Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

TECHNOLOGY

RIAs Turn to Tech Investing

Some large RIA principals are emerging as both gatekeepers and early-stage investors for tech startups with the potential to transform the advice industry.

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EQUITIES

Advisors: What, Me Worry?

After the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 fell more than 4 percent in one trading session, many advisors said they were expecting a market correction and had prepared clients for it.

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EQUITIES

The Return of Market Volatility Is Expected and Healthy

Capital Group Chairman and CEO Tim Armour explains why we were overdue for a correction.

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ETFS

Holding Stocks in A Rising Rate Environment

Looking under the hood of three equity ETFs designed to outperform as debt yields increase.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

How Much Do You Know About RMDs?

The rules for RMDs are complex and unforgiving. How well do you know the terrain?

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ETFS

An Open Letter to Our Copycat Trader

To our copycat trader, we’d like to fill you in on some ETF trading best practices.

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INDUSTRY

What Tim Buckley Got Wrong

Reports of our imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. We can justify our fees in an age of digital disruption by staying relevant and enriching the lives of our clients.

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HIGH NET WORTH

Here's the Trump Tax Loophole Accountants Can Blow Wide Open

Tax pros are devising creative ways to avoid deduction limits.

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CLIENT RELATIONS

Five Ways Advisors Destroy Empathy

By simply reframing, with a touch of paraphrasing, the tone of the conversation changes.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

FINRA: Clients May Win Arbitration, But Many Firms Fail to Pay

Up to 30 percent of monetary awards to investors in arbitration claims go unpaid, the self-regulator said. “It’s crystal clear this is and remains a huge problem for FINRA and therefore for investors,” says PIABA President Andrew Stoltmann.

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