To tell a good story while simultaneously educating the listener is a rare talent. Brian Hamburger is skilled at such storytelling, and this week we launch an interview series with him on “War Stories of the Past 25 Years.” I am proud to call him my friend, and think you will learn much as he walks us through some enlightening episodes from his legal and consulting career.
This week, we also bring you our Deals & Recruiting Roundup, Praxis on practical AI applications for advisors, Eaglebrook on crypto evolution, Sanctuary’s latest minority stake, Caprock’s Chicago hire and TritonPoint launching an independent ownership model.
Deals & Recruiting Roundup: This edition of the Deals & Recruiting Roundup covers Robinhood closing on TradePMR, Aquiline buying SEI’s Family Office Services, Gladstone unifying its services, LPL recruiting from Wells Fargo, Robertson Stephens launching a family office, Dynasty partner TritonPoint launching an affiliate for independent advisors, Caprock recruiting from Goldman, Beacon Pointe recruiting from Ellevest, Merchant partnering with Venning, NewEdge partnering with Envestnet and SMArtX, Bogart Wealth’s new President and Trilogy’s new Chief Development Officer.
Practical AI: John Sweeney, President of Praxis Solutions, addresses how AI can change wealth management from a practical standpoint for advisors, including personalized communication, volatility management and customized portfolios.
Crypto evolution: Damon Polistina, Director of Research at Eaglebrook, makes the case that cryptocurrency is changing as crypto-based ETFs and SMAs arise while the regulatory environment develops.
Quarter century in review: Brian Hamburger marks the 25th anniversary of HamburgerLaw and MarketCounsel this year with a series on “War Stories of the Past 25 Years.” This first installment is “SEC: The Beginning of the Journey,” and covers his vision for the firms, initial challenges, how the SEC has evolved and significant lessons from the past quarter century.
Minority staking: Sanctuary Wealth took a minority stake in its network firm, Alluvial Private Wealth, as part of its new Strategic Capital Partnership program. Lars Olson, Founder and Financial Advisor at Alluvial, commented, along with Sanctuary’s CEO Adam Malamed and President Vince Fertitta.
Chicago UHNW: The Caprock Group, serving ultra-high net worth clients, announced David Solow joined its Chicago office as Managing Director, Client Advisor. Caprock’s Co-CEOs, Bill Gilbert and Gregory Brown, commented, along with Solow.
Independent model: Dynasty Financial Partners affiliate TritonPoint Wealth announced the launch of affiliate TritonPoint Partners to provide an independent ownership model for advisors. TritonPoint Partners’ founding Partner and CEO Harold Hughes and TritonPoint Wealth’s CEO Andrew Schiff commented.
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