Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

JANUARY 26, 2018

ETFS

Top Performing ETFs of 2017

Excluding leveraged and inverse funds, these are the top performing exchange traded funds of the year.

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MINDY DIAMOND ON INDEPENDENCE

Fact vs. Fiction: The True Realities of Independence for Financial Advisors

It’s often not easy to separate reality from myths and untruths—and this is especially true in the independent space. As one of the relatively new models in the wealth management landscape, it’s often subject to headlines and hearsay.

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Aligning Your Technology With the Needs of High-Net Worth Clients

High-net-worth advisors plan on spending more on technology next year, but they may not be taking full advantage of the opportunities available.

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HECKERLING 2018

Flexibility Is Key To Dynasty Trust Survival

Diana Zeydel offers some advice on the "care and feeding" of dynasty trusts at Heckerling 2018.

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The Daily Brief

J.P. Morgan Launches Long/Short ETF

Liquid alternatives and hedge fund replication have always loomed as a massive white space for the ETF industry. But J.P. Morgan Asset Management is trying to democratize the category through its line of alternative beta ETFs. The firm has launched the latest in the series, the JPMorgan Long/Short ETF (JPLS), which uses a rules-based, bottom-up security selection process. ...

Top Concern of Wealthy Clients? Others Knowing About It
Members of wealthy families are not worried about losing their money, and the majority aren't worried about raising well-adjusted children. Their top concern (47 percent of respondents) was others knowing that they are wealthy, followed by being targeted by predators or scams (44 percent) and being judged solely by their wealth (42 percent), according to a study recently published by Wilmington Trust. ...

Robinhood Goes Crypto
The popular trading app Robinhood will let customers buy and trade bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies starting in February, Fortune reports. The app, which has 3 million users with a median age of 26, also immediately made available the ability to track market data for 16 cryptocurrencies, read crypto news and set price alerts. ...

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