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Financial Advisor October 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A New And Improved Release Portfolio Director 8.0 offers better account setup and custodian interfaces -- and more. |
Financial Advisor April 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A Gem For Advisors Black Diamond's highly customizable, Web-based performance reporting solution dazzles financial planners at a recent industry conference. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum Portfolio management software for the high-end and low-cost buyer. Portfolio Director... Orion Advisor Services... |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
First Look At Advisors Office The developers have laid a solid foundation upon which additional functionality can be layered. If and when this occurs, Advisors Office will be an interesting proposition for an office of perhaps three to ten employees, provided the pricing is well aligned with the functionality being offered. |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
Technology Roundup Upgraded versions of Junxure-i and Workstation Office offer new capabilities and opportunities... Advisor Workstation Office Portfolio Accounting System... Advent... etc. |
Financial Advisor September 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Portfolio Management Software: What is Next Fidelity and Integrated Decision Systems (IDS) expect to begin offering a comprehensive, highly sophisticated institutional portfolio management, reporting and order generation system platform for advisors before the end of this year. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Billing Made Easier Arcons Technology's billPort offers many pluses and a few minuses. |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Andrew Gluck |
PMS Gridlock Portfolio management software is the heart of an advisory practice -- so why are there so few options? (Hint: look in the mirror.) |
Financial Advisor February 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Custodians Beef It Up Since advisors' work flows are often intertwined with custodian-supplied technologies, let's take a look at what the custodial firms have in store for 2008. |
Financial Advisor April 2005 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Good Program Gets Better Junxure-I is now faster and easier to use. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Waiting for "Intelligent Integration" This spring, Schwab Advisor Services announced the launch of "Project C"-an ambitious technology initiative designed to deliver high-quality, integrated solutions to advisors. |
Investment Advisor November 2005 Eric Clarke |
Posing the Proper PMS Questions Portfolio management systems are a critical business operations component. But how do you know if your current system is the best fit for your financial advisory practice? You'd better ask these questions. |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Andrew Gluck |
Your Best Partners More and more, financial advisors are using technology tools to offer additional services and become more efficient. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo |
All For Advisors Brokerage executives are doing their best to deliver the tools advisors need to move their business to the next level, while still remaining efficient. That includes streamlined technology, investment and rebalancing selections, outsourcing, practice management and business development assistance. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Tracey Longo |
Clearing Firms Come Courting With clearing industry players so clearly targeting advisors, competition for advisor business is likely to get even more interesting very soon. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Andrew Gluck |
The Gluck Report, Part I: The Big Three's Tech Plans for 2006 New tech initiatives from the leading custodians have lots of features aimed at attracting and winning over RIAs without making them feel like they're losing their independence. We talk to the tech heads at Schwab, Fidelity, and TD Waterhouse. |
Financial Advisor September 2004 |
Frontline News Schwab Announces Portfolio Center (Centerpiece) Pricing... NAPFA Starts Site For Selling Practices... FPA Challenges Broker-Dealer Exemption... Armstrong Named Fain Award Recipient... Schwab Transitions Retains Valuation Firm... etc. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Lauren Barack |
Give Them What They Want Understanding they can't offer every tool to every advisor, custodians are nevertheless making sure to remain flexible enough to meet advisors' ever changing demands. |
Financial Advisor August 2004 |
New Accounts Won't Cover Lifetime Medical Cost Health Savings Accounts will fall short... Advisors Cautious On New Hedge Fund Rule... Portfolio Management Software... Managers Bullish On U.S. Equities... etc. |
Financial Advisor February 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
Stature, Service, Size, Simplicity Schwab, Fidelity and Waterhouse are building sophisticated SMA (separately managed account) platforms. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Robert F. Keane |
Far From Fossilized Advisors Capital Management looks to provide clients with true individual portfolios of diversified securities at a much lower cost than is possible with mutual funds. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Custodians Lend A Hand The large custodial firms are ramping up their technology assistance for advisors. |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
Independent Broker-Dealers Improving SMA Programs Historically, independent advisors have been forced to sit on the sidelines while wirehouses led the way in products and technology for separately managed accounts. Increasingly, things seem to be changing. |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Schwab's New View Schwab unveils its turnkey solution to integrate systems in advisors' offices. |
Registered Rep. September 24, 2015 |
The 2015 Wealth Management Industry Awards Winners Companies like Charles, Schwab, Fidelity, and Betterment are profiled for their achievements in financial services. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 |
