Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

MAY 22, 2021

TECHNOLOGY

Altruist's $50 Million Investment Raises Eyebrows, and Questions

Altruist founder and CEO Jason Wenk, vowing to take on the incumbent custodians, landed an eye-popping $50 million in a Series B round of funding and added Vanguard as an investor. But the sales pitch has shifted, observers say.

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ADVISOR CHANNELS

Goldman’s Brand Could Be Its Biggest Benefit—or Achilles’ Heel—in Attracting RIAs

Goldman Sachs has been quietly building RIA custodial services behind the scenes, with big-name hires and plenty of resources; but can it overcome its Wall Street heritage to appeal to independent advisors?  

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TECHNOLOGY

Fidelity Is Letting Teens Trade; Good Idea? Bad Idea? Advisors Weigh In

Most advisors are enthusiastic, with some caveats, about Fidelity's new "Youth" trading account.

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INDUSTRY

Another RIA Gets Into the Trust Business

Moneta, a $27 billion RIA headquartered in St. Louis, is the latest firm to bring trust company services in-house; observers say it's unlikely to be a widespread trend.  

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Private Advisor Group Launches Another Affiliation Model

The large enterprise RIA is building a limited purpose broker/dealer to attract hybrid advisors who want to custody outside of LPL Financial.  

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ESTATE PLANNING

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Halve Estate Tax

'Families shouldn't have to sell major portions of their businesses or farms after the death of a parent just to afford the 40% estate tax.'  

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ESTATE PLANNING

Are Retroactive Stepped-Up Income Tax Basis Proposals Constitutional?

Without any details, how are advisors expected to advise their clients today?  

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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

SPACs: The Future or a Fad?

Where SPACs end up in the hierarchy of equity issuance is still unclear.  

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ETFS

Why Aren’t Asset Managers Jumping on ETF Conversions?

One legal expert says mutual fund sponsors are afraid they’ll lose assets in an ETF conversion. But the secret to an alternative may lie in a Vanguard patent that expires in 2022.     

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REAL ESTATE

A Faster Than Expected "Return to Office" Rollout Is Boosting Investors' Confidence

“The stance of dramatically reducing office space as a result [of the pandemic] has softened in recent months,” notes one market observer.  

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