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Comparing CRM systems: Breaking down the details
FINTECH OCT 14, 2015
Comparing CRM systems: Breaking down the details

A simple collation of the tools and features of adviser-facing CRMs.

Sallie Krawcheck announces funding for launch of women-focused robo-adviser
FINTECH OCT 14, 2015
Sallie Krawcheck announces funding for launch of women-focused robo-adviser

Concept of gender-specific automated investment service takes off with the second of its kind just a month after the first launched.

How independent broker-dealers are utilizing technology today
FINTECH OCT 14, 2015
How independent broker-dealers are utilizing technology today

A snapshot of the technological spending and usage in the IBD channel

Advisers missing major wrinkle in DOL's fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2015
Advisers missing major wrinkle in DOL's fiduciary rule

Proposal would force RIAs to comply with both the SEC standard and Labor Department's rule, FSI says.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2015
Tips for how employees can get the most out of their retirement plan

The chief executive of retirement services provider TIAA-CREF weighs in on what is and isn't working when it comes to retirement savings.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2015
Helping a client decide where to live is a critical part of retirement planning

Helping a client decide where to live is a critical part of retirement planning, and the discussions may need to include clients' family members or physicians.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: A successor's take on a winning transition

Eric Hehman of Austin Asset offers tips for how to make this challenging period work.

Two SEC commissioners nominated
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Two SEC commissioners nominated

Democrat Lisa Fairfax and Republican Hester Peirce have academic backgrounds and sit on the agency's Investor Advisory Committee.

Managing the convergence of compliance and technology
OPINION OCT 12, 2015
Managing the convergence of compliance and technology

A common thread across technology-driven breaches is the failure of firms to establish and enforce policies and procedures.

For advisory firms, younger advisers are key
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
For advisory firms, younger advisers are key

Fresh employees starting out can eventually take over the firm.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2015
Most Americans know shockingly little about their employer-provided benefits

When was the last time you checked what your employer is offering you?

Advisers struggle to provide the full range of services ultrawealthy clients need
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Advisers struggle to provide the full range of services ultrawealthy clients need

Advisers struggle to provide the full range of services ultra-wealthy clients need.

Robo-advisers not the end-all in financial technology
FINTECH OCT 12, 2015
Robo-advisers not the end-all in financial technology

Other digital platforms that advisers should also have on their radar screens handle functions other than investing.

Now is the time to evolve your firm's technology
FINTECH OCT 12, 2015
Now is the time to evolve your firm's technology

To remain competitive in the years ahead, advisers shouldn't be playing catch-up to disruptors.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2015
Is a financial plan enough?

Maintaining quality of life throughout increasingly long retirements brings a new set of challenges for advisers and their clients.

6 ways advisers can benefit from the avalanche of technology advancement
FINTECH OCT 12, 2015
6 ways advisers can benefit from the avalanche of technology advancement

Don't underestimate the impact digital technology can have on the advice industry.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 11, 2015
Mary Jo White has earned a B- as SEC chairwoman

Heading a huge, highly visible agency in the wake of a financial crisis results in ups and downs for Mary Jo White.

4 critical elements of every great adviser website
FINTECH OCT 09, 2015
4 critical elements of every great adviser website

If your website doesn't measure up, prospects will be encouraged to move on, perhaps to a competitor

Advisers like reverse mortgages, but only in unique circumstances
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2015
Advisers like reverse mortgages, but only in unique circumstances

Home-equity product for clients who plan to stay in their home indefinitely and who could use some supplemental income.

FINTECH OCT 09, 2015
Financial Engines to offer more access to human advisers

The 'original robo' bends to customer pressure to offer a hybrid advice product.