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As Apple Watch details emerge, what's in it for advisers?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 06, 2015
As Apple Watch details emerge, what's in it for advisers?

As Apple gets ready to take the wraps of its much-anticipated smart watch, financial advisers — and some of the companies that work with them — see a bigger role for wearable technology in the years ahead.

Morgan Stanley's 'Hunger Games' parody whips financial Twitter into a frenzy
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 06, 2015
Morgan Stanley's 'Hunger Games' parody whips financial Twitter into a frenzy

Twitter reacts to Morgan Stanley's 'Margin Games' Hunger Games parody.

Independent broker-dealers take aim at the next generation of clients
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 06, 2015
Independent broker-dealers take aim at the next generation of clients

Millennials, robo-advice and female clients top the IBD agenda.

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 06, 2015
Get the conversation started on LinkedIn

Social media site offers many ways to get a real dialogue going with members of your network.

Blogging tools to maximize an adviser's online voice
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 05, 2015
Blogging tools to maximize an adviser's online voice

An increasing number of financial advisers are <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20131013/REG/310139963/the-why-and-how-of-blogging&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>blogging to connect with new and existing clients.</a>

Having integrated technology can improve RIAs' businesses
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 03, 2015
Having integrated technology can improve RIAs' businesses

Examples of how RIAs can make workflows more efficient by making sure their technology communicates

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 01, 2015
Broker-dealer expands crowdfunding reach with new partnership

Broker-dealer North Capital Private Securities adds crowdfunding site OneVest to its platform that syndicates private offerings for investors.

Brokers do a better job at cybersecurity than investment advisers: SEC
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 26, 2015
Brokers do a better job at cybersecurity than investment advisers: SEC

Brokers do a better job at cybersecurity than investments adviser, according to the SEC.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 25, 2015
Are you making a mountain out of joining social media?

Why some financial advisers still reject a proven marketing tool.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 24, 2015
This week on social media with advisers

The White House and Department of Labor announced a push for fiduciary standards, the president gave adviser Sheryl Garrett a shout out and advisers responded to Morgan Stanley's leaked take on the Hunger Games.

YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2015
Due diligence in the age of flash crashes

The dominance of algorithms in trading means advisers need to re-evaluate their processes

Fidelity's acquisition of eMoney Advisor could be a watershed moment for the advice industry
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 24, 2015
Fidelity's acquisition of eMoney Advisor could be a watershed moment for the advice industry

Independent advisers might look at this deal as a 'canary in the coal mine moment'.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 24, 2015
Vanguard quintuples assets in robo-adviser, leapfrogging competitors

Still in pilot, online program rolls past VC-backed startups

Labor Department rankles advisers with quick video on fiduciary
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 23, 2015
Labor Department rankles advisers with quick video on fiduciary

Some agree with concept but argue that short treatment lumps everyone together and lacks nuance.

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 22, 2015
Robo-adviser frenzy: Apocalypse or rerun?

What tax professionals' experience says about the future for financial advisers

To improve portfolio diversification, look to technology
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES FEB 22, 2015
To improve portfolio diversification, look to technology

Traditional, institutional, buy-and-hold asset allocation model isn't the best fit for all clients.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 20, 2015
Wealth Access integrates with MoneyGuidePro

A personal financial management platform is streamlining its process with the financial planning software MoneyGuidePro.

Envestnet acquires tech company Upside
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 20, 2015
Envestnet acquires tech company Upside

Outsourced investing platform will use Upside's portal for financial planning and investment management in effort to keep advisers ahead of robo trend.

Transcription app Mobile Assistant gets upgrade, partners with Salesforce
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 20, 2015
Transcription app Mobile Assistant gets upgrade, partners with Salesforce

Risk of missing new notes diminishes, search function improved.

Why well-designed technology is more powerful than investor education
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 20, 2015
Why well-designed technology is more powerful than investor education

Instead of trying to teach investors why or why not, well-researched and well-designed technology can give investors only the best options to choose from