Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

DECEMBER 22, 2018

CLIENT RELATIONS

Amazon’s Bestselling Children’s Gifts to Encourage Savings

It’s never too early to appeal to the next generation of investors and savers.

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ESTATE PLANNING

The Ten Most Popular States for Trusts

These states fall into two broad categories.

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HIGH NET WORTH

Denver Broncos Trustees Accused of Causing Family and Team Dysfunction

The NFL team is battling over more than just early playoff elimination.

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TECHNOLOGY

LPL Makes Its Model Wealth Portfolio Platform More Attractive to Advisors

The independent broker/dealer is making it a lot easier—and less expensive—for advisors to run their own portfolios within its centrally managed account platform.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

New York Clearing Firm Defeats Multimillionaire in FINRA Arbitration

The client won’t see a dime of the $40 million sought in the arbitration against C.L. King & Associates, which went on for 109 hearing sessions.

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TECHNOLOGY

TD Ameritrade Institutional Unveils Paperless Onboarding

The brokerage and custody firm now supports fully digital onboarding for advisors managing portfolios via Orion Advisor Services.

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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Is It Time to Update the Accredited Investor Hurdle?

The JOBS Act 3.0 Bill currently moving through Congress wants to expand the pool of accredited investors, just as a host of tech providers are making it easier to invest in unregistered investments.

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ADVISOR CHANNELS

Eyes on Kestra: IBDs Are Still in High Demand

Stone Point may be looking to get out of the IBD business, but there’s still an appetite for such firms, even as the stock market suffers.

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PHILANTHROPY

Clients Want To Be Better Donors

Advisors focus too much on the tax angle of philanthropy; there is a differentiating opportunity to help clients measure their charitable impact as well.

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FIXED INCOME

The Next Recession Is on the Horizon

Let’s talk about debt baby.

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