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Registered Rep. January 4, 2011 Lauren Barack |
Can You Avoid Black Swan Events with New Software? Thankfully, there are updates to financial planning software that offer some back-to-basic tools designed to help advisors illustrate portfolios more simply, allow investors to assist in their own planning, and even compare their goals against peers. |
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. |
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, 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 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 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 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 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 Advisor March 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
The Commonwealth Way This independent broker-dealer has made great strides in integrating technology systems into its advisory platform. |
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. |
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 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 September 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Key Role Custodians are upping their technology offerings to RIAs. |
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 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. |
Registered Rep. September 28, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Custodians Seek Integrated Solutions To FAs' Tech Needs As custodians compete to draw advisors into the fold, they often tout the superior quality of their technology. |
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. |
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 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 December 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Schwab's New View Schwab unveils its turnkey solution to integrate systems in advisors' offices. |
Financial Advisor March 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 John Kador |
Schwab Does It Again Charles Schwab, the pioneering discount broker who was slammed by the tech wreck and suffered through protracted management struggles in the past two years, is beating the wirehouses at their own game. |
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. |
Registered Rep. October 28, 2015 |
Advent: In a Diverse Industry, Customization is Key The problem with most client-facing portals for financial advisors is that they take a one-size-fits-all approach. |
Financial Planning July 29, 2010 |
Schwab's Competition Has Its Say Schwab's competitors manage to be politely dismissive of the new platform, while still emphasizing that they got the CRM concept first. Here's how various executives see it. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 James J. Green |
Not Slowing Down LPL Financial is pushing its already big envelope under the leadership of Mark Casady |
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 Advisor January 2009 Sherri Scordo |
Wealth Of Knowledge Find the answers you and your advisory staff need to be successful in a virtual world at the T3 conference. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Custodians Lend A Hand The large custodial firms are ramping up their technology assistance for advisors. |
Registered Rep. October 5, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Creating Your A-Team These days, there's no question that some of the most successful financial advisors in the industry are those who are part of a team. |
Registered Rep. February 23, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Clients, The New Breakaways First, there was the breakaway broker phenomenon; now, it seems, we have a growing vogue of breakaway clients -- former wirehouse investors who ditch their old advisors for new ones at independent RIAs or broker/dealers. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Allen Plummer |
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. |
Registered Rep. July 29, 2013 Diana Britton |
No Man Is an Island Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs. |
Registered Rep. November 6, 2012 John Aidan Byrne |
DIY Platforms Are Gaining the Mass Affluent Pressure to serve only the wealthiest, wirehouses are ceding the mass affluent to the independent, DIY brokerage platforms. Indeed, "direct" brokerages are beginning to offer more advice. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Leverage Independent broker-dealers are using technology to help their advisors prosper. |
Financial Advisor January 2007 David Lawrence |
First Steps Here are useful guidelines for wirehouse brokers migrating to the independent world. |
Registered Rep. February 16, 2010 Mindy Diamond |
Recruiting Bonuses Are Still Strong TD Ameritrade, Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing are all reporting that their pipelines of interested advisors is more robust than ever in their collective histories. |
Financial Advisor May 2007 Eric Rasmussen |
What's New At The Custodian Custodians are continuing to offer new services for fee-only planners in their efforts to woo RIAs. |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Andrew Gluck |
Your Best Partners More and more, financial advisors are using technology tools to offer additional services and become more efficient. |
Financial Advisor June 2009 David Lawrence |
The Efficiency Game Integrated software greatly reduces redundant efforts at financial advisories and means staff time will be used more efficiently. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Fido Attacks! Long a distant second to Charles Schwab in the lucrative business of serving financial advisors, Fidelity is making an aggressive push to close that gap. And some advisors are taking notice. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Andrew Gluck |
The Gluck Report: Financial Planning's Future Financial planning software is better than ever. Here's a look at what the big four are up to: Financeware... Profiles+Professional... MoneyGuidePro... NaviPlan Extended... |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Moseley & Spencer |
Technology by the Numbers Even in the challenging market and economic environment, independent advisory firms are looking for opportunities to position themselves for long-term growth by investing strategically in their businesses. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Lauren Barack |
Streamlining Broker/dealers are aiming for a one-click model for their technology platforms. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Efficiency: Hitting the Tech Target Some advisors are still balking at portfolio rebalancing tools and automated workflow technology that could make their practice more profitable. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Salesforce: More than Just CRM Social enterprise software is still in the early stages of development, but there is clearly a social media revolution taking place that advisors can't afford to ignore. |
Registered Rep. December 21, 2010 Lauren Barack |
There's a Financial Planner App for That Experts agree that while financial advisors are increasingly adopting mobile devices, they should still use caution and common sense when client data is involved. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Smarter Software A consortium of software providers is working to make sure members' programs play well with others -- and financial planners can benefit. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill |
More, More, More Faced with growing competition from other advice providers and fewer inherent advantages in the way of products and platform capabilities, wirehouse brokers will feel pressure to do more fee-based business and to make wealthier clients a bigger part of their practice. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 |
Upgrades What's going on: CRM Software announces major enhancements to Junxure... Tamarac, Inc. has introduced Advisor 9, a suite of portfolio management applications... The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has introduced online information sharing reports... |