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Acorns to launch custom portfolios in push toward active investing
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 12, 2021
Acorns to launch custom portfolios in push toward active investing

Active engagement is part of the fintech’s larger mission to incentivize healthy investing behaviors that align with customers' best interest, according to CEO Noah Kerner.

Vestwell names Rob Molchon CTO
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2021
Vestwell names Rob Molchon CTO

The digital record-keeping platform also promoted Ryan Anderson to chief product officer.

Exposing clients to financial plans in unexpected places
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 11, 2021
Exposing clients to financial plans in unexpected places

American Express Co. believes a consumer may want to create a full financial plan, complete with toggles for job promotions and inflation as well as important life events. They're not the only company that thinks so.

In search of adviser tech’s holy grail
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 11, 2021
In search of adviser tech’s holy grail

An ecosystem is emerging whose ultimate goal is to increase advisers’ wallet share by enabling them to unify a client’s entire financial world onto a single platform.

Robinhood launches 24/7 phone support
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 05, 2021
Robinhood launches 24/7 phone support

The free trading platform rolled out round the clock customer service following a recruiting spree of financial advisers turned customer service reps.

J.P. Morgan launches augmented reality tool for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 04, 2021
J.P. Morgan launches augmented reality tool for advisers

J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Guide to Markets content is now available through an augmented reality experience accessible via smartphones.

The rise of insurtech
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 04, 2021
The rise of insurtech

Just 10 years ago, there was little crossover between securities and insurance, as insurance agents, health insurance agents and Wall Street advisers traditionally stayed in separate lanes. But that has started to change.

How technology can embrace ‘financial therapy’
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 01, 2021
How technology can embrace ‘financial therapy’

Advisers can use their tech stack to seamlessly track the opportunities best suited for each client and recommend appropriate actions that result in long-term change.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — September 2021
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 30, 2021
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — September 2021

This month's #AdviserTech roundup includes Riskalyze’s recapitalization, RightCapital’s launch of retirement decumulation tools, Veriti’s crossing $1 billion of AUM, and American Express partnering with BodesWell to return to the financial planning business 16 years after spinning off Ameriprise.

Betterment tops $1.3 billion valuation with latest funding
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 29, 2021
Betterment tops $1.3 billion valuation with latest funding

The $160 million round is the largest to date for the leading independent robo-adviser. The latest influx will be used to accelerate its business-to-business arms, particularly its 401(k) offering.

Mobile adviser dashboard? There’s a Merrill app for that
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 29, 2021
Mobile adviser dashboard? There’s a Merrill app for that

Merrill Lynch rolls out a new mobile app for advisers to access all the information on their adviser dashboard via their smartphones.

Protecting client data in account aggregation
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 24, 2021
Protecting client data in account aggregation

It’s up to advisers to communicate with investors who need help with understanding the management of risk across multiple accounts.

Want a tattoo of your favorite ticker? 1.1 million new investors say yes
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 24, 2021
Want a tattoo of your favorite ticker? 1.1 million new investors say yes

A new survey by Public, a next gen-focused investing app, researched the behaviors and motives of millennial and Gen Z investors. The majority of respondents started investing in the past three years.

MoneyLion makes trading debut after SPAC merger
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 23, 2021
MoneyLion makes trading debut after SPAC merger

MoneyLion, fintech founded in 2013, joins the ranks of other recently public fintechs like SoFi, Robinhood and Square’s Cash App.

JPMorgan buys college financial-planning platform Frank
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 23, 2021
JPMorgan buys college financial-planning platform Frank

The platform offers a streamlined financial aid application process as well as online courses. The bank said the acquisition will help it build relationships with college students.

iCapital Network builds out alternative investments with Axio acquisition
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2021
iCapital Network builds out alternative investments with Axio acquisition

The addition of Axio Financial will add structured notes to the iCapital platform, marking the first product technically available to retail investors.

AssetMark launches pooled employer plan
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2021
AssetMark launches pooled employer plan

The plan is aimed at small to midsize businesses that have less than $25 million in retirement plan assets

Fidelity to offer email security tool to RIAs, B-Ds
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 17, 2021
Fidelity to offer email security tool to RIAs, B-Ds

The cybersecurity solution, which aims to protect advisers and their end clients' business email, comes from tech firm Armorblox.

AdvicePay launches customizable compliance tool
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 17, 2021
AdvicePay launches customizable compliance tool

AdvicePay, the payment tool co-founded by Michael Kitces, is trying to make it easier for large advisory firms to adopt differing fee models — and accept payment in a compliant manner.

Finra probes brokerages' use of social media for prospecting
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 17, 2021
Finra probes brokerages' use of social media for prospecting

The broker-dealer self-regulator launched the exam sweep a couple of weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commission released a request for comment about the “digital engagement practices” used by investment advisers and broker-dealers.