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Portfolio Software Newcomers A look at three companies offering portfolio management software for your financial advisory firms: Cornerstone Revolutions... AssetBook From Major Technology Resources... PortfolioMinder... |
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The Gluck Report, Part I: Second Act A Techfi pioneer returns with new portfolio management software: although Rob Major has some work to do over the next year or two to make AssetBook a viable competitor, there's a good chance he can overcome the hurdles. |
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The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
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All For Advisors Brokerage executives are doing their best to deliver the tools advisors need to move their business to the next level, while still remaining efficient. That includes streamlined technology, investment and rebalancing selections, outsourcing, practice management and business development assistance. |
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The Fast Track: American Standard Comp tables based on surveys of advisory firms won't help you find the right salary range for your firm if those firms are over- or underpaying. |
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The Tech Decision Matrix Independent contractors or registered investment advisor reps have tough decisions in choosing their back-office and tech solutions. Here's what they need to consider. |
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The Right Fit Five steps that will help you choose the best CRM software. |
Investment Advisor
December 2005
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The Gluck Report, Part I: The Big Three's Tech Plans for 2006 New tech initiatives from the leading custodians have lots of features aimed at attracting and winning over RIAs without making them feel like they're losing their independence. We talk to the tech heads at Schwab, Fidelity, and TD Waterhouse. |
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Thomas D. Giachetti |
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Financial Advisor
December 2006
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August 2005
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Productivity Punch Trade PMR, a lesser-known custodian, is getting more attention from advisors, partly because of its standout custody platform. |
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Make 2010 Your Best year Ever Quantuvis Consulting's new study of business performance has strategies for every advisor, regardless of size, business model, or philosophy. |
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Tech Tools There are a number of reoccurring concerns that rank high among the challenges that today's financial services institutions and advisory firms are looking to address. A software company president discusses how to solve those niggling problems stunting your growth. |
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Making the Most Out of Trust Of all the processing functions that a bank performs, trust seems most ideally suited for outsourcing. |
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Going for Custody As of March 12, new rules for RIAs require special (and expensive) reports and audits for custodial accounts. Are you ready? |
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Who's Responsible? Creating a culture that gives employees ownership of their jobs solves myriad problems. |
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Star Appeal In a few short years, Morningstar has improved its advisor platform so much that it truly has become an "office." |
Financial Planning
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Chicken and Egg Running a financial planning practice takes you into a lot of chicken-and-egg situations, where it seems like you have to have something already before you can get access to it. But here's the good news: There are solutions for many of these blind alleys in your business growth. |
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The Software You Need Now Trends sweeping the financial planning industry are driving new technology solutions in the year ahead. NaviPlan... Financial Profiles... Morningstar... Engagement Systems... BridgePortfolio... |
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How Much Is Too Much? Outsourcing can financial advisors who try to tackle too much alone. |
Financial Advisor
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David Lawrence |
Playing Nice Technology has revolutionized the financial services profession. However, in the rush to take advantage of technology, many practitioners have ignored the potential benefits of efficient use of technological systems. |
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Looking To Streamline Now that they've experienced the harsh consequences of poor business management, fee-based advisors are looking to their custodians and broker-dealers for all the help they can get. |
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Andrew Gluck |
A Game Changer TD Ameritrade becomes the first major custodian to open its database so it can integrate with virtually any software firm supporting RIAs. |
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A Gem For Advisors Black Diamond's highly customizable, Web-based performance reporting solution dazzles financial planners at a recent industry conference. |
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Your SMA Business Primer Start here to learn how to open separately managed accounts (SMAs) for your clients. |
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First Look At Advisors Office The developers have laid a solid foundation upon which additional functionality can be layered. If and when this occurs, Advisors Office will be an interesting proposition for an office of perhaps three to ten employees, provided the pricing is well aligned with the functionality being offered. |
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Mark Tibergien |
The Bounty for Captain and Crew Does ownership of an advisory firm pay enough when rewards for employees are so high? |
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September 2008
Eric Schwartz |
B/D or RIA? The Case for the Flexible B/D How independent broker/dealers and advisors can thrive by leveraging the trends of the future. |
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June 2004
Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Converting Prospects Into Clients A new online tool promises to help you do just that, but can it deliver? The platform marries a sales/client education process with a portfolio construction/portfolio management process. |
Financial Advisor
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Eric Rasmussen |
Free-Range Advisors Custodians to independent advisors are in an arms race to give bigger, better software and practice management packages. |
Financial Planning
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Integration Ardor With careful analysis and discipline, financial advisors can take advantage of a host of technologies to make their businesses run more smoothly. And until that silver bullet appears, caveat emptor. |
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Delegate It! You can avoid many distractions in your advisory practice by applying the rule of the four D's to every task, in this order: Drop it, defer it, delegate it, and do it. |
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Evaluating Outsourcing Options The technology and capabilities of outsourced portfolio management systems offer functionality that is comparable to their installed counterparts. But not all outsourced solutions are created equal. |
Financial Advisor
August 2004
Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Don't Let the Name Spook You PowerBroker 1.0, a portfolio management and reporting package targeted at independent reps and RIAs, is best suited for young firms. |
Financial Advisor
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David L. Lawrence |
Integrated Advisor Platforms Software can help financial advisors with the one-stop-shop approach. |
Investment Advisor
November 2007
Lauren Barack |
Give Them What They Want Understanding they can't offer every tool to every advisor, custodians are nevertheless making sure to remain flexible enough to meet advisors' ever changing demands. |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Raymond Fazzi |
Niche Players Provide More Choices For Advisors Many are trying hard to differentiate themselves---and are succeeding. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Kelli Cruz |
Walk On The trend of wirehouse advisors joining the independent RIA channel has ramped up significantly in the last several years, and is only increasing in the wake of Wall Street's epic meltdown. |
Financial Advisor
May 2012
David Lawrence |
Missed Opportunity Most advisors under utilize the technology offered by their broker-dealer or custodian. Why? |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Come Right In Here are some issues pertaining to an advisor's compliance-readiness, including a list of some of the more substantive issues that are currently the focus of SEC examiners. |
Financial Advisor
October 2004
Chaplin & Giachetti |
Contingency Planning And Rule 206(4)-7 What must a financial advisor do to comply? |
