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John Robinson | Sep 26, 2025

A Solution in Search of a Problem

Financial Advice
Why Slowing New Client Acquisition Rates for RIAs is an Objective, Not a Problem
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

5 Questsions About How AI is Shaping the Future of Financial Advice

Artificial Inteligence
Financial Planning
Agentics
Machine Learning
Far from representing an existential threat to financial planners, AI is not disruptive so much as it is transformative.
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

If you Believe we are Traveling Down the Road to Perdition, What Should you Pack in Your Travel Bag?

Gold
Crypto Currency
Hedge Funds
Stocks
Mutual Funds
This article addresses investors' fears of existential threats to the financial markets, such as the collapse of the dollar, spiraling debt, hyper inflation
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

Short-Term Laddered Bond ETFs vs. Short-Term Bond Funds

Short Term Treasuries
Mutual Funds
Friends don't let friends by bond mutual funds (including bond ETFs), but are laddered bond ETFs different?
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

Future So Bright We Gotta Wear Shades

Registered Investment Advisor
Barron's
A recent Barron's artilce discusses the trend away from traditional large brokerage firms and articulates the value of working with a family-owned independent
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

The Latest News from Financial Planning Hawaii

RIA Change, Do you love it?, Mutual Group, Rabble Rouser, How much $ to retire in HI, Read 'em & weep.
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

Cash ETFs: The New "New Thing" in the Search for Yield and Safety?

Cash Management
Mutual Funds
Optimizing the efficiency of your cash is an important element of investment planning. Cash ETFs are merit consideration along with high yield savings accounts
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John Robinson | Sep 25, 2025

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Financial Planning
fiduciary
8 answers to questions every Financial Planning Hawaii client should ask about the transition for JW Cole to our own stand-alone SEC RIA.
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John Robinson | Jun 4, 2025

Timely Tidbits - News & Alerts For Financial Planning Hawaii Clients (June 2025)

Financial Planning Hawaii
News & Alerts for Financial Planning Hawaii Clients for June 2025.
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John Robinson | Jun 2, 2025

Will AI Replace the Lowly Human Financial Planner?

Artificial Inteligence
Financial Planning
This article suggests that the threat posed by the rapid evolution of AI and the pending introduction of digital human financial planner avatars, may be
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John Robinson | May 30, 2025

Securing Social Security for Future Generations: Solutions, Political Perspectives, and Common Ground

Social Security
This article presents an overview of potentail solutions for fixing Social Security, their potential impacts, and where Democrats and Republicans find common
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John Robinson | May 16, 2025

Introducing Mortgage Recasting

mortgage recasting
Financial Planning
Mortgage recasting is a strategy that allows homeowners to lower their monthly mortgage payments without refinancing their loan.
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