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Estate-Planning Construction Issues Post-Obergefell

Court interpretations need to acknowledge the legality of same-sex marriages.

Tips From the Pros: Trust Termination Trepidation

Charles A. Redd provides guidance on how careful trustees can proceed when terminating a trust.

Advisers weigh risks of adding ESG to retirement plan menus

With demand from investors growing, plan sponsors focus on their fiduciary duty

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SEC eases rules for accessing private securities markets

The changes modernize private market rules and make it easier for small companies to obtain financing, according to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

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Valuing Charitable Gifts of Real Estate—Big Appraisals Can Lead to Bigger Problems

Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. and Heath R. Delay highlight appraisal issues that may arise when a client wants to gift real estate to charity.

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Makes $30B Investment in Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

The division will begin hosting online seminars on financial investment education and wealth literacy, and will bolster partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Wealth Management's Role in J.P. Morgan's $30B Wealth Gap Initiative

The division will begin hosting online seminars on financial investment education and wealth literacy, and will bolster partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Tax Law Update: November 2020

David A. Handler and Alison E. Lothes highlight the most important tax law developments of the past month.

On the Cover: November 2020

Legal editor Anna Sulkin discusses this month's cover.

Schwab eyes HNW expansion as it reels in $51B in net new assets

Wealthy clients are the fastest growing segment of the company’s retail division.

ScratchWorks: Two Tech Startups Receive a Combined $5 Million

Wealthtech startups ReAllocate and Lifeworks collectively get close to $5 million in funding from financial advisors in Scratchworks' season finale.

Two New York hybrids merge, creating $2 billion firm

Bernard Herold and Lantern Investments combine to form Herold & Lantern Investments

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Eaton Vance Completes Acquisition of WaterOak Advisors

Based in Winter Park, Fla., WaterOak, now named Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, manages $2.3 billion in client assets.

Building your firm without bugging friends and family

When I started out, I had a policy that I would not work with any family, friends or neighbors

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Vestor Capital to acquire local RIA managing $209 million

Focus Financial arranged the transaction for Vestor, a partner firm

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President Trump's Agenda for the Wealth Management Industry: Four Years Later

In 2016, WealthManagement.com created a to-do list for then-President-Elect Donald Trump. With Election Day now upon us, let's look back on how the president fared.

Presidential elections and investing: What I tell clients

This election cycle has had more than a few bad surprises, but my advice to clients remains the same.

Mall REITs dragged into bankruptcy by retail carnage

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and CBL & Associates Properties cited pandemic-induced pressures on their tenants and, in turn, themselves

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Note From the Editor: November 2020

Editor in Chief Susan R. Lipp discusses this month's issue.

Celebrity Estates: Ric Ocasek Disinherits Paulina Porizkova

What legal remedies and protections exist for disinherited spouses like Ocasek's wife, supermodel Paulina Porizkova?