Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the most anticipated conference of 2022, Future Proof.
Quote of the Day
"Proper financial lie planning entails confronting reality and making difficult choices now, rather than keep putting them off."
(Robin Powell)
Podcasts
- Michael Kitces talks with Kyle Moore who is founder of Quarry Hill Advisors about rapidly scaling a practice. (kitces.com)
- Justin Carbonneau and Jack Forehand talk with RWM CFO Bill Sweet about all things tax and managing firm growth. (blog.validea.com)
- Dasarte Yarnway talks humanizing financial advice with Mike Policar of NGP Financial Planning. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Fintech
- Envestnet ($ENV) has led a Series A round in YieldX, a portfolio management software company focused on fixed-income securities. (riaintel.com)
- Addepar is buying AdvisorPeak. (riabiz.com)
- UBS is getting into the robo-advisor game in the U.S. (investmentnews.com)
Regulation
- The SEC is now cracking down on the problem of 'orphan accounts.' (riabiz.com)
- What new SEC rules say about online reviews of advisers. (financial-planning.com)
Alternatives
- Financial advisers are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to crypto. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Charles Schwab ($SCHW) is taking a wait-and-see approach to crypto. (riabiz.com)
- By avoiding alternative investments are RIAs missing out? (riaintel.com)
Advisers
- As firms scale, so does their need for training and coaching. (riaintel.com)
- Increasing diversity is both a top-down and bottom-up process. (thinkadvisor.com)
- Why female clients would prefer to work with a female adviser. (blogs.cfainstitute.org)
- How relying on client-derived life expectancy estimates can go wrong. (thinkadvisor.com)
- How a one-page 'asset map' can help facilitate client discussions. (kitces.com)
- How can you serve clients with smaller asset bases? (citywireusa.com)
- Rick Ferri is fighting the fight against the 1% AUM fee. (thinkadvisor.com)
