Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

ADVISOR CHANNELS

Broker Protocol Administrator Delayed Public Notice of Morgan Stanley’s Exit

Morgan Stanley, protocol administrator appear to delay public announcement of pullout.

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CLS Investments Debuts Fee-Free "Smart ETF" Model Portfolios

The model portfolios are a combination of factor-based ETFs from five different providers, and no strategist fee.

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Meggalife Looks to Gamify Saving For Retirement

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The Daily Brief

NFL Player Helps IRS Catch His Advisor in Tax Scam

Former NFL safety Antrel Rolle helped the IRS catch and arrest his former tax attorney, according to Bleacher Report and TMZ Sports. Rolle, who played for the Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants and Chicago Bears during his 11-year career, was allegedly defrauded of at least $1.2 million by attorney Hiram Martin. ...

Lack of Savings is Americans' Biggest Financial Fear
More than a quarter of Americans say their biggest financial fear is an unplanned financial emergency, according to a recent survey by personal finance site WalletHub. That beat out job loss (20 percent), fraud (11 percent) and poor credit (7 percent). ...

Franklin Templeton Creates National Retirement Plan Strategist Role
Franklin Templeton has promoted Kevin Murphy to the newly created role of national retirement plan strategist, where he will be responsible for managing and growing the firm’s mid-market DC advisory home office relationships. He’ll also be responsible for the overall segment strategy and implementation, and the firm’s HSA initiative. ...

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