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FINRA: 'Persistent' Noncompliance on Crypto Communications

Wealth Management

Preliminary results from a targeted exam indicated communications related to crypto asset securities products and services had four times the non-compliance rate of other kinds of products.

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The Liability Risk Of Giving Inadvertent Tax Advice (And How To Avoid It)

Nerd's Eye View

Historically, tax-related services within advisory firms were primarily focused on investment strategies, like using ETFs for their tax efficiency or implementing asset location and tax-loss harvesting strategies to boost after-tax returns. But it also demands new considerations in how those strategies are presented. Read More.

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What Are the Best Asset Classes for Active Management?

Wealth Management

What Are the Best Asset Classes for Active Management? Low-cost passive wrappers work well for core equity investing, but certain asset classes are more conducive to active management. The industry’s heyday came in the 1980s and ’90s, when stocks soared and rockstar mutual fund managers like Peter Lynch raked in assets.

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Why Held-Away Asset Management Technology Is Being Scrutinized By State Regulators (And How Advisors Can Compliantly Manage Clients’ 401(k) Assets)

Nerd's Eye View

For advisors who want to advise on clients' 401(k) plan assets but who can't manage them directly, there have generally been 2 options. And yet the fact remains that technology like Pontera may still be preferable to the alternatives that exist for advisors to advise on and manage clients' 401(k) assets (e.g., Read More.

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Why Regulators Are Questioning The Use Of Held-Away Asset Management Technology (And What Advisors Can Do About It)

Nerd's Eye View

For advisors who want to advise on clients' 401(k) plan assets but who can't manage them directly, there have generally been 2 options. And yet the fact remains that technology like Pontera may still be preferable to the alternatives that exist for advisors to advise on and manage clients' 401(k) assets (e.g., Read More.

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Mariner Hires M&A Lead Rob Sandrew to Oversee $40B Independent Channel

Wealth Management

Mariner is seeking to bolster its independent registered investment advisor channel by hiring Rob Sandrew to oversee the division, which includes more than 1,100 advisors and about $40 billion in client assets. Sandrew joined the RIA in 2016 and helped it grow from about $3 billion in client assets to more than $21 billion.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 3–4)

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a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading! a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading!