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Wealth Management Daily Memo

MAY 4, 2021

TECHNOLOGY

Advisors To Receive More Attention, Vows Betterment's New CEO

No longer "secondary," advisors and the firm's 401(k) business will receive attention as equals to Betterment's retail business line, says new CEO Sarah Levy.

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INDUSTRY

Creative Planning Acquires Virginia RIA with $5B in AUM

Sullivan Bruyette, Speros & Blayney caters to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families who are typically attorneys in the Washington, D.C. area and tech executives.

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EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH

The Growing Role of Emerging Market Equities

Financial advisors are shifting their strategies around emerging markets equities to help clients better take advantage of the potential growth opportunities.

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REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Former Advisor Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison in $2M Ponzi Scheme

Daniel Rivera was sentenced to more than six years in prison for defrauding investors, many of them elderly.  

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EQUITIES

The Market Is Expensive, But Not “Dot-Com” Expensive

Expert panelists including Joel Greenblatt, Liz Ann Sonders, Jeffrey Sherman and Jan Van Eck weigh in on the market exuberance at Informa Connect’s Inside Wealth virtual event.

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PEOPLE

Mark Bruno Joins Informa Connect as Managing Director of Wealth Management

Bruno, a long-tenured executive for InvestmentNews and more recently Echelon Partners, brings deep ties to the advisory community and will focus on bridging media and events at Informa.

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HIGH NET WORTH

Biden Tax Rule Would Rip Billions From Biggest Fortunes at Death

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos' heirs may have to pay more than $36 billion if President Joe Biden succeeds in closing a loophole that helps the rich transfer their fortunes tax-free at death.

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SPONSORED WEBINAR

AI and the Future of Financial Management

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