Wealth Management Morning Memo

AUGUST 24, 2020

RETIREMENT PLANNING

457(b) Plans Offer Tremendous Tax-Saving Benefits, Along With a Few Risks

Kevin McKinley

Certain clients may want to pile as much cash as possible into these accounts.

MARKETING

How Financial Advisors Can Write A Book To Grow Their Business

Zach Obront

A book is a tool financial advisors can leverage to generate referrals and establish new, trusted connections with prospective clients.

SPONSORED CONTENT

Revised ETF Regulations Could Change the Game

Sponsored by Fidelity Investments

Regulatory shifts may make ETF investment options more appealing.

EQUITIES

Top-Heavy Stock Indexes Are Nothing to Fear

Barry Ritholtz

It’s not rare for a small group of equities such as Apple, Microsoft and Amazon.com to account for a large percentage of the S&P 500.

SPONSORED CONTENT

Coming of Age: The Emerging Gen Z Investor

Sponsored by American Portfolios

One of the most underappreciated Gen Z personality traits - their seriousness about finances.

The Daily Brief

MUTUAL FUNDS

Morningstar Launches Free ESG Fund Screening Tool

Diana Britton

The new tool allows investors to filter and search for funds based on their sustainability preferences.

REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

NPB Financial Group Settles SEC Charges Over Share Class Violations

Diana Britton

NPB is the latest corporate RIA to get hit for charging 12b-1 fees to advisory clients and failing to disclose the conflicts, according to the SEC.

SPONSORED CONTENT

What’s Behind Semi-Transparent ETFs

Sponsored by Natixis

Join this webinar on September 17th at 4:00pm ET to explore the current state and future direction of the active ETF market, with particular emphasis on its latest trend: active semi-transparent ETFs.

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