Morning Memo
 
Wealth Management Morning Memo

MAY 7, 2022

Disinheriting Family Members With Different Political Beliefs

What's a practitioner to do when faced with this ethical dilemma?

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Technology

Advisor Group Taps CAIS to Build Customized Alternatives Platform

CAIS has a pipeline of five to seven other enterprises in the RIA and broker/dealer spaces also interested in bespoke platforms.

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Estate Planning

Proposed Clawback Regs May Undermine Some Estate Planning

Which tax-free transactions will trigger an estate tax if the taxpayer dies after the higher exemption amount sunsets?

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High Net Worth

Elon Musk’s Fixer Is Quietly Tending the World’s Biggest Fortune

Jared Birchall, head of Musk's family office Excession, runs point for the capricious, controversial billionaire.

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Technology

Data, Decumulation and the Third Wave

Insights and anecdotes our technology columnist brought home from T3's enterprise day in Texas.

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Technology

Snappy Kraken Buys Advisor Websites, Doubling Workforce, Clients

Snappy Kraken CEO Robert Sofia says Advisor Websites was a particularly attractive acquisition because of its compliance review tools, which may help with larger enterprise firms.

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ETFs

The 29 New ETFs That Launched in April

Nearly 30 ETFs came to the market last month. Here's a look at the new funds.

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RIA News

Mercer Advisors Acquires $1.2B HYA Advisors

HYA acquisition further expands Mercer Advisors’ presence in the Midwest.

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Industry

Mercer Buys $1.1B Michigan RIA Sanford Advisory Services

Mercer’s acquisition of Sanford Advisory Services in Michigan is its second this week.

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Industry

Focus CEO Says Ukraine Conflict Will Not Impact Its M&A Growth

Focus Financial Partners says the global and market uncertainties present opportunities, rather than obstacles, to the firm’s growth.

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Technology

T3 2022 Conference Roundup: A Farewell to Zoom

The 'largest T3 ever' makes one thing eminently clear: The advisor tech world is ready for a return to in-person meetings.

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