Morning Memo
 
Wealth Management Morning Memo

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

RETIREMENT PLANNING

Converting IRAs to Roth IRAs Is a Year-Round Topic

Save yourself and your clients some stress by planning sooner, rather than later.  

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ETFS

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

Waiting for the Reverse Mortgage Surge

The predicted uptick in advisor interest hasn’t materialized—yet.  

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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Private Equity Managers Turn to Wealth Market for New Clients

After long dismissing the financial advisor business, alternative managers have changed their tune and recently made big bets in the space, launching their own private wealth divisions to draw new money from advisors across all channels, and create products that are more broadly accessible to individual investors.     

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CAREERS

If Not Another Wirehouse, Then What?

Advisors considering change want something more than what they have at their current firm. The good news is that there are plenty of options to choose from. That’s the bad news, too.  

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HIGH NET WORTH

How Much Is Left of Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate?

Legal fees and settlements with his victims have sapped over $400 million with more (rightly) to come.  

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

FINRA Examiners Tout 'Effective Practices' to Solve Reg BI Shortfalls

'The 2022 Report on FINRA’s Examination and Risk Monitoring Program' also looks at firms’ Form CRS compliance and approaches in working with clients via mobile apps.

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REAL ESTATE

REITs Stumble Out of the Gate in January Amid Broader Market Sell-Off

Total returns for the FTSE Nareit All Equity Index were down 7.93 percent in the first month of 2022.  

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ADVISOR CHANNELS

Cerulli: Wirehouses No Longer Vying for Head Count, Focusing on Efficiency and HNW

The wirehouses’ 'scale can be mimicked but rarely matched,' said a new Cerulli Associates report.  

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ESTATE PLANNING

Estate Planning for Married Couples With IRAs and 401(k)s

Should proceeds be paid to a bypass trust for the benefit of the surviving spouse?  

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