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Real Estate Alts Sponsor Adds Licensed Broker/Dealer

Wealth Management

Ballast Rock Group’s Simon O’Shea shares insights on the launch of the firm's new SEC registered broker/dealer and why it felt the move was necessary.

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Q&A: Ed Swenson on Building Out Osaic’s RIA Strategy

Wealth Management

Over the last year, Swenson has been expanding Osaic’s options for advisors who want to operate without a FINRA license.

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Startup Simplisure Launches Digital Platform for Buying Term Life Insurance

Wealth Management

Meant for non-licensed advisors, the new platform generates carrier-agnostic quotes and provides a digital application process.

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Digital Assets Custodian Prometheum Makes a Bigger Push into RIA Space

Wealth Management

With licenses from FINRA and the SEC, Prometheum hopes to remove barriers preventing RIAs from recommending digital assets. It’s hired Marc Nichols to lead the effort.

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Three Female Advisors Launch Chicago RIA Focused on Inclusivity and Communication

Wealth Management

Introducing the Chicago RIA on International Women’s Day, Expressive led by 3 female partners and has licensed clinical psychologist on staff.

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Plans to Offer Trading in US-Listed Stocks

Wealth Management

Kraken has applied with FINRA for a broker/dealer license to allow it to trade US-listed stocks and ETFs, targeting a 2024 launch.

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WealthStack Roundup: TIFIN Announces Executive Hires

Wealth Management

Also, Advisor360 announces several client portal and platform updates and Modern Life debuts its generative AI chatbot, which the company claims has passed the life insurance licensing exam.

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