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Financial Advisor February 2009 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
The Case For Integration Fidelity thinks Registered Independent Advisors will benefit from integrated platforms like its new WealthCentral. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Fidelity's Silver Bullet If WealthCentral meets expectations, it will create significant efficiencies and cost savings for those who take full advantage of it. If Fidelity can pull it off, it will leapfrog the technology offerings of other custodians, as well as those of independent providers, by a significant margin. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Evolution Of Orion Its offerings have gone beyond portfolio accounting to mobile apps, videos and many customized services. |
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 Planning October 1, 2010 Joel Bruckenstein |
What's Next for Technology This is a time of creativity and evolution in technology, and advisor technology is no exception. As a result, RIA firms can make changes to their infrastructure and in the process create new efficiencies while actually lowering operating costs. |
Financial Planning July 29, 2010 |
Schwab's Competition Has Its Say Schwab's competitors manage to be politely dismissive of the new platform, while still emphasizing that they got the CRM concept first. Here's how various executives see it. |
Registered Rep. October 21, 2015 Ryan W. Neal |
MoneyGuidePro, eMoney Join Forces The two biggest names in financial planning software are now partners. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Productivity Punch Trade PMR, a lesser-known custodian, is getting more attention from advisors, partly because of its standout custody platform. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
The Commonwealth Way This independent broker-dealer has made great strides in integrating technology systems into its advisory platform. |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Schwab's New View Schwab unveils its turnkey solution to integrate systems in advisors' offices. |
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. |
Financial Advisor July 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
A First Look A glimpse at Upswing CRM, a Web-based CRM application designed specifically for financial service professionals. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
CRM Tools Go Virtual Financial advisors are realizing that web-based programs can be less expensive, less tedious and more flexible. Although online CRM is still developing, industrywide the level of sophistication and usability is improving. |
Financial Advisor December 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
X Marks The Spot Tamarac's Advisor X packs promise. |
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. |
Registered Rep. September 28, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Custodians Seek Integrated Solutions To FAs' Tech Needs As custodians compete to draw advisors into the fold, they often tout the superior quality of their technology. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Tech Tools: Managing Customer Contact Wealth Advisor CRM is a web-based product that seems aimed at small and midsize firms and carries attractive pricing. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Key Role Custodians are upping their technology offerings to RIAs. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 Joel Bruckenstein |
AdvisorWorks Review: Aiming for Integration AdvisorWorks offers advisors an outsourced infrastructure and some smart features. But is it ready for broad use? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Futuristic Roadshow: Technology Trends For Financial Advisors Several recent trade conferences show that advisory firms are seeking more from their technology vendors. |
Registered Rep. November 5, 2012 Lauren Barack |
All By Myself You don't have to give up the best tech toys when you go independent, but the learning curve can be steep. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2011 Joel Bruckenstein |
Tech Survey From iPads to Androids to cloud providers, technology evolves oh-so-fast, and FP's annual tech survey reveals that advisor technology usage is changing rapidly too. |
Financial Advisor June 2009 David Lawrence |
The Efficiency Game Integrated software greatly reduces redundant efforts at financial advisories and means staff time will be used more efficiently. |
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 Planning January 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Salesforce: More than Just CRM Social enterprise software is still in the early stages of development, but there is clearly a social media revolution taking place that advisors can't afford to ignore. |
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 Planning December 1, 2009 Joel Bruckenstein |
2009 Software and Technology Survey Welcome to Financial Planning's third annual technology survey, which takes a look at technology trends in financial advisory firms. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Financial Planning's Software Survey 2008 Better technology can reap rewards for advisors.. Read on for the results of the Financial Planning Software Survey. |
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 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 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Clean Path This uncluttered portfolio management system will work best for smaller RIA firms. |
Financial Advisor February 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
An Integrated Cloud Solution External IT wants to be your cloud provider. |
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 Planning December 1, 2007 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
2007 Software Survey For financial planners: What you're using, what you're not -- and how the right programs can improve your efficiency. |
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 March 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. |
Registered Rep. March 2, 2015 Diana Britton |
Crowded Out Some level of competition between advisors and custodians has been around for years. Still, some advisors feel recent events make the distinction between business partner and market competitor less clear. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Custodians Lend A Hand The large custodial firms are ramping up their technology assistance for advisors. |
Registered Rep. February 17, 2012 Timothy D. Welsh |
Live From Dallas: Mobile Apps, Cloud Computing and Integration - Key Themes at Tech Conference for Rias I work with many of the technology companies that support independent RIAs and will be blogging about what's hot in advisor tech, industry trends, and what the influencers are saying. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Leverage Independent broker-dealers are using technology to help their advisors prosper. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
The Lab As custodians battle for the hearts and minds of advisors in the years ahead, Fidelity possesses a weapon that no other firm can currently match: The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, known as FCAT. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Financial Planning 2012 Tech Survey The readers of Financial Planning evaluate the software, hardware, mobile devices and advisory platforms that planners use most. |
Financial Advisor November 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Work In Progress A review of Sharelogix, the online financial planning suite from FinanceLogix, a division of OLTIS Software. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Jeanne Lee |
Fidelity Ups Its Game The Boston behemoth is introducing new, integrated technology that promises practice management nirvana. Will it captivate -- and capture -- the RIA market? |
Financial Advisor June 2012 David Lawrence |
The Right Fit Five steps that will help you choose the best CRM software. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Smarter Software A consortium of software providers is working to make sure members' programs play well with others -- and financial planners can benefit. |
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 October 2012 David Lawrence |
Outsourcing Made Easy Some providers can help an advisor run a more efficient practice. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 James L. Poer |
Smooth Operator Many investment advisors are missing the possibility of growing their businesses, increasing client face time and saving on staffing costs. All it takes is a forward shift in how they employ technology. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 David Lawrence |
The Need For Simplicity How to prepare reports efficiently while keeping them understandable for clients. First in a two-part article on retirement issues for advisors. |