Alessandra Malito

Alessandra, also known as Ali, covers financial adviser technology for InvestmentNews. Ali was born and raised in New York, and is a recent graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism where she received a master's degree with a concentration in business journalism. She first started writing for professional publications at 15 years old for a local newspaper. Throughout college and grad school, she worked as a freelance reporter and her byline has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times' Lens blog, NBCNews.com and Newsday.com. When she’s not thinking up story ideas or immersing herself in all things tech, she can be found cooking up family favorites, crafting with her sewing machine or running 5K’s. You’ll almost always find her with a coffee cup in hand.

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YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 15, 2015
Former Cetera boss named new FolioDynamix president

Steve Dunlap takes the helm at the wealth management tech provider FolioDynamix.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Wealthbox launches new CRM version with Gmail integration

Wealthbox, a client relationship management system for financial advisers, will launch its latest CRM platform to integrate widely-used Gmail accounts.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Bank teams up with FutureAdvisor to offer clients investment platform

BBVA isn't the only bank with eyes on algo-driven advice, the next trend in the robo-movement.

Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding - peHUB
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding - peHUB

Personal Capital, the hybrid robo-adviser with $1.5 billion in assets under management, is seeking a buyer and is in its fifth funding round, according to private equity website peHUB.

Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system

Commonwealth Financial Network has created its own CRM to replace its previous Microsoft Dynamic model.

2015 tips for advisers' tech and taxes
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 07, 2015
2015 tips for advisers' tech and taxes

Keeping track of technology goes beyond keeping up on the trends for advisers. Pay heed to these simple tax strategies to save a few dollars.

Is Fidelity's plan to ditch relationship with Betterment and build its own robo too little, too late?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 03, 2015
Is Fidelity's plan to ditch relationship with Betterment and build its own robo too little, too late?

Fidelity Investments plans to sever its relationship with robo-adviser Betterment Institutional in December in favor of building an automated investment platform on its own.

SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2015
SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016

Five years after Dodd-Frank, agency puts issue on official calendar, signaling the rule is a priority.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 01, 2015
Betterment hits $3 billion AUM, blows past start-up competition

Chief executive Jon Stein says growth driven by consumer demand.

Portfolio rebalancing breakdown
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
Portfolio rebalancing breakdown