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Our Carson Partners recently participated in the Fundamental 50 Challenge led by a combination of our Carson Coaches and Carson Partners Consulting team. Essentially, the challenge is designed to help advisors focus on improving those foundational business activities that lead to growth – things such as passion prospecting, asking for referrals, calling up prospects who …

“Once cars become truly self-driving, they’ll be as revolutionary as the personal computer.” – Bill Gates   Last week, four of the Magnificent Seven – Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Tesla – reported quarterly earnings. This was a litmus test for investors looking to see if these tech behemoths could keep powering the market higher, and …

“Wall Street tends to overreact when it gets worried about earnings” – Michael Price   As we begin to sift through reports from the start of the earnings season, the takeaway message appears to be ‘good but not great.’ Analysts were expecting sluggish growth in the first quarter with sequential acceleration as the year progressed. …

Excell is more than just a typical financial advisor conference – it’s a transformative advisor growth journey designed to help growth-focused advisors transcend the ordinary and build the firms of the future. And registration for Excell 2024 is now open! Taking place September 9-11 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida, Excell will …

“It’s obvious that studying history and philosophy was much better preparation for the stock market than, say, studying statistics. Investing in stocks is an art, not a science, and people who’ve been trained to rigidly quantify everything have a big disadvantage.” -Peter Lynch   For more than twenty years, I’ve invested in individual stocks with …

As the daffodils bloom, signaling the arrival of spring, it’s also time for the earnings season to commence for the first quarter. Despite the S&P 500’s impressive double-digit rally to start the year, expectations for Q1 remain modest, with analysts forecasting just under 4% earnings growth. However, forecasts suggest a significant acceleration, culminating in double-digit …

The recent proxy battle between the Walt Disney Company and Nelson Peltz thrust shareholder discontent into the spotlight, underscoring concerns about the company’s performance. While activist investors like Peltz often come under fire for their short-term focus and disruptive methods, Disney’s struggles over the past four years warranted closer scrutiny. Peltz mounted a robust campaign, …

In this special web segment, Mike Wieger and Michael Belluomini, VPs of Mergers and Acquisitions, share their observations of the current M&A market, including what you need to know when evaluating your firm’s value, from growth rate and overall AUM size to fees. If you’re interested in knowing what your firm is worth, Carson Group’s …

Sometimes mindlessly scrolling TikTok isn’t a total waste of time. It might actually give you some insight into how the different generations work. One TikTok I recently watched depicts the reactions of the different generations being asked to work through lunch. Gen Z: “Uh no. I’m not working through lunch. That’s giving toxic, no work-life …

“Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s the smart thing to do. When women succeed, nations are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous.” – Barack Obama   The Carson Women’s CEO Strategy is driven by a clear mission: to cast a spotlight on women occupying the highest echelon of corporate …