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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Direct-to-consumer robo-advisers that don't expand their business model face long-term head winds
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 05, 2015
Direct-to-consumer robo-advisers that don't expand their business model face long-term head winds

Skeptics say the automated investment services that choose to exclusively target retail investors are finding some success, for now, but won't for too much longer.

When it comes to Twitter, keep messages short and to the point
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 01, 2015
When it comes to Twitter, keep messages short and to the point

Talk of adding more characters to tweets is nice, but advisers should be wary.

More advisers are gaining new clients through social media
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 30, 2015
More advisers are gaining new clients through social media

Those who master Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and post content consistently can gain an advantage in the quest to impress prospects.

So advisers have access to more data – now what?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 29, 2015
So advisers have access to more data – now what?

How to apply personal financial information technology, including client account aggregation, to your practice in real time.

Now there's a robo-adviser just for female investors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 28, 2015
Now there's a robo-adviser just for female investors

The recently launched automated investment platform was created for women skeptical of the financial services industry.

In the wake of BlackRock's FutureAdvisor deal, which independent robo-adviser will be bought next?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 28, 2015
In the wake of BlackRock's FutureAdvisor deal, which independent robo-adviser will be bought next?

As robo M&A heats up, it's not necessarily about the specifics of the technology offering, but rather the speed to xmarket for the acquirer — and the right price tag.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 25, 2015
What happens if banks make it harder to obtain client data?

As data aggregation moves into spotlight, not all the players might get along.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 25, 2015
Morningstar to acquire automated portfolio rebalancing firm Total Rebalance Expert

Software used by more than 500 advisers will be integrated with Chicago firm's other functions, broadening appeal.

SEC nails advisory firm for cybersecurity failure before data breach
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 25, 2015
SEC nails advisory firm for cybersecurity failure before data breach

Firm pays $75,000 to settle charges after approximately 100,000 data records compromised as a result of hack.

Envestnet is the industry's 800-pound tech gorilla
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 25, 2015
Envestnet is the industry's 800-pound tech gorilla

Envestnet says it wants to be advisers' one-stop shop for investment services and technology. So far, it has been willing to put its money where its mouth is.