More about InVest: As new digital tools transform wealth management, the industry’s largest players are rushing to adapt to ever-increasing customer expectations, while smaller firms strive to keep pace. Behind the scenes, many are investing more on technology and hiring to drive growth, but margins remain under pressure. In|Vest West is exploring all the dynamics at play — from front to back office — and the technologies that are shaping the future of the firm.
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Issues that feature a character's first appearance or death — or even a popular artist or writer's first publication — can command high prices. But a volatile short-term investment market and meticulous storage demands remain concerns.
October 8
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With deals like Cetera's purchase of Avantax, Morgan Stanley's of Parametric and JPMorgan's of 55ip, big firms are increasingly able to answer high net worth clients' tax questions without having to send them to outside professionals.
October 8
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Business owners often can't rely on standard retirement strategies. Advisors explain how goal-setting, diversification and exit planning can secure their financial future.
October 8
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The many technical planning questions may be moot until spouses can find common ground on money and wealth in general, CFP Board conference panelists said.
October 8
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In this month's Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook, advisors' feelings about the overall economy and practice performance were up. That optimism could be fleeting.
October 7
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In a field with very high rates of attrition, financial planners are finding pillars of support in study groups as they work to reach more young customers.
October 7
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Former Morgan Stanley broker Kathy Frazier sued the firm in 2015 and was later joined by six other Black plaintiffs who also alleged they had been systematically excluded from the best advisory teams and client leads.
October 7
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Pat Warren serves as vice president of regulatory technology for BITS — the technology policy division of the Bank Policy Institute. Pat leads BITS' regulatory engagement on cybersecurity, technology and resiliency.
October 7
