Morning Memo
 
Wealth Management Morning Memo

MARCH 4, 2023

REAL ESTATE

The States With the Highest and Lowest Property Taxes

Depending on where your clients live, property taxes can be a small inconvenience or a major burden.

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TECHNOLOGY

BlackRock Sells FutureAdvisor's Direct-to-Consumer Business to Ritholtz

New York-based Ritholtz Wealth Management will take over the direct-to-consumer robo business from FutureAdvisor.

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SPONSORED EBOOK

Digital Transformation Success Strategies for 2023

Digital transformation isn’t just about installing a new system that will solve your organization’s biggest problems. Here’s a roadmap for realizing the full potential of technology investments.

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INDUSTRY

Human First: The Rise of FinPsych, Financial Therapy and Life Planning

Based on the work of cutting-edge planners and therapists, more advisors are tuning in to the psychology of money.  

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PHILANTHROPY

Lessons from Michael Jordan’s $10M Make-A-Wish Donation

Tax benefits are typically secondary factors with large gifts.

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RIA NEWS

Mercer Launches Broker/Dealer for Legacy Assets

Mercer CEO Dave Welling says the new brokerage will help it better serve prospective clients and M&A prospects with long-standing commission-based assets at outside broker/dealers.

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TECHNOLOGY

Now Self-Clearing, Altruist Becomes a True Custodian

After years as an 'introducing b/d,' Altruist Clearing goes live this week, the final step in becoming a full-service custodian—the only one, argues CEO Jason Wenk, built from the ground up and exclusively for RIAs.

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WEALTHMANAGEMENT EDGE

The Time Is Now

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RIA NEWS

Focus Goes Private After Acquisition by PE Firm

The deal with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has an enterprise value totaling more than $7 billion, with stockholders set to receive $53 per share.  

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REAL ESTATE

Six Reasons 2023 Is the Year of the 1031 Exchange

Many long-term owners are starting to recognize their upside in the near future is gone, yet their management headaches and expenses remain.

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PEOPLE

Advisor Charged With Murder in Colombia Faces Fallout

Financial advisor John Poulos was fired from Vanguard and stripped of his CFP designation after being arrested for a homicide near Bogota, Colombia. He was caught in Panama on his way to Turkey, according to reports.  

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RIA NEWS

Clearstead Advisors Bolsters Trust Capabilities With Avalon Acquisition

Ohio-based Clearstead Advisors, a private equity-backed RIA with $28 billion in client assets, has purchased a second trust business.  

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