Problems Cited In Broker-Dealers' Variable Insurance Sales and More The newly released study comes as the NASD is proposing new rules governing the sale of deferred variable annuities... Board Of Standards Increases CFP Certification Fee... Technology Continues To Frustrate Advisors, FPA Study Says... etc. |
Investment Advisor January 2007 Lauren Barack |
The Gatekeepers Advisors want their portfolio management software to give investors access to data -- just not too much. |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Raymond Fazzi |
Custodians Filling Different Niches Many advisors find just one custodian isn't enough. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
RIAs Enjoy A Fertile Market Registered investment advisors have an opportunity as more households continue to enter the realm of the "affluent" and seek advice, but they'd better get the operational side of their practices in order. |
Financial Advisor November 2006 Tracey Longo |
Is The Price Right? When it comes to pricing, many financial advisors are nowhere near as efficient and profitable as they could be. |
Registered Rep. September 29, 2005 John Churchill |
Are You Charging Enough? With competition fierce -- and clients more informed than ever -- it's important to make sure that you are not selling yourself short. In fact, you may not be charging enough for your financial advisory services. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Kevin McKinley |
Fee-ling Good Tips for financial advisors on establishing and maintaining fee-based relationships the right way. |
Financial Advisor May 2004 Raymond Fazzi |
Niche Players Provide More Choices For Advisors Many are trying hard to differentiate themselves---and are succeeding. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Neal Ringquist |
Tech Tools There are a number of reoccurring concerns that rank high among the challenges that today's financial services institutions and advisory firms are looking to address. A software company president discusses how to solve those niggling problems stunting your growth. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'brien |
Snagging Breakaways Schwab Institutional and Cambridge Investment Research have joined forces to attract financial advisors turning independent. But just how big is the prize? |
Financial Advisor October 2005 |
Frontline News Advisors Help Colleagues Affected By Katrina... Intuit Enters Portfolio Management Arena... Inefficient Operations Are Eating Up Revenue Growth... RIAs Overwhelmingly Oppose B-D Exemption... etc. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Thomas M. Kostigen |
Discrimination, Or Keeping It Simple? Schwab boots funds that have cheaper share classes elsewhere. |
Financial Advisor March 2004 |
Frontline News Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt stunned attendees at TD Waterhouse's annual conference in Orlando in early February when, in response to a question, he indicated he was opposed to a proposed rule that would grant exemption from registered investment advisor registration for wirehouse brokers. |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Eric Rasmussen |
Free-Range Advisors Custodians to independent advisors are in an arms race to give bigger, better software and practice management packages. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Fido Attacks! Long a distant second to Charles Schwab in the lucrative business of serving financial advisors, Fidelity is making an aggressive push to close that gap. And some advisors are taking notice. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Raymond Fazzi |
Looking To Streamline Now that they've experienced the harsh consequences of poor business management, fee-based advisors are looking to their custodians and broker-dealers for all the help they can get. |
Investment Advisor August 2009 James J. Green |
Schwab Cuts Costs for Its Advisors Charles Schwab Advisor Services announced a series of moves that will have the net effect of reducing costs to the RIAs that custody with Schwab. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2003 Steve Gresham |
Are Managed Accounts Right for You? It's nearly impossible to ignore the rallying call for managed accounts. 90% of advisors netting $300,000 or more annually collect some fee revenue, and more than half of them garner at least 25 percent from fees, according to a 2000 survey. Is it time for you to get on board? |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: The Price of Everything... If you're not adding profit into what each financial advisory client costs, you're losing money. Advisors who use a combination of performance fees tied to assets and a retainer tied to more complex planning are able to consistently demonstrate their value. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Joel Bruckenstein |
Technology Survey 2010 With the renewed interest and investment in advisor technology, we expect to see further gains next year. It is a slow process, but as an industry we are becoming more technologically proficient. |
Financial Advisor May 2007 Eric Rasmussen |
What's New At The Custodian Custodians are continuing to offer new services for fee-only planners in their efforts to woo RIAs. |
Investment Advisor April 2010 James J. Green |
Navigator For years, Dan Skiles has steered advisors through the tech rocks to business safe harbors. As IA's new technology coach, he'll be your guide to the future. |
Financial Advisor October 2010 |
Frontline News New SEC requirements that financial advisors create a plain-English version of Form ADV Part 2... Fiduciary Standard Lobbying Season... Does Schwab's Purchase Of An RIA Portend A New Trend?... etc. |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Sydney LeBlanc |
The Billion-Dollar Equation Skill, service, plus separate accounts are key for advisors managing a billion dollars. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Black & Bakker |
Life Support A reader survey suggests how asset managers can be true partners with investment advisors. |