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John Robinson | Sep 8, 2023

How to Invest When the Yield Curve is Inverted

Bond Yields
Short Term Treasuries
Bond Investing
Mutual Funds
Time to buy bond funds? The answer is still "NO."
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John Robinson | Sep 8, 2023

Why Financial Planners Have Nothing to Fear from AI

Artificial Intelligenc
ChatGPT
Until AI can learn to think critically and write satire, this financial planner does not feel threatened.
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John Robinson | Sep 7, 2023

Murphy's Law and the TD-Schwab Integration

TD Ameritrade
Charles Schwab
Financial Planning magazine called the TD-Schwab transition a "snoozefest." I haven't slept in two nights.
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John Robinson | Sep 7, 2023

Blue Light Special: State-Tax Free Government Agency Securities

Charles Schwab
Government Agency Securities
Federal Home Loan Bank
State Tax-Free
What's not to love about 6%, state-tax free, with implicit backing by the treasury? - Call Risk
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John Robinson | Aug 31, 2023

Index Annuities are Hot Selling Insurance Products – Should You Buy?

Annuities
Index Investing
Financial Planning
fixed index annuities
CFP Board
American College
Rock-Star Academic Researchers with Conflicted Interests Say You Should Buy Index Annuities. Should You?
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John Robinson | Aug 15, 2023

Discretion is the Better Part of Valor...and Portfolio Management

discretionary trading
Cash Management
Dividends
A famous line from Shakespeare's Henry IV is applicable to portfolio management.
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John Robinson | Aug 15, 2023

What FPH Clients Need to Know about the Schwab-TD Ameritrade Integration

Charles Schwab
TD Ameritrade
Financial Planning Hawaii
Important info for Financial Planning Hawaii Clients about the Schwab - TD Ameritrade Integration
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John Robinson | May 29, 2023

How to Fund Your Revocable Living Trust

Estate Planning
This article offers guidance on how to get different types of assets into revocable trusts. Types include Aircraft/Watercraft, foreign property, LLCs, etc.
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John Robinson | May 28, 2023

Trusted Contact Authorization vs. Financial Power of Attorney

Estate Planning
Cybersecurity
Financial Scam
The trusted contact authorization is a powerful tool that enables financial advisors to initiate wellness checks and to proactively act to prevent clients from
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John Robinson | May 28, 2023

Change is in the Wind

discretionary trading
Charles Schwab
Treasury Default Risk
Updates for Financial Planning Hawaii Clients on the Schwab-TD merger, our disassociation with NFS, and our change to discretionary trading authorization.
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John Robinson | May 25, 2023

Where is the safest place to have money if the U.S. Treasury defaults on its debt?

Treasury Default Risk
Short Term Treasuries
Bond Yields
Bond Investing
If you have money in government money market funds or T-bill maturing in the next few months, you may wish to sell.
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John Robinson | May 22, 2023

AI and the Financial Planning Industry - An "Old School" Financial Planner Takes ChatGPT for a Test Drive

Financial Planning
ChatGPT
Artificial Intelligenc
Financial Planning Hawaii
This test drive of ChatGPT resulted in a Crash & Burn. AI has a long way to go before it is useful for content creation in the financial planning industry.
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