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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Nicholas Spagnoletti, 52, had “images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation and/or abuse of a minor” on his phone, investigators say.
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With $2.6 trillion in total assets, the firm is by far the biggest name yet that’s seeking to make such a move.
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Here's what you missed this week in wealth management.
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The CFP Board requires two to three years of experience but doesn’t have any structured program for financial planners to meet that requirement.
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Although this strategy can be used to substitute for the popular strategy that the SECURE Act blasted away last year, it has a different main use case — one that's not transferring wealth to heirs.
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Robert Bennett, CPA, is the vice president of tax and legislation at Corvee, a software and solutions company serving tax and accounting firms, where he works as part of the team that develops and maintains the Corvee Tax Planning software.
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Wall Street’s self-regulator says recent data show that only mid-sized and smaller firms would have fit its new “red flag” criteria.
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The bank says plaintiffs cannot connect instances of identity theft or fraud to incidents at the bank, giving the case no standing.
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Increasingly, hedge funds are eager to buy packages of art-backed loans.
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Peter Tufano is a professor of finance and former dean at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School as well as a visitor at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School.
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