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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Free college savings accounts, online
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 05, 2015
Free college savings accounts, online

FutureAdvisor offers access to 529 plans, Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts, UTMAs and UGMAs.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 30, 2015
What's at stake for advisers if Salesforce is bought out?

Speculation about a takeover of Salesforce has some advisers reconsidering their customer relationship management system options.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 29, 2015
Finra CARDS data breach risk is real

Potential security risk concerns over Finra's highly-debated data collection proposal are not unfounded, experts say. <i>(See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150504/BLOG07/150509984/finras-longtime-critics-become-its-supporters-and-vice-versa&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Finra's backers are now its critics</a>)</i>

The biggest cyberthreat to a firm: Employees
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 29, 2015
The biggest cyberthreat to a firm: Employees

Internal hacking is an emerging danger for advisers.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 20, 2015
Question for advisers: Why did Verizon buy dial-up dinosaur AOL?

Because the company has its sights on mobile, and so should you.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2015
Vanguard launches online investment advice, drops minimum investment to $50,000

After more than two years in pilot and gathering $17B in assets, Personal Advisor Services is ready to take on the expanding field of online advice platforms.

Sheryl Garrett, Wealthminder launch robo offering
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 17, 2015
Sheryl Garrett, Wealthminder launch robo offering

For $10 a month per client, advisers can access software to generate financial plans.

Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep

Survey intended to inform regulators, prevent financial abuse of elders.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 14, 2015
20 financial advisers to follow on Twitter

From deep analysis to humor, these advisers bring a personal touch to financial planning.

Millennials don't feel like top priorities for advisers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 08, 2015
Millennials don't feel like top priorities for advisers

The assets-under-management mentality of the advice business puts barrier between advisers and young, not wealthy investors.