Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

AUGUST 10, 2021

PEOPLE

Q&A With RBC’s New Head of Culture and Field Experience

Unlike other roles in financial services focused on diversity and employee wellbeing, Shareen Luze’s new position at RBC Wealth Management sits within the business.

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INDUSTRY

Activist Investor Ancora Pressures Blucora to Sell TaxAct Unit

In the wake of Blucora’s second quarter earnings results last week, RIA and shareholder Ancora is calling for the company to sell off its TaxAct unit.  

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Revisit Their Past. Plan Their Future.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

The Why and How of Choosing a Self-Directed IRA Custodian for Alternative Investments

Increased awareness and enhanced technology platforms have helped make it easier for individual investors to access previously unavailable asset classes.

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TECHNOLOGY

Altruist Hires First CFO, Head of Investments

With a $50 million Series B in the rearview mirror, Altruist hired Grace Mellis as its first chief financial officer and Adam Grealish as its first head of investments.

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ADVISOR INNOVATIONS PODCAST

Sustainable Investing With Jeffery Gitterman

Gitterman Wealth Management co-founder Jeffrey Gitterman on how his firm focuses on sustainable investing, making sense of ESG data and where he sees opportunities for advisors to grow.

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Podcasts

CELEBRITY ESTATES PODCAST

Elizabeth Hurley's Son Disinherited

Multi-millionaire Peter Bing disinherited two grandchildren born out of wedlock, Damien Hurley and Kira Bonder, leaving them with nothing.

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MINDY DIAMOND ON INDEPENDENCE

Turning a 'Paper Tablecloth Vision' Into Reality

Gerry Goldberg, CEO and co-founder of GYL Financial Synergies, describes how a simple sketch on a restaurant tablecloth turned into an RIA with 3X revenue and $8.5 billion in assets in five years.  

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Three Disruptive Trends Impacting Wealth Management in 2021

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