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Online brokers avoid troubles amid internet outages
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 08, 2021
Online brokers avoid troubles amid internet outages

The internet outages occurred after servers from content-delivery network Fastly Inc. went down, affecting Amazon, Twitter, PayPal, Spotify, Twitch and CNN, among others.

Olympian Apolo Ohno joins Personal Capital wellness campaign
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 07, 2021
Olympian Apolo Ohno joins Personal Capital wellness campaign

Personal Capital is the latest wealthtech to leverage star power to promote brand awareness via financial wellness marketing campaigns.

SEC fines robo-adviser Emperor Investments for false disclosures
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 04, 2021
SEC fines robo-adviser Emperor Investments for false disclosures

SEC slapped Emperor Investments with a $25,000 fine. The charges mark the third enforcement action brought by the SEC against digital advisers.

LPL Financial taps SmartAsset for investor prospecting
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 03, 2021
LPL Financial taps SmartAsset for investor prospecting

SmartAsset, with a reach of more than 100 million consumers, matches qualified investors who are searching for financial advice.

More advisers are planning to use crypto: FPA
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 01, 2021
More advisers are planning to use crypto: FPA

More than a quarter of advisers indicated that they plan to increase their use or recommendation of cryptocurrencies over the next 12 months.

Fintech Stash weighs options for going public
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 28, 2021
Fintech Stash weighs options for going public

The robo-adviser raised $125 million in a February funding round, for a $1.4 billion valuation.

Older clients confused by meme stocks: Survey
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 28, 2021
Older clients confused by meme stocks: Survey

Investors are curious about crypto and meme stocks, but most advisers say that clients do not understand the volatility of these investments.

Acorns to go public via $2 billion SPAC deal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 27, 2021
Acorns to go public via $2 billion SPAC deal

Acorns is the latest wealthtech company to go public via blank-check merger, following competitors like SoFi. Launched at the end of 2014, the fintech is a subscription-based automated investing and banking app.

How to choose and implement technology
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 25, 2021
How to choose and implement technology

The key is knowing how to select software that solves your problems while simultaneously improving both the functionality and the profitability of your firm.

Onramp Invest debuts crypto asset management for RIAs
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
Onramp Invest debuts crypto asset management for RIAs

Onramp Invest emerges from beta mode amid a rapidly evolving crypto marketplace that historically kept financial advisers on the sidelines.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2021
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2021

The big news, announcements and underlying trends emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisers.

Square takes aim at big banks with checking, savings accounts
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
Square takes aim at big banks with checking, savings accounts

The payments processor plans to offer both types of accounts to the small businesses that use its app, according to hidden code in a recent update to its app.

How to earn contacts
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 24, 2021
How to earn contacts

If you take nothing else away from this article, hear this: People don’t care about your offer or your business — they care about themselves.

AI in 2021: RIA use cases
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 24, 2021
AI in 2021: RIA use cases

With just a few clicks, an adviser can submit a task on behalf of a client, something that would otherwise require extensive knowledge and time-consuming coordination between various operational teams.

Accelerating AI: Why advisers and automation need to collide
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 24, 2021
Accelerating AI: Why advisers and automation need to collide

Advisory firms are moving to adopt AI tools to achieve their growth objectives, but it’s not easy, partly because firms lack the data connectivity that’s needed for AI to operate efficiently.

What the $50 million Altruist funding means for RIA custodians
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 21, 2021
What the $50 million Altruist funding means for RIA custodians

With a new funding round and support from the asset management giant Vanguard, Altruist increases its potential to break up the RIA custodial oligopoly.

Betterment launches Co-Pilot tool for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 20, 2021
Betterment launches Co-Pilot tool for advisers

The latest launch by Betterment kicks off the fintech’s mission to rapidly grow its adviser-focused business line throughout the year.

Wealthtech funding hits record $5.6 billion in Q1
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 19, 2021
Wealthtech funding hits record $5.6 billion in Q1

In the first quarter, a total of 86 deals took place, and the wealthtech sector already has outpaced 2020’s year-end total funding of $5.2 billion.

How RIAs can avoid getting burnt out by new tech
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2021
How RIAs can avoid getting burnt out by new tech

Advisers now have a wide array of options from financial planning software, risk management and analytics platforms, digital marketing and CRM tools. What point does it become too much?

Move over, Robinhood — Fidelity democratizes investing for teens
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2021
Move over, Robinhood — Fidelity democratizes investing for teens

Teens will be able to trade U.S.-listed stocks, Fidelity mutual funds and most exchange-traded funds, with no account fees or commissions.