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The New York-based bank is broadening its offering to financial advisors, a key source of growth in the asset-management industry.

After hiring Kara Murphy, the wealth manager aims to roll out investment management research and modeling tools for more than 2,400 advisors.

(Bloomberg) — An unpleasant surprise for wealthy Americans lurks halfway through a 114-page document released by the U.S. Treasury late last month.

Thousands of clients paid sales charges that they wouldn’t have incurred had they held the pricey alternative products until maturity, according to FINRA.

Amerant Bank has invested $2.5 million in Marstone to provide a digital alternative to personal wealth advisors for new and existing clients. The technology "gets planning capabilities into the hands of any customer that wants them," says Jerry Plush, the Florida bank's new CEO.

These individuals have unique life experiences that shape who they are and planning for their financial goals requires an understanding of their distinct challenges, writes advisor Harry Gittelson.

Advisors will walk a fine line as they reinforce fundamentals while leveraging market and tax-policy uncertainty, says Clayton Bland of CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth.

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The billionaire put into his account pre-IPO shares of Paypal, Facebook and Palantir valued at just $0.001, which then exploded in value.

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