Clare Bronfman spent millions of the family fortune bankrolling Nxivm's operations and becomes a prime example of the need for discretionary trusts in high-net-worth planning.

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INDUSTRY

'We Are One Firm.' Schwab Plans for Single Technology Platform

Samuel Steinberger

Just hours after closing its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, Schwab executives described plans for new tech and the combination of referral networks.

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BUSINESS PLANNING

Advisors Struggle to Reopen Offices

Anne Field

Going back to work in the physical world is proving to be a challenge to advisory firms that want to do it right.

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CELEBRITY ESTATES PODCAST

Chadwick Boseman and Planning for Clients with a Diagnosis

David H. Lenok

Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for portraying Black heroes, kept his cancer diagnosis a secret from many. That underlines the need for advisors to urge clients to have all their estate-planning documents in order.

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CLIENT RELATIONS

Men, Mental Health and the Harsh Reality Affecting Planning

Amanda Koplin and Martin M. Shenkman

White, middle-aged men make up the largest demographic of suicides in the United States.

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CAREERS

The Key Advantages Regional Firms Have to Attract Top Advisors

Wendy Leung

The increasing flow of advisors to the space makes it clear that something has changed at the regionals—and in a big way.

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HIGH NET WORTH

COVID-19 and Major Tax Savings for Financial Advisors

Nishant Mittal

The opportunity for advisors and their partnerships to pay less in taxes by changing domiciles is massive—but so are the risks of noncompliance.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Compliance Officers Want Additional FINRA Extension for 2020 Branch Office Inspections

Patrick Donachie

The comments came during a webinar co-presented by SIFMA and Bates Compliance on virtual office inspections.

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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Want to Invest Like the Big Boys? No, You Don’t.

Scott MacKillop

If someone offers to part the velvet ropes and grant you special access to “institutional quality” investment management, smile politely and head for the hills.

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