Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

JANUARY 9, 2021

HIGH NET WORTH

The 20 Most Expensive Luxury Real Estate Markets in the U.S.

What will a high-end property cost your clients in these cities?      

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INDUSTRY

Wells Fargo Advisors to Exit All International Business

Wells Fargo advisors will no longer be able to service clients abroad, according to a company memo.

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CAREERS

Ten Trends Advisors Need to Pay Attention to in 2021

Financial advisors proved their tenacity and resilience in 2020, and through this resolve, a new evolution is emerging. It’s good news for advisors.  

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T&E VIRTUAL FORUMS

Wealth Planning 2021: Live CE & CLE Virtual Forums

During two weeks in January (12th - 21st), we’ll provide HNW advisors and financial planners expert perspectives on how the unprecedented events of 2020 will impact future wealth planning strategies—with live, interactive forums paneled by Trusts & Estates Editorial Advisory Board members, frequent contributors and other leading subject matter experts.

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CELEBRITY ESTATES PODCAST

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Missed Estate Planning Opportunities

A girlfriend not a wife. A trust for one child not all three. A will that was over a decade old. For Philip Seymour Hoffman, what could go wrong?  

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INDUSTRY

Ten Trends to Impact Wealth Management in 2021

Among the biggest developments set to influence advisors’ businesses this year include consolidation among wealth management firms, the rise of ESG investing, a renewed focus on prospecting and changes to advisor compensation models.

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MARKETING

2021 Advisor Marketing Predictions: 36 Must-Read Insights From the Experts

Perspectives on where financial advisor marketing is headed.

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ETFS

Breaking Down the Record Year in ETFs

ETF demand was broad based in 2020, as fixed income and commodity ETFs pulled in impressive net inflows relative to their size. In addition, investors continued to choose equity ETFs over often more expensive mutual funds.  

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PEOPLE

Larry Miles Joins $6B RIA Freestone as CEO

Miles, a former principal at AdvicePeriod, plans to help the RIA expand services to clients and get employee-owned Freestone national name recognition to lure more advisors to its ranks.

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INDUSTRY

Shareholders Slam Sale of Boston Private to SVB Financial

Anthony DeChellis joined Boston Private to jump start its floundering wealth business. But he and the board are "grossly" undervaluing the bank in agreeing to a $900 million sale, a major shareholder says, arguing the firm should curtail its "pie-in-the-sky" and costly wealth management ambitions.

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HIGH NET WORTH

Zappos Founder Tony Hsieh Left Behind a 'Sticky Mess'

His family discovered thousands of Post-it notes with potential deals and financial commitments all over the walls at his Park City, Utah, mansion.  

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