Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

OCTOBER 5, 2017

TECHNOLOGY

Redtail Launches Compliance-Approved Text Messaging Service

CEO Brian McLaughlin says Redtail Speak eliminates the barriers to speedy, efficient client communication. 

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INDUSTRY

Investors Lose Out When Advisors Use Soft Dollars

In addition to commissions, advisors should be transparent with clients about other benefits they receive.

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Addressing Consumer’s Objections to Annuities

Author and retirement income expert Tom Hegna addresses consumers' many objections to annuities, explaining the value of income annuities as part of a retirement plan.

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THE FIDUCIARY RULE

SEC Is Working on a Fiduciary Rule Proposal

“You can’t put one hat on when you’re talking about 50 percent of your assets and another hat on when you’re talking about another 50 percent. It makes no sense,” said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.

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The Daily Brief

The Top 10 Financial Providers for “Thought Leadership”

First Trust, BlackRock, American Funds, iShares and Guggenheim Investments topped the list as the “most successful in getting advisors to read their thought leadership material” and having “greatest potential of going viral within the industry,” according to a recent Advisor Touchpoints and Cogent Reports study by Market Strategies International. ...

John Harrison Named President of Arkadios Capital
Atlanta-based Arkadios Capital, a hybrid RIA and independent broker-dealer with $2.2 billion in AUM, has named John Harrison as president. Harrison most recently served as senior vice president at Cole Capital Partners for more than 12 years. ...

Ex-pats Rank Singapore as Best Country to Live and Work
Singapore is the best place to live and work for ex-pats, according to the recent Expat Explorer survey by HSBC. Norway jumped four places to come in second in the survey, which asked more than 27,500 expats about their experience abroad. ...

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