Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

APRIL 24, 2021

HIGH NET WORTH

Estate Planning Lessons From Mookie Betts and Fernando Tatis Jr.

The giant contracts recently signed by these two young MLB stars can act as a teaching moment for "normal" clients.  

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PEOPLE

UBS Scores Two Multi-Billion Dollar Teams in South Florida

UBS recruited two teams with over $1 billion in AUM from Wells Fargo and JP Morgan in Miami.

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Digital Marketing Tools for Winning High Net Worth Business

Five principles for effective marketing communication with HNW investors.

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INDUSTRY

Blucora Shareholders Vote to Elect All Existing Board Members

The results deal a blow to RIA and investor Ancora, which launched a proxy battle with Blucora, parent of broker/dealer Avantax, in mid-March, seeking four seats on the company's board.

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INDUSTRY

Morgan Stanley Sells Recently Acquired E*Trade Custody Unit to Axos

The RIA custody business represented a 'channel conflict' for Morgan Stanley, which sold it to Axos Financial for $55 million.  

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SPONSORED WEBINAR

The Next Frontier of Fixed Income ESG Investing

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Maryland Advisor Charged With Draining Elderly Client of Retirement Savings

The DOJ charged Eddy Blizzard with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The alleged crime caused the victim's house to go into foreclosure.  

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INDUSTRY

Quarterly RIA M&A Deals Surpass 50 for the First Time

The bulk of first quarter RIA M&A occurred in January, contributing to a record quarter, but activity has since slowed down, according to DeVoe & Company.  

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TRANSPARENCY WITH DIANA B.

A Tremendous Loss on 9/11 and the Path Forward

The tragic death of her father on 9/11 set advisor Chloe Wohlforth on a life journey influenced by that day.  

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ADVISOR INNOVATIONS PODCAST

Mindy Diamond on the Growing Affiliation Models for Financial Advisors

In the inaugural episode of the Advisor Innovations podcast, recruiter and consultant Mindy Diamond discusses how the advice industry has changed, why advisors change firms, and how the lines between the traditional business affiliation models are getting blurrier and blurrier.

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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Adding Private Credit to a Client’s Portfolio

It should be considered an augment and not a replacement for a conventional fixed income allocation.  

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REAL ESTATE

Redemption Requests Slow Inflows to Real Estate Interval Funds

Interval fund structures have been widely adopted by the institutional management sector, including for commercial real estate.  

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ETFS

The Most Heavily Traded ETFs in the Past Month

These 20 ETFs saw the most action over the past 30 days.    

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