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Financial Advisor November 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A New Vision The latest version of AdvisorVision, a Web-based financial planning platform from AdviceAmerica, is a big step forward. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
AdvisorVision Has Merit---And Flaws The platform has limited appeal for the typical independent advisor. |
Financial Advisor November 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
A Breath Of Fresh Air Financial advisors, the new version of NaviPlan is clean, intuitive and much more responsive. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Look At Perspective Partners A conventional, but customizable, Web-based approach to portfolio construction. |
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 Advisor March 2004 David J. Drucker |
Morningstar's Workstation Gets More Power The new version will take a dramatic step by offering CRM capabilities. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Star Appeal In a few short years, Morningstar has improved its advisor platform so much that it truly has become an "office." |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Converting Prospects Into Clients A new online tool promises to help you do just that, but can it deliver? The platform marries a sales/client education process with a portfolio construction/portfolio management process. |
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 Advisor June 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Catching Up The maker of Finance Logix, a financial planning application, has been consistently improving it. |
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 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 July 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Tech Tools: Targeting Wage Earners Wouldn't it be nice if there were a technology that could provide meaningful retirement income solutions to those of more modest means? Imagine if advisors could profitably cater to the mass market. RIO may allow advisors to do just that. |
Financial Advisor December 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
X Marks The Spot Tamarac's Advisor X packs promise. |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Retirement Good Fortune Silver Financial Planner from MoneyTree Software is one of the top choices for advisors looking for a dedicated retirement planning tool. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Leverage Independent broker-dealers are using technology to help their advisors prosper. |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Easy-To-Use Retirement Software Although they have hitches, these professional retirement planning software packages are surprisingly good for basic planning: OppenheimerFunds Retirement Income Manager 2.0... Retirement Savings Planner From Torrid Technologies Inc... etc. |
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. |
Financial Advisor July 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Much-Needed Makeover One of the most widely deployed financial planning programs on the market, Profiles Professional Version 8.0, gets a new look. |
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 October 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A New And Improved Release Portfolio Director 8.0 offers better account setup and custodian interfaces -- and more. |
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. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Elizabeth D. Festa |
UMAs & CIFs: New 401(k) Solutions A Retirement Planner Profile: John Newman's group at Denver-based Fiserv ISS is poised to take advantage of the new trend toward outside management of asset allocation in retirement plans -- and away from do-it-yourself 401(k) investing. |
Financial Advisor May 2006 David L. Lawrence |
Integrated Advisor Platforms Software can help financial advisors with the one-stop-shop approach. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Joel Bruckenstein |
Building a Smarter Portfolio Riskalyze Pro's risk-assessment and portfolio-construction tools aim to help you keep clients from buying high and selling low. |
Bank Technology News November 2002 Karen Krebsbach |
Financial Engines Tunes Up for High-End Advisors After six years hawking its Web-based advice and forecasting platform across the financial services spectrum, Financial Engines is rolling out new advice modules aimed head-on at financial advisors catering to the mass affluent with advice and asset-allocation forecasting. |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Jeffrey A. Hollowniczky |
Good Portfolio Reports Are Customized For Clients While the innovations in portfolio reporting technology have provided advisors with mountains of information and increased efficiency in their back-office operations, the client's specific needs have often been forgotten in the process. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Joel Bruckenstein |
Tech Tools: Target Engaged One of the themes of February's Technology Tools for Today Conference was a lack of advisor efficiency. Balance Financial's new software for advisors is designed to alleviate this very problem. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2008 John L. McKeel |
Wealth Management Learn strategies for advising high net worth investors. |
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. |
Registered Rep. January 4, 2011 Lauren Barack |
Can You Avoid Black Swan Events with New Software? Thankfully, there are updates to financial planning software that offer some back-to-basic tools designed to help advisors illustrate portfolios more simply, allow investors to assist in their own planning, and even compare their goals against peers. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Denise Federer |
The Behavior Profile Are you a perceptive financial advisor? Being able to identify your client's financial decision-making and investment style is important in communicating effectively with them. |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
SMAs and Due Diligence: Streamlining The Process Software tools and common sense can help advisors enter the separately managed accounts (SMA) business. |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Johnathan Satovsky |
Building Your Own Holy Grail The ability to analyze at a glance the metrics of multiple, aggregated portfolios plainly benefits both advisor and client both in the short and the longer term. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
But Are They a Good Deal? MFS asset allocation funds pass the three-year mark and get high ratings from S&P. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Black & Bakker |
Life Support A reader survey suggests how asset managers can be true partners with investment advisors. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Allan Flader |
Why Risk It? Don't judge, just advise. That has always been one of our mantras as we've developed strong relationships with our clients over the years. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Bruce W. Fraser |
Rebuilding Trust - Part 2 Six leaders in the wealth management continue their discussion of the advisory industry and how new rules and regulations will impact it. |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Maya Ivanova |
Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements. |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Jarrett Solomon |
The Inefficiency Of Efficient Frontiers Studies show that the theory behind the efficient frontier is much sounder than its real-world application. Theoretically, the advisor is always choosing an efficient portfolio: It is just a question of where on the frontier it is appropriate for each client. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Get a Bigger Bang from These Investments Target-date funds may soon be easier to evaluate. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Gallant & Schneider |
Navigating The Retirement Business The demand for retirement income support will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years as the aging of the baby boom generation is inevitable. |
Financial Advisor January 2007 Tere D'Amato |
Faux Financial Planning If you aren't indispensable to clients, in the end a life insurance agent may fill the void. As a financial advisor, you should resolve to do all you can in 2007 to ensure that your clients understand the pivotal role you play in their financial life. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Building Retirement Portfolios Now Few advisors use a cookie cutter approach to retirement income support. |
Registered Rep. May 3, 2007 Kevin Burke |
Fund Shareholders to Advisors: We Need Ya', Big Guy If you are among the mutual-fund only caste of advisors, don't lose heart: Investors really do need your advice. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Carty & Carty |
Both Sides Of The Ledger Barra co-founder Andrew Rudd is helping advisors build portfolios that balance client resources against future claims. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Neal Ringquist |
Soapbox: Forget the Benchmarks If you'd rather talk to clients than pick investments, then it's time to start looking into goal-based investing. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Bob Veres |
A Profession Comes Of Age As the planning profession reaches maturity, motive and opportunity seem to be conspiring to create a better professional world. |
Financial Advisor September 2007 David Lawrence |
Efficient Rebalancing Whether you embrace traditional strategic allocation techniques or actively trading in and out of asset classes within an allocation, there is still a lot of work to do in managing portfolios and optimizing returns for clients within their risk constraints. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 |
Five Questions With Mark Spina Spina leads sales, business development, relationship management, training and service teams covering broker-dealers, banks and RIAs. Here he speaks about the important issues between advisors and clients. |