In an industry dominated by service, sometimes a powerful product can still be king.

They are not fees, funds and fiduciary.

Hightower’s deal with Los Angeles–based Grant Tani Barash & Altman brings personal CFO services to the firm’s advisors, the next step in creating an end-to-end family office model.

The suit seeks unspecified damages for “wrongful, felonious and tortious conduct.”

How to talk to clients about this new(ish) asset class.

The new fund will focus on asset classes hurt by the pandemic that have room for a rebound.

Brin, 48, has a net worth of $111.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, primarily thanks to his 6% stake in Alphabet Inc. worth about $97 billion.

Valuation of NFTs is one big unknown; establishing a reliable methodology will be critically important as the market continues to grow.