more about it here...
A Quantitative Look at Inflation and Monetary Policy in the United States
Summary Every time the Fed announces monetary easing of some kind, we are flooded with questions and fear regarding inflation. You can also see a similar amount of interest when looking at Keyword searches on Google: We believe that most of the public and even many...