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Financial Advisor March 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. |
Financial Advisor December 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
X Marks The Spot Tamarac's Advisor X packs promise. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Leverage Independent broker-dealers are using technology to help their advisors prosper. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Joel Bruckenstein |
Technology Survey 2010 With the renewed interest and investment in advisor technology, we expect to see further gains next year. It is a slow process, but as an industry we are becoming more technologically proficient. |
Financial Advisor February 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Custodians Beef It Up Since advisors' work flows are often intertwined with custodian-supplied technologies, let's take a look at what the custodial firms have in store for 2008. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Joel Bruckenstein |
What's Next for Technology This is a time of creativity and evolution in technology, and advisor technology is no exception. As a result, RIA firms can make changes to their infrastructure and in the process create new efficiencies while actually lowering operating costs. |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
Technology Roundup Upgraded versions of Junxure-i and Workstation Office offer new capabilities and opportunities... Advisor Workstation Office Portfolio Accounting System... Advent... etc. |
Financial Advisor June 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Stepping It Up Broker-dealers are enhancing the technology they offer to advisors. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Key Role Custodians are upping their technology offerings to RIAs. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Fidelity's Silver Bullet If WealthCentral meets expectations, it will create significant efficiencies and cost savings for those who take full advantage of it. If Fidelity can pull it off, it will leapfrog the technology offerings of other custodians, as well as those of independent providers, by a significant margin. |
Financial Advisor March 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Custodian Trust Company of America (TCA) wants be your custodian. Why would an advisory firm seek out TCA, as opposed to one of the more established players? There are a number of reasons, including the TCA pricing model, proprietary tools and unique capabilities. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 Joel Bruckenstein |
AdvisorWorks Review: Aiming for Integration AdvisorWorks offers advisors an outsourced infrastructure and some smart features. But is it ready for broad use? |
Financial Planning December 1, 2011 Joel Bruckenstein |
Tech Survey From iPads to Androids to cloud providers, technology evolves oh-so-fast, and FP's annual tech survey reveals that advisor technology usage is changing rapidly too. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Joel Bruckenstein |
2009 Software and Technology Survey Welcome to Financial Planning's third annual technology survey, which takes a look at technology trends in financial advisory firms. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Clean Path This uncluttered portfolio management system will work best for smaller RIA firms. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Andrew Gluck |
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. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Productivity Punch Trade PMR, a lesser-known custodian, is getting more attention from advisors, partly because of its standout custody platform. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
CRM Tools Go Virtual Financial advisors are realizing that web-based programs can be less expensive, less tedious and more flexible. Although online CRM is still developing, industrywide the level of sophistication and usability is improving. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Joel Bruckenstein |
Behind The Scenes At Intuit's PortfolioMinder This new portfolio management and reporting platform is capable yet inexpensive. |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
Rep Tech A broker-dealer's technology can play a key role in a rep's success and satisfaction. Perhaps independent reps should regularly compare the technology that their B-D offers against what leaders in the field have to offer. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo |
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. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Custodians Duel Over New Services Competition in the fee-based advisory field and the pressure to grow assets and operations is not only forcing changes upon advisors, but also the custodians who serve them. |
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 July 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
A First Look A glimpse at Upswing CRM, a Web-based CRM application designed specifically for financial service professionals. |
Registered Rep. September 24, 2015 |
The 2015 Wealth Management Industry Awards Winners Companies like Charles, Schwab, Fidelity, and Betterment are profiled for their achievements in financial services. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
2007 Software Survey For financial planners: What you're using, what you're not -- and how the right programs can improve your efficiency. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Tech Tools: Managing Customer Contact Wealth Advisor CRM is a web-based product that seems aimed at small and midsize firms and carries attractive pricing. |
Financial Advisor May 2006 David L. Lawrence |
Integrated Advisor Platforms Software can help financial advisors with the one-stop-shop approach. |
Financial Advisor February 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
The Case For Integration Fidelity thinks Registered Independent Advisors will benefit from integrated platforms like its new WealthCentral. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Waiting for "Intelligent Integration" This spring, Schwab Advisor Services announced the launch of "Project C"-an ambitious technology initiative designed to deliver high-quality, integrated solutions to advisors. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Financial Planning 2012 Tech Survey The readers of Financial Planning evaluate the software, hardware, mobile devices and advisory platforms that planners use most. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 Lauren Barack |
Going Mobile To compete, broker/dealers are improving their technology platforms, with an eye on mobility. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Star Appeal In a few short years, Morningstar has improved its advisor platform so much that it truly has become an "office." |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
Free-Range Advisors Custodians to independent advisors are in an arms race to give bigger, better software and practice management packages. |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Rebooting Advent The technology company is re-establishing its reputation as an innovator and improving its image with RIAs. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 Joel Bruckenstein |
Review: AssetBook's Radar Gets Stronger Radar, a new portfolio management system from AssetBook, addresses shortcomings of the previous offering. |
Financial Advisor September 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Portfolio Management Software: What is Next Fidelity and Integrated Decision Systems (IDS) expect to begin offering a comprehensive, highly sophisticated institutional portfolio management, reporting and order generation system platform for advisors before the end of this year. |
Financial Advisor April 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A Gem For Advisors Black Diamond's highly customizable, Web-based performance reporting solution dazzles financial planners at a recent industry conference. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: The Image is All Important Document imaging is becoming a must-have technical solution for compliance-conscious financial advisors. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Neal Ringquist |
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. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A New And Improved Release Portfolio Director 8.0 offers better account setup and custodian interfaces -- and more. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Lauren Barack |
Streamlining Broker/dealers are aiming for a one-click model for their technology platforms. |
Financial Advisor March 2004 David J. Drucker |
Morningstar's Workstation Gets More Power The new version will take a dramatic step by offering CRM capabilities. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
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. |
Financial Advisor May 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
CRM Upgrades ClientView CRM Software Inc. has managed to retain what was good in the previous version of its ClientView software, while adding functionality. |
Financial Advisor September 2009 Andrew Gluck |
Trimming The Sails Schwab Institutional and Albridge up the ante and upgrade their platforms to boost advisor efficiency. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Open Season NFP Securities says it will become the first independent broker-dealer to offer hybrid advisors a single platform with complete open architecture, empowering advisors to ally with any major custodian they choose. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Financial Planning's Software Survey 2008 Better technology can reap rewards for advisors.. Read on for the results of the Financial Planning Software Survey. |
Financial Advisor April 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
An Integration Contender AdvisorConnect integrated software for advisors looks to be a reasonable alternative to Fidelity's WealthCentral. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Andy Gluck |
What The Tech Deals Mean To You Nearly a decade since the first Internet applications for advisors appeared, we are seeing their adoption and acceptance in all corners of the industry. What does it mean now? |