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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.   |
Financial Advisor
September 2010
Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Key Role Custodians are upping their technology offerings to RIAs. |
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. |
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
August 2006
Raymond Fazzi |
Custodians Duel Over New Services Competition in the fee-based advisory field and the pressure to grow assets and operations is not only forcing changes upon advisors, but also the custodians who serve them. |
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. |
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 Advisor
December 2011
Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Schwab's New View Schwab unveils its turnkey solution to integrate systems in advisors' offices. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
January 2011
Andrew Gluck |
A Game Changer TD Ameritrade becomes the first major custodian to open its database so it can integrate with virtually any software firm supporting RIAs. |
Registered Rep.
October 15, 2009
Christina Mucciolo |
Schwab Q3 Earning Down, But the Race For RIA Assets Is Hot Charles Schwab reported a 34 percent drop in its third quarter earnings, the firm's third consecutive quarter of slowing earnings this year. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007
John Churchill |
Can Schwab's RIA Empire be Toppled? Last year the online-broker-turned-advice-provider extended an already massive lead over rivals Fidelity and TD Ameritrade in RIA asset gathering. Is there no challenger to Schwab's throne? |
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. |
Registered Rep.
July 8, 2015
Jerry Gleeson |
No Slowing RIA Growth In the financial advisory industry there are potential regulatory burdens, fickle investors, and crafty competitors -- but nothing has changed the relentless march of the registered investment advisor space since the 2008 crash. |
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 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 2007
Joel Bruckenstein |
Custodians Lend A Hand The large custodial firms are ramping up their technology assistance for advisors. |
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
January 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Custodians Are Knocking More custody players have been clamoring for the business of registered investment advisors, and that trend will continue this year, say two well-known research firms for financial institutions and investment managers. |
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
July 2012
Bernie Clark |
The RIA Universe Advisors should look not just at their own internal business practices but also at the changes and trends occurring across the RIA field. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Efficiency: Hitting the Tech Target Some advisors are still balking at portfolio rebalancing tools and automated workflow technology that could make their practice more profitable. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Brooke Southall |
RIA Power Registered investment advisory firms are bringing in more assets these days than are wirehouse brokerage firms. |
Financial Advisor
January 2008
Tracey Longo |
Breakaway Brokers Despite being in business a shorter amount of time than the average advisor, breakaways have more assets under management, higher total revenues and a significantly higher growth rate. |
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 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. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Bernie Clark |
The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
James J. Green |
More on Migration Cerulli Associates estimates that $800 billion will be moving as advisors change firms. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Dueling Platforms As the major custodians enhance their technology offerings for registered investment advisers, they're all seeking a competitive edge. |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Drucker & Davis |
Lean On Me Custodians have ramped up the services they offer to registered investment advisors. |
Investment Advisor
January 2009
James J. Green |
Schwab Reorganizes; Fidelity Hires; Pershing Provides The three major custodians of RIA assets announce big executive changes and a new practice management program. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Open Season NFP Securities says it will become the first independent broker-dealer to offer hybrid advisors a single platform with complete open architecture, empowering advisors to ally with any major custodian they choose. |
Registered Rep.
July 29, 2013
Diana Britton |
No Man Is an Island Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs. |
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
A Question Of Trust Custodians square off in a newly competitive trust services market. |
Financial Advisor
August 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
The Logic Of Multiple Custodians As custodians serving the independent advisor market come and go, and merge and consolidate, many advisors are having a harder time finding a stable home for their clients' assets. In many cases, they're finding that using multiple custodians gets the job done efficiently. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
What Can We Do For You? Clearing firms matter to advisors. In fact, one of the biggest deals in the independent b/d business last year hinged on whether the b/ds being sold could maintain their relationships with their old clearing firm. |
Registered Rep.
August 26, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Schwab Apologizes Over Sales Pitch to Advisor Clients Schwab found itself apologizing for violating its own policy of pitching portfolio products to retirement plan sponsors who were clients of retail financial advisors and turnkey asset management programs that have custodial relations with the firm. |
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
February 2004
Sydney LeBlanc |
Stature, Service, Size, Simplicity Schwab, Fidelity and Waterhouse are building sophisticated SMA (separately managed account) platforms. |
Registered Rep.
February 22, 2011
Lauren Barack |
Fidelity Launches Its First Mobile App For Adv Advisors who hopscotch across their territories visiting clients now have mobile access to client files and financials on their iPhones -- at least those who custody with Fidelity. |
Registered Rep.
April 6, 2010
Kristen French |
Custodians In Race To Roll Out M&A Tools TD Ameritrade Institutional is rolling out a new online business valuation tool. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
March 2009
James J. Green |
Catching Up With... Catching Up With Tom Bradley |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
Happy Mediums Online brokerage giants are taking market share from almost every segment of the financial advisory business - except for RIAs. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Set Me Free LPL Financial staked a bigger claim on the independent advisor market last month with the announcement that the broker-dealer will allow its advisors to do business under their own RIA. |
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? |
Registered Rep.
December 8, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Fidelity's Upgrade of myStreetscape Includes Mobile Functions Fidelity's new myStreetscape is available on the Web, offers more functions, improved navigation and expanded features. |
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 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. |
