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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 15–16)

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Which, if implemented under the new administration, could provide relief for investment advisers, particularly smaller firms that already have to balance compliance with client service, marketing, and the other duties that go into running a firm.

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Anatomy Of An RIA Sale, Merger Or Acquisition: 5 Important Legal & Compliance Steps

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At that point, the definitive transaction documents are drafted, providing details around items such as equity and/or asset purchase agreements, a possible promissory note, and a bill of sale.

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Paid Solicitation Under The SEC Marketing Rule: Using Third-Parties For Lead Generation And Prospecting

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Which, in fact, often meets the definition of an ‘endorsement’, subjecting many third-party relationships to the Marketing Rule’s compliance regulations.

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MiB: Brian Hamburger, MarketCounsel

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 This week, we speak with Brian Hamburger , founder and chief executive officer of the business / regulatory compliance consultancy MarketCounsel , as well as the founder and chief counsel of the Hamburger Law Firm, a boutique law firm that focuses on investment and securities industry matters.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 6-7)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed a bill that would direct the SEC to conduct a study and carry out a rulemaking on the definition of a "small entity" to reduce the compliance burden on small businesses, (..)

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When Does A Financial Coach Need To Register As An Investment Adviser? The “ABCS” Test To Determine Status

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Thus, Advice, Business, Compensation, and Securities (ABCS) are the key elements in this definition. Nevertheless, the 'securities' component of the definition has several nuanced exceptions.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2024)

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This month's edition kicks off with the news that 'startup' custodian Altruist has completed a $169 million fundraising round as it continues to rebuild the RIA custodial tech stack layer-by-layer while positioning itself as the biggest RIA custodian built from scratch and solely for advisors – which, while making it the clear #3 custodian behind (..)