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Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 23. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill The table below sets forth goodwill which is tested annually for impairment on November 30th:
|  | Total
Balance at January 1, 2024 |  | $ | 86,841 |
Changes |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2024 |  | $ | 86,841 |
Of the total goodwill of $86,841 at September 30, 2024, $85,042 is not deductible for tax purposes as the acquisitions that gave rise to the goodwill were structured as stock acquisitions. The remainder of the goodwill is deductible for U.S. tax purposes. Intangible Assets The table below sets forth the Company’s intangible assets which are tested annually for impairment on November 30th:
|  | Balance at September 30, 2024
Item |  | Gross Asset |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Asset
ETFS Acquisition |  | $ | 601,247 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 601,247 |
Software development |  |  | 6,309 |  |  |  | (1,754 | ) |  |  | 4,555 |
Balance at September 30, 2024 |  | $ | 607,556 |  |  | $ | (1,754 | ) |  | $ | 605,802 |
|  | Balance at December 31, 2023
Item |  | Gross Asset |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Asset
ETFS Acquisition |  | $ | 601,247 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 601,247 |
Software development |  |  | 4,519 |  |  |  | (684 | ) |  |  | 3,835 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 605,766 |  |  | $ | (684 | ) |  | $ | 605,082 |
ETFS Acquisition (Indefinite-Lived) In connection with the ETFS Acquisition, which was completed on April 11, 2018, the Company identified intangible assets valued at $601,247 related to the right to manage AUM through customary advisory agreements. These intangible assets were determined to have indefinite useful lives and are not deductible for tax purposes. Software Development (Finite-Lived) Internally-developed software is amortized over a useful life of three years. The Company recognized amortization expense on internally-developed software of $384 and $1,070, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and $249 and $355, respectively, during the comparable periods in 2023. As of September 30, 2024, expected amortization expense for the unamortized finite-lived intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
Remainder of 2024 |  | $ | 483 |
2025 |  |  | 2,068 |
2026 |  |  | 1,486 |
2027 |  |  | 518 |
2028 and thereafter |  |  | — |
Total expected amortization expense |  | $ | 4,555 |
The weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite-lived intangible assets is 2.1 years.

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