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Tech tools tackle marketing amid COVID-19
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 27, 2020
Tech tools tackle marketing amid COVID-19

While advisers may not have resources to step up marketing campaigns, tech firms are stepping in to streamline the process

3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 25, 2020
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton

The founder of AdvisorEngine talks about how the deal went down

Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2020
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business

Not knowing how their advisers are compensated affects clients' trust, according to a Hearts & Wallets report

Motif Investing closes
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 20, 2020
Motif Investing closes

The automated investment platform, which raised roughly $126 million in funding since launching in 2012, is just the latest digital wealth manager to shut down

Keep your eyes forward
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 19, 2020
Keep your eyes forward

We all need to take time now, in the midst of this crisis, to keep looking beyond the current moment

Robinhood raising $250 million in new funds
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 16, 2020
Robinhood raising $250 million in new funds

The funding would put a value of about $8 billion on the online brokerage, which has suffered repeated outages during the recent market turmoil

Low rates topple cash yields for robo-advised clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 16, 2020
Low rates topple cash yields for robo-advised clients

Digital wealth managers may be forced to reinvent themselves in light of the recent stock market downturn

Emergency savings: The next workplace benefit
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2020
Emergency savings: The next workplace benefit

Retirement plan record keepers are lining up to help pilot savings programs that could run alongside 401(k)s

Wells Fargo reduces minimums on robo platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 15, 2020
Wells Fargo reduces minimums on robo platform

Fees for Intuitive Investor cut to 30 basis points for preferred customers

Alight, Abbott Labs sued over account breach
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2020
Alight, Abbott Labs sued over account breach

A plan participant claims the companies violated Erisa by failing to prevent a theft of more than $200,000 from her 401(k) account

Credible vs. incredible information
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 12, 2020
Credible vs. incredible information

We remain laser-focused on identifying and delivering the information you need to serve your clients

3 Questions: Michael Kitces on adviser fintech today
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 09, 2020
3 Questions: Michael Kitces on adviser fintech today

Buckingham Wealth Partners' head of planning strategy talks about whether technology is supporting advisers amid the new normal of COVID-19

BlackRock partners with Microsoft to bolster Aladdin platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 08, 2020
BlackRock partners with Microsoft to bolster Aladdin platform

The asset manager will use the software giant’s Azure cloud platform

SoFi to purchase Galileo for $1.2 billion to expand banking tech
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 07, 2020
SoFi to purchase Galileo for $1.2 billion to expand banking tech

The acquisition will help the online lender build up its technology for brokerage and investment services

Texas fines LendingClub $400,000 for unregistered sales
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 02, 2020
Texas fines LendingClub $400,000 for unregistered sales

The online lending marketplace claims it was selling ‘covered’ securities

Envestnet names William Crager CEO
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 31, 2020
Envestnet names William Crager CEO

The former president had been serving as interim leader since October

Robo-advisers gain new, younger clients amid market turmoil
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 31, 2020
Robo-advisers gain new, younger clients amid market turmoil

TD Ameritrade, Wealthfront and Betterment have seen the number of account openings soar since stocks declined

The latest in financial adviser fintech — March 2020
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 30, 2020
The latest in financial adviser fintech — March 2020

Latest News in Financial Advisor #FinTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors and wealth management.

Robinhood accused of offering customers credits to squelch suits
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 27, 2020
Robinhood accused of offering customers credits to squelch suits

Attorneys for users suing the company asked a judge to order Robinhood to stop sending 'misleading communications'

3 Questions: Adding video with Megan Carpenter
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 27, 2020
3 Questions: Adding video with Megan Carpenter

The CEO of FiComm Partners talks about how advisers can best work video into their mix of client communications