Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

JUNE 4, 2018

INDUSTRY

The Prospects of Private Equity

Private equity firms have turned up the deal flow in the wealth management industry over the past several months. What does it mean for firms and their clients?

FULL ARTICLE

ADVERTISEMENT

HIGH NET WORTH

Selling a Closely Held Business - Part II: The Sales Process

Identify and fix "deal killers" beforehand.

FULL ARTICLE

SPONSORED CONTENT

Digital Transformation: A Growth Strategy for Financial Advisors

Workflow automation tools - from document management to CRM Software - should be key components in any financial advisory firm's growth strategy.

VIEW INFOGRAPHIC

REAL ESTATE

Should Real Estate Investments Change in Light of New Tax Laws?

Here are some key effects that the new bill has had on the real estate investing landscape.

FULL ARTICLE

The Daily Brief

Long Island Advisor Charged in $8 Million Ponzi Scheme

A registered broker/dealer from East Setauket, N.Y., was charged by the SEC with fleecing elderly investors out of $8 million, the Long island Business News is reporting. Steven Pagartanis, owner of Omega Planning Associates, allegedly stole the money by claiming that he would invest clients' funds in a publicly traded or private land development company, promising guaranteed montly interest payments. ...

Founders Overseeing $1.8 Billion Leave CPA-Based Firm
They Started Roger Hewins and Martha Post have left Hewins Financial Advisors, the advisory firm they founded more than 15 years ago, to start their own fee-only wealth management business. ...

A Vanguard Mutual Fund Owns $47 Million In Cannabis Stocks

A recent SEC filing showed that Vanguard's Developed Market Index Fund, which includes four mutual funds and an exchange-traded fund, owns thousands of shares of three cannabis companies worth approximately $47 million, according to New Cannabis Ventures. ...

READ MORE OF THE DAILY BRIEF