Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

AUGUST 31, 2019

COLLEGE PLANNING

The 10 Most and 10 Least Valuable College Majors

Especially if you’re building a multigenerational practice, it would behoove you to educate your clients on the college majors that are most likely to elevate their children’s earnings.

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ETFS

DFA vs. SPDR in Sector ETFs

Dimensional Fund Advisors’ factor-based portfolios were meant to compete with SPDR’s better known ETFs in sector investing. Which approach has come out on top?  

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SPONSORED CONTENT

Partner Perspectives: Markets at Mid-Year

Carillon Tower Advisers presents investing insights from our affiliates

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PEOPLE

UBS Sets Major Reshuffle Atop Wealth Management Unit

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti is replacing wealth management co-head Martin Blessing with former Credit Suisse Group AG banker Iqbal Khan.

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INDUSTRY

SEC Charges RIA for Fleecing Brain-Injured Ex-NFL Players

The regulator says Cambridge Capital Group Advisors defrauded 20 investors, most of whom were retired NFL players who claimed brain injuries from concussions suffered while playing professional football.

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Securitized Assets: An Untapped Market for Diversifying Credit Risk in LDI Portfolios

Tapping the securitized market can help plan sponsor diversify the corporate credit risk in their LDI portfolios without sacrificing yield and total return potential.

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PEOPLE

Ed Butowsky Says the Wires Are Going About Portfolio Construction All Wrong

'It's shocking to people to find out that the one thing that they think their advisor is trained on, they've never been taught—and that is, how to construct and measure risk in a portfolio,' the Plano, Texas-based RIA argues in his new book.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Massachusetts Regulator Fines Wells Fargo After Agents Fail to Register

Wells Fargo will pay $450,000 after 1,098 agents and 561 supervisors did not register in Massachusetts.

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2019 Midyear Outlook Special Edition

This special issue includes: current market views from asset managers, articles on technology & best business practices. You can skim at your leisure, or zero in on the contributions from firms that may be of interest.

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ESTATE PLANNING

Florida Appeals Court OKs Transfer of Janet Reno's Home to Miami Dade College

The late U.S. attorney general’s niece sought to stop the endowment.

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INDUSTRY

New Study Calls for Safe Harbor Approach to Job Titles

A Mercatus working paper supports the need for title reform, but it argues that regulators should take a different tack to prevent professionals from making up new titles.

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HIGH NET WORTH

The Evolution of Divorce for Wealthy Women

Women are entering into marriage with more assets and greater earnings potential than ever before.

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ETFS

Yield Curve Games

Who wins?

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

Wealth Management 3.0: Longevity Advisors

RBC Wealth Management CEO Michael Armstrong discusses how longevity risk is turning the financial industry on its head.

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