Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

MARCH 26, 2020

ADVISOR CHANNELS

The Ripple Effects on Independent B/Ds in the Post-COVID-19 World

Eight ways the coronavirus pandemic will change the relationship between advisors and their IBD business partners.

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ESTATE PLANNING

Eight Steps for Updating Health Care Documents

As grim as it might seem, the coronavirus pandemic should remind clients to have these health care documents in order.

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COVID-19 Outbreak: Updated Guidance for Financial Professionals

With each passing day there are new discoveries regarding the behavior of the virus and how the infection is transmitted.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

Helping Defined Benefit Plan Clients Navigate Volatile Rates

It’s not all bad news.

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CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

FSI Pushes to Delay Reg BI

The advocacy group for broker/dealers says firms are finding it difficult to upgrade their compliance capability due to the tumult caused by the spread of COVID-19, and are asking for "temporary regulatory relief."

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ADVISOR CHANNELS

Goldman Analyst: Buy LPL, Sell Raymond James

A Goldman Sachs equity analyst says LPL’s pure-play brokerage model will fare better in the market volatility than Raymond James’, which relies on investment banking and capital markets.

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INDUSTRY

Running a Financial Advisory Firm in a Recession

These financial advisors managed to grow their advisory firms during the Great Recession of 2008—lessons learned from that experience may help advisors facing the next one.

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Power Your Firm’s Value Proposition with a Financial Planning Strategy

How to stand out and develop your financial planning story.

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EQUITIES

Majority of Advisors Are Tweaking Portfolios During COVID-19

Advisors are putting sidelined money into equities, reallocating assets in line with models, and taking money out of the stock market, according to a recent live poll conducted by FlexShares.

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INSURANCE

Limiting Life Insurance Trustee Liability in Light of Coronavirus

How fiduciaries can protect themselves.

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The Daily Brief

TECHNOLOGY

Envestnet Partnership Produces Form CRS Solution

The wealthtech provider is working with Compliance Solutions Strategies to roll out a web-based Form CRS builder.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

PCS Retirement Connects Advisors with Retirement Plan Clients

The new resource from PCS Retirement offers advisors ways to directly message plan participants or to send additional documents and resources through the portal.

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PEOPLE

Colorado RIA Breaks Away to Form Elk River Wealth Management

Chris Freimuth and his team left BOK Financial Private Wealth to form Elk River Wealth Management.

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