From Washington, D.C., special guest Mark Schoeff joins hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly to look at the fallout for the wealth management industry in the wake of both the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Jeff raises the question of accredited investors, Bruce has an update on the ongoing GPB scandal and Mark takes issue with PR folks hampering interviews at times.
Episode Notes:
Guest Bio:
Mark Schoeff, political and regulatory reporter for InvestmentNews, joins for the entire episode. A one-time communications officer for a senator, Mark is an old hand in the political arena and brings on-the-ground insights on political discourse.
Bruce this week chats with Andrew Cohen, InvestmentNews reporter, about Vanguard’s $4 billion purchase of Altruist and Schwab’s changing client referral program. What’s it mean for advisors?
Bruce this week chats with Robb Baldwin, founder and CEO of TradePMR, which Robinhood bought in 2024. What’s the firm’s strategy to expand as a custodian for RIAs?
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Bruce chats with veteran industry attorney Brian Rubin of Eversheds Sutherland about potential changes in the enforcement process FINRA uses to regulate broker-dealers.
