Wealth Building

Seek income with the single ETF covered call strategy

Earn income by selling covered call options on a single US-listed stock and ETF, such as Tesla, Apple, NVIDIA, Amazon, Google and many other companies that may not normally offer their own dividends. All YieldMax™ ETFs use the same core investment strategy: a synthetic covered call strategy. YieldMax™ ETFs are actively managed ETFs that synthetically…

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Diversification Expands Investment Management capabilities

Diversify Advisor Network, a $7 billion Utah-based wealth management firm comprised of two corporate RIAs and an alternative-focused asset management shop, has expanded the investment management capabilities available to its ecosystem increasing number of advisors. At the end of last year, Diversify introduced a new organizational model and brand to expand its membership options. Formerly…

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Q&A: Bob Oros reflects on 5 years of growth at Hightower

Bob Oros recently celebrated his five-year anniversary as CEO of fast-growing RIA platform Hightower Advisors. He was in New York City this month to attend an annual event featuring TV personalities with investment expertise and spoke with WealthManagement.com about what he's accomplished at Hightower, where the industry is headed, and whether there's any truth to…

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Sustainable Growth: The Moment is Now

As long as the phones keep ringing, most RIA businesses are perfectly content to stick with tried and true tactics—the ones that brought them success in the first place. Do a good job. Build customer relationships. Introduce yourself to local attorneys. Then, watch your business grow. But now, we are in the midst of massive…

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President Biden releases budget proposal for fiscal year 2025

Spring in our nation's capital can always be marked by three telltale signs: cherry blossoms blooming, 8th graders descending from across the country, and a presidential budget request. The president issues a budget request each year detailing his tax and spending priorities. The request is always an aspirational document, a kind of political wish list….

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Cetera Approves 4 Bitcoin ETFs for Advisor Use

Cetera Financial Group, the broker/dealer network with more than $475 billion in assets under management, has approved four Bitcoin ETFs for use among its 12,000 affiliated advisors. The firm has also put in place a formal policy around the use of ETFs in brokerage accounts, including required training available starting March 25 on the firm's…

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Will your customers turn to you or AI and ChatGPT for help?

If your value as a financial advisor still centers on portfolio management, then your business model is at risk – not unlike selling maps in the GPS age. To succeed in the future, advisors will need to evolve their approach to achieve what AI cannot: building the emotional connections that enable clients to lead more…

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Will your customers turn to you or AI and ChatGPT for help?

If your value as a financial advisor still centers on portfolio management, then your business model is at risk – not unlike selling maps in the GPS age. To succeed in the future, advisors will need to evolve their approach to achieve what AI cannot: building the emotional connections that enable clients to lead more…

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Orion Releases New BeFi, Conference Proposal Generation Tools

Orion Advisor Solutions unveiled new tools during its annual Ascent conference this week, as the firm continues its ambition to merge a group of acquired businesses into a unified pool of assets. The firm has expanded its behavioral finance tools with the launch of PulseCheck, which aims to bring the client's “well-being and personal fulfillment”…

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A strategic imperative for investment management leadership

The investment management industry stands on the cusp of a transformative era, with the evolution towards hybrid mutual fund/ETF structures marking a fundamental shift in the strategic management of institutional assets. This evolution is characterized by mutual fund managers such as Fidelity and Morgan Stanley applying for exemption relief to add an ETF share class…

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