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Wealth Management Daily Memo

APRIL 12, 2025

IBD NEWS

Large IBDs Sweeten Their Recruiting Deals for Commonwealth FAs

Firms including Osaic, Cetera, Raymond James and Kestra are boosting their typical deals to capture Commonwealth advisors in the wake of the acquisition by LPL, sources said.

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REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

SEC to Review AUM Threshold for State Advisors

In a speech to state securities regulators, Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda said he worried the threshold may have become “unbalanced” since Dodd-Frank and asked commission staff to conduct a “periodic evaluation” of the cutoff.

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WEALTHTECH

Pete Dorsey Launches Client-Facing Financial Planning App

The former TDAI and Altruist exec has been in stealth mode building Wing, a kind of "robo-planner" meant to help next-gen clients build personalized, goals-based plans, and advisors capture money in motion.

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Trending Podcasts

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: Inside Focus Financial's Evolution

Michael Nathanson shares his vision for Focus Financial, offering an insider’s perspective on the firm’s evolution and differentiators and how that plays into the future of independence.

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Zephyr's Adjusted for Risk: Portfolio Construction Strategies Using ETFs to Limit Risk

Amplify ETF CEO Christian Magoon shares some insights about the role ETFs, including black swan ETFs, can play in investment portfolios to help reduce investment risk during times of heightened market volatility.

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IBD NEWS

Atria Founders Step Away From LPL

Atria co-founders Doug Ketterer and Eugene Elias Jr. say they've reached the end of their journey with the firm as it completes its roll-up into LPL.

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RIA NEWS

Domain Money Launches Subscription-Based Financial Planning

The three-tier membership model goes beyond the company’s one-time financial plans to provide different levels of support.

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ESTATE PLANNING

Anne Heche’s Son Trying to Settle Loose Ends Involving Her Estate

He’s attempting to sell off assets to satisfy outstanding creditors.

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HIGH NET WORTH

New Analysis Shows Record Low Number of IRS Audits

It still pays to be cautious about aggressive strategies.

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RPA

Revenue Sharing: What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing

It’s time to move to more transparent pricing.

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RIA NEWS

‘Trump Slump’ Unlikely To Scare PE Off RIA Deals After Robust Q1

Data from PitchBook shows private equity-backed acquisitions in the wealth space are on track to match 2024’s record, with M&A players seeing no cause for deal slowdown even if the current market tumult continues.

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