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Wealth Management Daily Memo

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Top Stories

Aspirational Versus Strategic M&A

M&A is not for the faint of heart, said panelists at The MarketCounsel Summit.

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How Paul Atkins Could Move SEC’s Enforcement Spotlight from Firms to Individuals

According to one expert, President-elect Donald Trump’s SEC Chair nominee may pursue cases where there is “fraud or harm” to investors rather than situations where firms fail to follow compliance policies.

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Active & Passive Investments in Portfolio Construction: What Advisors Are Doing Now
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TradePMR Bets on Referral Program, Tech in Robinhood Deal

TradePMR's Robb Baldwin outlines the value the deal brings to RIAs, including a more tech-driven referral program and back-office systems not built on legacy platforms.

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Constellation Wealth Closes First Fund with $1B+ In Commitments

Since forming in late 2023, Constellation has made eight investments in firms, including one earlier this month in Cresset.

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The Healthy Advisor: Using Life Planning to Turn Inward With George Kinder

George Kinder opens up about his own personal journey that shaped his passion for life planning and mindfulness.

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The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: Growing a $1B Business to a $4B Enterprise

DayMark Wealth Partners' Mike Quin describes his experience leaving the wirehouse world at Wells Fargo and going independent.

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Adjusted for Risk: Tips for Closing the Generational Gap

Yellowstone Wealth Advisors' James Langabeer discusses the great wealth transfer, the most dominant emotion impacting investing and why “wealth is not a number.”

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RIA News

Homrich Berg Lands $6.4B Maryland RIA

The acquisition of Maryland-based multi-office and RIA WMS Partners will boost Homrich Berg’s total assets under management above $24 billion, according to the firm.

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$47B RIA Clearstead Names New President and CEO

Bradley Knapp takes over for current CEO David C. Fulton, Jr., on Jan. 1, as part of a longstanding succession plan.

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MarketCounsel Hires Paul Lally as Head of Business Solutions

Lally, who announced the news from The MarketCounsel Summit stage, will be responsible for helping RIA clients meaningfully engage with the firm’s products and services.

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Snowden Lane Program Awards Retiring Advisors an Option to Cash In

The five-year program allows advisors to monetize some of their books of business before retiring.

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Merit Financial Acquires $773M Pacific Northwest Firm

The addition of Roth Asset Management is the 30th deal since Wealth Partners Capital Group took a minority stake in December 2020.

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Hightower Takes Stake in $800M Denver RIA

Chicago-based Hightower’s investment in Dechtman Wealth Management is the firm’s sixth this year and follows its majority stake in institutional consulting firm NEPC several months ago.

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Commentary

Solo RIAs Not Planning for Retirement Risk Extinction

Succession planning can be as simple as recreating the retirement planning process you walk clients through every day.

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Live from RIA Edge West

Beyond the LOI: How Integration and Culture Define Success in RIA Deals

Henry Hagenbuch, senior managing director, head of M&A at Lido Advisors, challenges common misconceptions about "day one” transformations, emphasizing the importance of gradual integration and alignment with a firm’s culture.

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