Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how to fix messed up beneficiary designations.
Quote of the Day
"Befuddling retail investors is a sport for many financial firms because they know most retail investors can’t coherently explain the difference between a stock and a bond; this leaves investors open to exploitation."
(Tony Isola)
Podcasts
- Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with retirement expert Mark Miller. (morningstar.com)
- Robin Powell talks with George Kinder about how mindfulness can help investors achieve better outcomes and live more fulfilled lives. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- Michael Kitces talks about the evolution to RIA with Lou Tranquilli, founder of Tranquilli Financial Advisor. (kitces.com)
- Justin Castelli talks advisor technology with Jonathan Novy of Ritholtz Wealth Management. (youtube.com)
The biz
- Capital One ($COF) has acquired retirement-focused robo advisor United Income. (financial-planning.com)
- Joe Duran with three reasons why he sold United Capital to Goldman Sachs ($GS). (riabiz.com)
- You may have missed it but AssetMark ($AMK) went public last month. (riabiz.com)
Profiles
- How Sanctuary Wealth attracted $10 billion in breakaway AUM. (riabiz.com)
- A big profile of Michael Cole CEO of fast-growing Cresset Capital Management. (citywireusa.com)
Advisers
- Dan Solin, "There’s often a huge disconnect between what advisors believe should be covered in the initial meeting and what’s top-of-mind for the prospect." (advisorperspectives.com)
- Three lessons learned from acquiring another advisor's practice. (advisorperspectives.com)
- When doing financial planning: ask why before how or what. (calibratingcapital.com)
- How dementia can upend a well thought out financial plan. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Is the CFP Board going to step up its enforcement actions? (wsj.com)
- What can the US learn from Australia's “Future of Financial Advice” legislation? (kitces.com)
