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Wall Street's Love for Alternative Assets Isn't a Good Deal for Clients, Expert Warns

Wealth Management

Richard Ennis, investment consulting pioneer, argues alternative investments underperform and drain billions from portfolios, contradicting Wall Street's golden age narrative.

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The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways Top Advisors Are Growing Their Businesses

Wealth Management

It’s this unique vantage point, and depth of knowledge and empathy, plus a natural ability to “connect the dots” that have earned Jason the trust and respect of the industry’s most sophisticated financial advisors at one of the nation’s leading recruiting and consulting firms. Jason is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.

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The WealthStack Podcast: Unlocking Private Markets with AssetMark's Michael Kim

Wealth Management

With more than 25 years of industry experience, he has set the strategic vision for the firm, which encompasses AssetMark’s platform of curated investments, technology solutions, business consulting, operations support, and acquisitions that serve the best interests of financial advisors and their investors.

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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.

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MiB: Christine Phillpotts, Ariel Investments

The Big Picture

She also worked as JPMorgan Asset Management equity research associate for US Tech. Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Global Chief Economist for Boston Consulting Group (BCG); previously, he was Chief Economist at Sanford Bernstein and worked at OECD and McKinsey.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 22–23)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a report from Cerulli Associates found that, amidst an industry-wide trend towards comprehensive financial planning and away from pure transaction-based investment management, asset-based fees currently represent 72.4%

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Pennsylvania Advisor Who Used Client Funds on Country Club Dues Gets 8 Years in Prison

Wealth Management

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