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Strategy
July 29, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: SEI Explains Its Wealth Management Play

Just over a week ago, Pennsylvania-headquartered SEI purchased a majority stake in Stratos Wealth

Strategy
July 29, 2025

Wealth Management, AI And Value Of Human Oversight

Specific roles in finance remain firmly in the hands of people – and there are risks of

Investment Strategies
July 29, 2025

Wealth Managers React After EU And US Clinch Trade Deal

After the US and the EU reached an agreement to cap tariffs on most EU exports to the US at 15 per

Wealth Strategies
July 29, 2025

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Concentration Risk Endures, But Possibly Less Severe

For all the sound and fury of political events this year, one theme emerging is that the

Alt Investments
July 29, 2025

AssetMark Readies New Alternative Assets Initiative

The wealth technology business is preparing to add new alternative investment capabilities, in what

Compliance
July 28, 2025

US Self-Regulator Reportedly Probes Morgan Stanley's Wealth Business

The news organization's report, issued last week, cited unnamed sources. This publication has

New Products
July 28, 2025

What's New In Investments, Funds? – Citigroup's "Strata Elite Card"

The latest news in investment offerings, financial products and other services relevant to wealth

Alt Investments
July 28, 2025

Hedge Fund Assets Hit Record High In H1 2025

Hedge funds attracted the strongest inflows in more than a decade as volatility gave way to

WM Market Reports
July 28, 2025

With Advisors Transitioning Businesses, Beware Asset Losses – Study

A large number of US financial advisors are nearing retirement. Associated with this, when they

People Moves
July 25, 2025

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Dynasty, HarbourVest, Raymond James

The latest moves, personnel changes and appointments in the North American wealth management

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Real Estate
July 12, 2023

Getting Deep Into Real Estate Credit At Palisades Group

One of the presumed takeaways from the 2008 financial crash was the need for lenders, if they are

Company Profiles
June 30, 2023

US Wealth Sector In Transition – Filling Gaps In Advisory Space

The firm interviewed here by FWR argues that the independent advisor market, especially sub $500

Family Business Insights
June 29, 2023

How Storytelling Delivers Actionable Ideas To Family Business Owners

Family-owned firms are the backbone of the North American economy, and important sources of HNW

Philanthropy
June 14, 2023

CAF American Donor Fund Explains Transatlantic Philanthropy Model

A donor-advised fund that gives a dual-qualified solution for UK and US clients has spoken to this

Wealth Strategies
June 8, 2023

US-Based Deciens Capital Gets Radical About Banking, Finance

The unintended results of government bank regulation may explain a lack of dynamism and indifferent

Trust Estate
May 23, 2023

A Walk Around The US Trusts Toolkit – In Conversation With Arden

Arden Trust Company, which has existed in its current guise since a corporate spin-out in 2019,

Strategy
May 19, 2023

BOOK REVIEW: In Defence Of Capitalism, By Rainer Zitelmann

While unlikely to sway those already hostile to the free market economic system, this book puts a

Statistics
May 16, 2023

The Expatriation List: Misunderstood But Important US Tax Policy Guide

A “List” of US citizens who have chosen to renounce their citizenship has some shortcomings as

M and A
April 24, 2023

RIA Mergers And Acquisitions Dip In Q1, Halcyon Era Of Overbidding Cooling Off

The business of wealth management M&A in North America has changed from the frenetic pace of recent

Investment Strategies
April 24, 2023

Hidden Cash In Portfolio Hampers Returns: What Clients Are Doing – Part 2

"Hidden cash" can be a problem – for example money market funds held inside investment accounts.