Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

DECEMBER 14, 2017

PEOPLE

An Icon and an Index

Running toward new opportunities helped Quincy Jones succeed over seven decades in the music and entertainment industry. Now, he’s helping an Indexing firm navigate the industry’s innovations, and raising awareness that investing in the space is accessible to everyone.

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TECHNOLOGY

M1 Finance Cuts All Robo Advice Fees To Zero

“We are now free.”

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Why Your Clients' Trust Is Your Most Valuable Asset

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TECHNOLOGY

Why Google and Amazon Keep Fidelity and BlackRock Up at Night

Consumers are ready to trust tech giants with financial services, but regulatory hurdles might get in the way.

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Bloomberg

The Daily Brief

KMS Recruits $330 Million Hansen Wealth Management

San Jose, California-based Hansen Wealth Management has joined independent advisor and brokerage KMS Financial Services' broker-dealer and RIA platforms. Hansen, with $330 million in total assets, services mass affluent and high-net-worth individuals and families through fee-based and traditional brokerage models. The firm is run by Blair Hansen, along with his sons Mark and Eric. ...

Chilton Trust Company Partners With InvestCloud

The Chilton Trust Company chose InvestCloud, a financial technology firm, to build its digital wealth management platform. The wealth manager previously used InvestCloud's solutions and decided to hire it build a custom experience accessible to advisors and clients across different devices, including mobile phones. ...

Blue Duck Launches New Advisor Portal

Atlanta-based RIA Blue Duck Wealth Management has launched a new advisor portal focused on training, mentoring and collaboration. The portal will provide education for financial advisors that part of Blue Duck's team on investing, retirement and financial planning, as well as personalized training, mentorship, marketing strategies, lead generation tools and access to supported vendors. ...

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