Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

MARCH 2, 2019

MARKETING

Targeted Digital Ads Work for Consumer Brands. Can They Work for Advisors?

Dynasty Financial has unveiled a program to help its RIAs use cutting-edge digital marketing, pinpointing prospects where they live, both online and in real time.

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MARKETING

Five Charts on How Financial Advisors Use Digital Marketing

Wealthmanagement.com polled financial advisors about their use of digital marketing, including social media.

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ETFS

A Fintech Firm Crashes the ETF Party With Free Funds

SoFi, an online financial services firm, is the first company to offer zero-fee ETFs, but it likely won’t be the last.

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ETFS

Vanguard Cuts Prices on ETFs, Following Arrival of a No-Fee Competitor

The race to the bottom in the ETF price wars took another significant step this week, as SoFi registers two new ETFs with waived fees and Vanguard shaves basis points off a number of its own.

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INDUSTRY

Warburg Pincus Is Kestra Financial's New Majority Stakeholder

For now an IPO is off the table, but Warburg continues expanding its U.S. wealth management presence.

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TECHNOLOGY

PortfolioCenter Competitors Circle, but Advisors Don't Budge

Schwab's sale of PortfolioCenter to Envestnet has competitors licking their chops, hungry for new customers. How many new customers will materialize remains unclear.

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FIXED INCOME

How Smart Are You About Fixed Income Investments?

How well do you know the characteristics of fixed income investments and how they operate?

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INDUSTRY

Creative Planning Expands With Acquisition

The RIA makes its first purchase, but it's not in the Northeast or the South.

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HIGH NET WORTH

A Road Map for Selling a Closely Held Business: Part 1

In this first installment, we lay out core issues, such as timing, family dynamics and assembling a team.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Senate Committee Considers JOBS Act 3.0

The package of bills includes legislation meant to spur capital formation and expand the definition of an accredited investor.

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