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Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Bill Winterberg |
Better Balance The unprecedented market volatility that the Great Recession brought during the past two years has put tremendous pressure on financial advisors' back-office technical and trading resources. |
Financial Advisor May 2011 David Lawrence |
The Challenge Of Rebalancing Here are the pros and cons of using an automated system for this arduous task. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Revisiting Rebalancing Almost all financial planners agree that periodically rebalancing clients' portfolios should be standard operating procedure. But as yet, there is little if any consensus as to how rebalancing should be performed. |
Registered Rep. February 17, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Envestnet To Buy RIA Software Provider Tamarac Envestnet is looking for a larger share of the RIA market with its latest acquisition. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 |
Influencer Awards: See the Winners Our seven honorees have earned their accolades with impressive individual accomplishments and a commitment to bettering the financial advice industry. Meet this year s winners. |
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Dan Skiles |
Should You Use a Rebalancing System? If you frequently use model portfolios, a rebalancing system may make your firm more efficient |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Advisory Pulse Registered investment advisory firms, especially small ones, are returning to the bargaining table this year; in the first quarter, RIA firms completed 24 merger and acquisition deals. |
Financial Advisor September 2007 David Lawrence |
Efficient Rebalancing Whether you embrace traditional strategic allocation techniques or actively trading in and out of asset classes within an allocation, there is still a lot of work to do in managing portfolios and optimizing returns for clients within their risk constraints. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
Rebalancing Act A new software program that automatically performs sophisticated rebalancing -- and captures extra alpha -- is stimulating the market for similar offerings. Here's what's available. |
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. |
Registered Rep. July 8, 2015 Jerry Gleeson |
No Slowing RIA Growth In the financial advisory industry there are potential regulatory burdens, fickle investors, and crafty competitors -- but nothing has changed the relentless march of the registered investment advisor space since the 2008 crash. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Key Role Custodians are upping their technology offerings to RIAs. |
Investment Advisor October 2010 John Sullivan |
Tom Bradley's Vision for the Future The head of TD Ameritrade Institutional looks back on 25 years with the company, and speaks frankly about the keys for future advisor success |
Registered Rep. March 2, 2015 Diana Britton |
Crowded Out Some level of competition between advisors and custodians has been around for years. Still, some advisors feel recent events make the distinction between business partner and market competitor less clear. |
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. |
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 July 2010 Bernie Clark |
Gunning For Growth RIA firms estimate that they'll see 15% revenue growth this year. An emphasis on efficiency will free principals to go after new business again. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Can't Tell a Book... For all its flaws, Mark Hurley's new treatise, Back to the Future: The Continuing Evolution of the Advisory Business, offers advisors some valuable insights. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Glenn G. Kautt |
Game Changers Take a closer look at portfolio management software. |
Financial Advisor April 2007 William Glasgall |
Why Marketing Works Over the years, many advisors, being analytical people at heart, have relegated marketing to a minor role behind crunching numbers for clients' financial plans and investment portfolios. Now, that attitude seems to be undergoing a long-needed change. |
Registered Rep. March 14, 2012 Charles Paikert |
The Battle for Outsource Supremacy Envestnet president Bill Crager has been running the outsourcing company since it started twelve years ago. The Chicago-based firm now provides reporting, technology and research services to about 20,000 financial advisors and independent broker-dealers. |
Registered Rep. September 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
RIA Interest in Financial Planning Grows, Industry Data Suggests Financial planning activities are playing a growing role in the service offerings of registered investment advisors. |
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 January 2006 Maya Ivanova |
Listen Up Financial advisory firms are demonstrating their ability to weather the tough times of the last few years. But to continue their profitability in the future, they need to make client service a priority. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Russ Alan Prince |
Rep's Honor Here is how wealth management readily translates into additional assets under management for financial advisers and what they can do reach this target market. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Neesha Hathi |
Integration Issues If you're doing technology implementation right, the process of self-improvement is never finished. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep. February 17, 2012 Timothy D. Welsh |
Live From Dallas: Mobile Apps, Cloud Computing and Integration - Key Themes at Tech Conference for Rias I work with many of the technology companies that support independent RIAs and will be blogging about what's hot in advisor tech, industry trends, and what the influencers are saying. |
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 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 April 2005 David L. Lawrence |
Linking Client Profitability To Client Acquisition Goals The kind of financial advisory practice you operate will determine the type of client you seek. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Joel Bruckenstein |
First Look: iRebal---"The Intelligent Rebalancer" The iRebal software allows financial advisors to rebalance across accounts at the household level. Additionally, it is designed to help manage cash flows into and out of the portfolio. |
Registered Rep. February 29, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
It's a Tough Route for Younger Advisors Anew report by Charles Schwab, which shows that advisors under the age of 40 are more likely than their older peers to feel pressure to grow their book of business, or to focus on selling proprietary products. |
Financial Advisor July 2006 Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Climbing A Stairway To Heaven As boomers age and spend their savings, financial advisors will need to adapt their practices. |
Registered Rep. June 4, 2013 Diana Britton |
Fading Bull Our annual compensation survey shows advisors are riding the market rally -- so what happens when it ends? |
Financial Advisor October 2007 David J. Drucker |
Triumphant Technology For some advisors, nothing brings success like finding the right technology. Killer App No. 1: The Paperless Office... Killer App No. 2: iRebal... etc. |
Investment Advisor June 2010 Angela Herbers |
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. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Raymond Fazzi |
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. |
Financial Advisor December 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
The Gift of Rebalancing Advisors are once again in the throes of year-end activities regarding their clients' accounts. And while this may be when to rebalance portfolios, how to do it is debatable. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 John J. Bowen Jr. |
Better Than Average Making a New Year's resolution to improve your practice? A new survey lets you benchmark your performance against the broader advisory community. |
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 Advisor July 2012 Bernie Clark |
The RIA Universe Advisors should look not just at their own internal business practices but also at the changes and trends occurring across the RIA field. |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Maya Ivanova |
Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Steve Moore |
Less Is More To become a wealth manager, you may want to start with fewer clients. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Gobind Daryanani |
Balancing Acts How do you rebalance assets in these turbulent times? A new approach, called opportunistic rebalancing, squeezes more alpha out of rebalancing. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Black & Bakker |
Life Support A reader survey suggests how asset managers can be true partners with investment advisors. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark |
The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities. |
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 June 1, 2007 Deborah Doyle McWhinney |
Independents' Day As investment advisors become more popular and profitable, they must find new ways to keep ahead of the competition. |