Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

MARCH 6, 2021

HIGH NET WORTH

The 10 States Where Residents Shoulder the Highest and Lowest Tax Burdens

The U.S. government collects over $5.3 trillion in taxes each year, but which states' denizens are hit the hardest?      

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ESTATE PLANNING

Larry King’s Handwritten Will Throws Estranged Wife a Curveball

Can the holographic will Larry King wrote in October 2019 that omits his wife, Shawn King, supersede his original estate plan?

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How Bill Pay Activities Add Value to High-Net-Worth Client Relationships

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

'Roaring Kitty' Loses FINRA License

Keith Gill, who became a central figure in the 'Reddit rebellion' and rise of GameStop shares in January, worked with MML Investors Services, a broker/dealer subsidiary of MassMutual.

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TECHNOLOGY

Betterment Buys Wealthsimple's U.S. Business

The sale of assets marks the end of the Canadian robo's direct-to-consumer foray into the U.S. market.

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REAL ESTATE

Non-Traded REIT Fundraising Could Surge to $15B in 2021

The vast majority of new capital is going to non-traded REITs operated by the Blackstone Group.  

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PEOPLE

Wells Fargo Retreat From Non-U.S. Biz Prompts Miami Advisor to Snowden Lane

Snowden Lane looks to bring on more advisors fleeing firms that put restrictions on international clients.

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ESTATE PLANNING

Aretha Franklin’s Estate Reaches Deal Over IRS Tax Bill

Heirs will finally begin to see some of their inheritance.

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MARKETING

How to Market Your Financial Advisory Firm in a Commoditized Wealth Management World

Be honest about how well the 'set it and forget it' approach works in investing—and how investment management is just a small part of what clients pay you for.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

RIA CapWealth Takes on SEC Over 12b-1 Disclosures

CapWealth's Tim Pagliara argues the commission's case against his firm is 'riddled with holes' and should be dropped.  

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EQUITIES

What Robinhood and Reddit Have Wrought

Every time financial markets stray from their core purpose of allocating sources of capital to productive uses in the real world, we get ourselves and each other into trouble.  

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