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RIA Founder and Namesake Sued for Stealing Clients, Trade Secrets

Wealth Management

After leaving Linscomb & Williams last year to launch an independent RIA that cuts clients in on profits, Harold Williams and his brother are being sued by the bank that bought their firm in 2012.

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TikTokInvestors

The Big Picture

No audited returns, mathematically improbable claims, and zero accountability But none of these “influencers” sell securities to clients, so they do not fall under the regulatory oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).2 2 Sure, you can claim mainstream media is bad, but social media is worse.

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Help your clients not just consider their goals but jump toward them

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist Your clients may know what they want to achieve, but how strongly do they go after it? In his 2012 Top of the Table presentation “Life’s lessons lead to life’s questions,” 43-year MDRT member Walter F. Of course, most clients answer “two.” One decides to jump off. How many are left?

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The “Art” of Market Timing

The Big Picture

My own track record at making big calls is pretty damned good, but none of our clients wants me slinging around their retirement monies based on my gut instinct. Hence, the less it matters, the less actual capital is on the line, the easier it is to make those bold calls. I sure as hell don’t want to either.

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The 9 ‘Best’ Financial Advisor Conferences (For Scaling Up) In 2023

Nerd's Eye View

As someone who has been speaking at 50-70 conferences a year for 18 years myself, I’ve seen the good and bad of our wide range of industry events, which are spread across membership associations, broker-dealers, insurance companies, RIA custodians, product manufacturers, media companies, private events, and more.

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Coming to Charlotte to Talk the Value of Cash

The Big Picture

For the decade1 from 2012 to 2022, 10-year Treasuries yielded less than 3% and averaged closer to 2%. These are the types of conversations we’ve been having with clients this year at Ritholtz Wealth Management. We are going to be meeting clients, advisors, and other folk we don’t get to see in person all that often.

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: IBM stock climbs toward longest winning streak in more than 10 years

MarketWatch

17, 2012, when it also rose for nine sessions in a row, according to Dow Jones Market Data. BofA Securities analyst weighed in on IBM in a June 7 note to clients, after hosting a company executive at an investor conference. Tuesday’s gains put the telecommunications stock on pace to log its longest winning streak since Sept.

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