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Category: Wealth Management
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Capitalize on High Net Worth Client Migration
Key Takeaways The opportunity for financial advisors has never been more compelling. According to Cerulli, U.S. household net worth reached a record $90 trillion in 2024, with approximately 3.4 million high-net-worth households commanding $49 trillion in financial assets. That concentration signals where the most meaningful advisory work may…
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Winning the HNW Client: How a Holistic Tax and Investment Strategy Sets Advisors Apart
Key Takeaways Something significant is happening in the high net worth (HNW) space. According to PwC, 46% of HNW investors plan to change or add a wealth relationship in the next 12–24 months—and nearly 40% have already done so in the past three years. These clients aren’t leaving…
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Unlock More of Your Clients’ Retirement Assets with AssetMark’s Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts (SDBAs)
Today’s investors expect more from their retirement portfolios. They want more control, better personalization, and smarter strategies that fit their goals. Many are looking to their financial advisors, not only their plan sponsors, for guidance. In Schwab’s national 401(k) Participant Study, nearly three quarters of workers said they…
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Client Acquisition, Client Experience, Client Relationships, Clients, Financial Planning, Practice Management, Wealth ManagementBeyond Resolutions – How to Improve Your Practice in 2026
“You don’t look like your goals; you look like your habits.” I don’t know who said that first, but it stopped me cold when I heard it the first time. I think about it every year around this time when I see people trotting out their new year’s…
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Business Operations, Client Experience, Growth, Investment Management, Outsourcing, Wealth ManagementThe Boardroom View: 5 Key Metrics to Track for Wealth & Trust Growth
Trust and wealth executives are navigating a landscape where growth is accelerating, and so are the challenges. Global assets under management reached $135 trillion in 2024 and $147 trillion by June 2025. With wealth management now driving more than 80% of net flows, executives need to focus on…
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Expanding Your Impact: Year-End Charitable Giving Strategies with Donor-Advised Funds
As the year draws to a close, many clients enter the traditional “giving season” with an eye on both their financial plans and their charitable goals. Year-end is a prime time for financial advisors to help clients review their philanthropic priorities and maximize available tax benefits before December…
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5 Strategies for Creating Extraordinary Impact
As a financial advisor, you naturally think about the future. Your job, at its core, is to help people plan, prepare, respond, and adjust. Adding another layer to that, you probably think about the future of your business, your finances, and your life beyond business (no matter how…
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Private Markets Unlocked: 5 Myths and Misconceptions
Public market volatility and ongoing economic uncertainty make it challenging for advisors to build resilient, diversified portfolios. That’s why more financial professionals are turning to private markets to find new avenues to capture the drivers of long-term growth.
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Private Markets. Unlocked. How Mind Over Markets Shapes Investment Outcomes
Many of you know I had the great fortune to grow up in San Diego during the ’70s and ’80s. For some people, those years were all about mega-malls, Walkmans, and neon leg warmers. But for me, it was always about the ocean. The endless horizon and the…
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Improving Client Service and Retention: Wealth Management Solutions for Bank Trust Leaders
Legacy Clients and Rising Expectations: Bank Trust and the Next Generation For CEOs, CFOs, and leaders of trust departments, the landscape is changing rapidly. The Great Wealth Transfer is no longer a distant forecast. Cerulli Associates now projects that $124 trillion will move to heirs and charities through…
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Private Markets 101. Unlocked.
Public Markets: A Shrinking Opportunity Set For decades, public markets were the primary avenue for building wealth. They’re familiar, liquid, and transparent. Many advisory practices were built around guiding clients along that path. But that path is narrowing, and it’s happening fast.
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Estate Planning, HNW/UHNW, Investment Management, Next Generation, RIA, Tax Management, Values-Driven Investing, Wealth ManagementTurn Donor-Advised Funds into a Year-Round Tax and Wealth Strategy
Empower Clients to Save More and Give More Most charitable giving and tax planning get squeezed into the busy final months of the year. But waiting until December means missing out on smarter financial moves that could be made much earlier, during the summer, or throughout the year.
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Estate Planning, Financial Planning, HNW/UHNW, Investment Management, Next Generation, Tax Management, Values-Driven Investing, Wealth ManagementTrust Departments and Wealth Firms Collaborating on Client Solutions
As more clients are expected to turn to bank trust departments and trust companies for deeper financial guidance, expectations are rising. Basic administration no longer meets their needs. They seek broader diversification, smarter tax strategies, and long-term support to manage family wealth. Clients want portfolios tailored to their…
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Big Tech’s Big Bang Recovery Drives U.S. Stocks to New Highs in Q2 2025
So, how did the markets really do in the second quarter? And what should you keep an eye on next? Let’s take a closer look beyond the numbers at what drove the markets this quarter.
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2025 Midyear Market Outlook: CIO’s 3 Key Investor Themes to Watch
The first half of 2025 is in the books. While it may not have played out exactly as we envisioned, equity markets are roughly where we expected them to be. The S&P 500 has returned about 6.2% so far this year.1