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      <title>AF Newsletter #559, July 20, 2026: ICA 5 Guide: Klausens + much more...</title>
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<p>Welcome to this week&#39;s Advisor Training newsletter. Our goal is to provide training, education and insights for solo/independent Advisors who adhere to our <a href="https://clientfirst.pro/#philosophy" target="_blank">client-first, counter-cultural</a>, and sometimes counter-intuitive investment and business philosophy.</p>
<p>If you&#39;re not yet part of our AdvisorFirst Group but you&#39;d like to learn more, you can schedule a <a href="https://call.clientfirst.pro" target="_blank">chat with me</a>.</p>
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<li>The FINRA gift allowance has increased to <strong>$300</strong> per client per year.</li>
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<li>Selling expensive shares to buy cheap ones on a fixed schedule.</li>
<li>Sell cheap shares to buy rising ones.</li>
<li>Re-allocating bonds vs equities.</li>
<li>Re-allocating domestic vs international.</li>
<li>Re-allocating mutual funds into variable annuities.</li>
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</div><div style="background-color:#E5E5E5;font-weight:normal;padding:16px 24px 16px 24px"><p>Answer = Choice 1: <strong>Selling expensive shares to buy cheap ones on a fixed schedule.</strong></p>
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<p>Over three decades of training part-time and full-time financial advisors. Developed 2 $200k-earners, 10 $100k-earners, 15 part-time $50k-earners and built a $1.6M revenue sales force.</p>
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