Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

AUGUST 8, 2020

HIGH NET WORTH

Biden Hits the Campaign Trail With Tax Policy Proposals

It’s never too early for clients to prepare for potential tax changes.

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TECHNOLOGY

Coronavirus Fears Accelerate WealthTech Innovation

Clients are facing the pandemic by reevaluating early retirement, and even their own life expectancies. Technology providers are responding.

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TECHNOLOGY

Schwab to Retain, Integrate thinkorswim, thinkpipes

The TD Ameritrade trading platforms and educational tools are the first announced technology move in Schwab's acquisition.

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ADVISOR CHANNELS

LPL Begins Recruiting to Employee Advisor Channel

LPL believes the new model addresses some of the pain points that exist among employee advisors, such as surety of their payout, owning the client relationship, the actual payout grid and the tax treatment of the sale of a practice.

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PEOPLE

Skip Schweiss Leaves TDAI as Schwab Acquisition Continues

Another familiar face, Skip Schweiss, has left TD Ameritrade Institutional. He is still slated to lead the FPA, but otherwise his plans for the future remain unclear.

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COMMENTARY

A Black Exec Does the Math

Life is profoundly different for Black folks in America.

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INDUSTRY

American College of Financial Services Aims to Double Number of Black Advisors

'This request is bigger than a commitment to hiring more Black men and women, setting up a diversity council, or cloaking systemic racism and the struggles that Black people face with a problem that means well,' said George Nichols III.

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ETFS

The Uselessness of ETF Fee Wars

The future of investing doesn’t lie in passive index tracking for near-zero fees. No one minds paying for innovation, argues Andrew Corn.  

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TECHNOLOGY

Fidelity Spire Beats Project Avocado To Launch

Financial planning is a key theme for both apps, though Spire is meant for Fidelity retail investors while Avocado is designed to bring investors to advisors.  

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BUSINESS PLANNING

Ten Lessons Climbing Mountains Has Taught Me About Running a Practice

Business success need not be an unassailable summit.    

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