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The $68 Trillion Great Wealth Transfer Is Coming: What Most Advisors are Missing
The great wealth transfer from boomers to millennials is just around the corner, but are financial advisors overlooking boomer women and wealth? Read More
Understanding Behavioral Finance and Your Financial Advisor’s Biases
Your advisor is not immune to behavioral finance biases, such as overconfidence or loss aversion. How does behavioral finance affect your investments? Read More
The Doctor and the Drug Dealer: A Parable of Registered Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
“Regulation Best Interest” and the Growing Concern for Conflicts of Interest While having drinks with David Colton of Gresham Partners, LLC, he made an interesting analogy to describe the fiduciary duties of the registered investment adviser (RIA) and the broker-dealer. He used the analogy of a doctor as a drug dealer, and the conflict of […] Read More
That’s SOC, Not SOX: SOC Reports Audit the Safety of Company Data
An SOC report tells business owners, buyers and fiduciary directors if their data is being safely managed by a service organization. Should you request one? Read More
Why Your RIA Fears Private Equity Investments
RIAs Lack in Alternative Investment Offerings for Their Clients Registered investment advisors (RIAs) have never been the preferred vehicle for finding alternative investment opportunities, especially private equity. Large private equity funds are not easy to access, nor is private equity always easy to understand. But clients are becoming curious. In a 2019 RIA Sentiment Survey […] Read More
How Not to Buy Pre-IPO Shares Back Then: What About Today?
It’s A Whole New World We have published a number of articles to help investors understand how to purchase pre-IPO shares and the potential risks and rewards of doing so. The Beginning Our first foray into the area was an article written by Robert Rapp, “A New Private Trading Platform for Restricted Securities: Liquidity for […] Read More
5 Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor Before Hiring
Can your advisor prove their qualifications and track record? Know the questions to ask a financial advisor and what they mean for your financial future. Read More
My Financial Advisor Has Money Troubles: Fiduciary Obligations and Your Right to Know
Does your advisor have fiduciary obligations that require disclosure? Know how your investments may be affected by your financial investor’s money issues. Read More
What is a Family Office?
Private Wealth Management for Well-To-Do Families Family offices date back to the 19th century, when the likes of John D. Rockefeller and other tycoons spearheaded them as effective tools to manage their sprawling fortunes. What is a family office? Traditionally, it’s a private company whose purpose is private wealth management for families with more than […] Read More
Protection from Investment Fraud: Who’s Got Your Back?
If an investment opportunity sounds too good to be true, it may be a sign of investment fraud. Learn the signs with these 5 investment watchdog resources. Read More