Hello, friends, welcome to a holiday week- and vacation-truncated Advisor Tech Talk, where we will run down all of the recent financial advisor technology and wealthtech headlines we can find for you.
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Altruist
Altruist, the tech-forward wealth platform built for independent advisors, is expanding its platform to offer alternative assets, along with margin, options, and faster money movement. The new capabilities allow advisors to provide more clients access to strategies once reserved for the largest investors.
Altruist’s alternatives marketplace at launch includes strategies across private equity, real estate, and infrastructure from Blackstone, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, KKR, and Pantheon. Unlike with legacy alternative asset platforms, which often require manual paperwork and coordinating different portals, advisors on Altruist can prepare and send clients documents for review and signature, and manage reporting and billing—all without leaving the platform. This will enable advisors to win clients and grow their practice.
Advisors have already noted the operational shift with the new Altruist features. “Alts are now simple because of Altruist. What used to take hours takes minutes. And it finally makes sense to bring alts to more of our clients,” said Aaron Cirksena, founder and CEO of MDRN Capital.
Amplify Technology
Amplify Technology, LLC (“Amplify”), the AI-native RIA operating platform built on data lake architecture, today announced a new integration with Wealthbox CRM, one of the most widely used CRM platforms in the independent advisory industry. The integration allows Wealthbox client data to flow directly into Amplify’s digital onboarding workflow and continue through multi-custodial account opening, investment management, trading, and performance reporting, eliminating duplicate data entry across the client lifecycle.
The Wealthbox integration reflects Amplify’s API-first architecture, which allows firms to connect leading fintech solutions into a unified operating environment rather than managing disconnected applications and fragmented workflows. Amplify’s integrations span CRM, custody, electronic signature, and model delivery, creating a connected data layer that supports the full advisor and client experience.
Wealthbox joins Redtail CRM, Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions, and DocuSign among Amplify’s growing integration ecosystem, which spans CRM, custody, electronic signature, and model delivery solutions designed to support a connected advisor operating environment.
Claro Advisors
Claro Advisors, a technology-forward RIA built by advisors, for advisors, announced today the launch of Claire by Claro™ — an AI Chief of Staff now built into the Claro Intelligent Hub™ and available to every Claro advisor at no additional cost.
Claire is not just a note-taker. She is not just a chatbot. She is a complete, connected intelligence layer built on top of everything an advisor already knows about their clients — investment policies, financial plans and goals, liquidity requirements, portfolio data, CRM history, meeting notes, tasks, emails, and calendar events, all organized by household, from a single interface. Where most tools require advisors to jump between eight or more tabs to piece together a complete picture of a client, Claire brings it all into one place. Most actions require a single click.
Financial advisors spend, on average, nearly half their week on work that isn’t client work. Claro Advisors is building to change that — not by adding another tool to manage, but by making the systems advisors already use work together intelligently on their behalf.
Continuum
Continuum, the AI-powered client intelligence platform for Canadian advisors, today announced a strategic partnership with Designed Wealth Management, the Canadian independent wealth management platform and investment dealer supporting more than 150 advisors. Under the agreement, Continuum becomes the preferred AI client intelligence system for the Designed Wealth Management advisor network.
The partnership is rooted in a shared philosophy. Designed Wealth Management operates on a model of advisor independence, with no proprietary product quotas, no sales pressure, and open-architecture investment access. Continuum operates on a parallel conviction: the best way for advisors to grow is to deliver exceptional client service, and the technology around them should make that easier and more compliant.
Designed Wealth advisors will now have access to Continuum’s full client intelligence system, including botless meeting capture across Zoom, Microsoft Teams, softphones, and in-person conversations on mobile; AI-generated client profiles and compliance-ready meeting summaries; automated follow-up tasks; and Pages, Continuum’s interactive branded microsites that turn every advisor-client meeting into a polished, trackable deliverable. All data remains encrypted and stored on Canadian soil.
JIFFYAI
JIFFYAI, a leading AI technology company transforming wealth management through intelligent data foundation and AI-powered experiences, today announced that Larry Roth has joined its Advisory Board.
One of the industry’s most respected leaders and innovators, Larry brings decades of executive leadership, strategic advisory, investment banking, and entrepreneurial experience. As Founder and Managing Partner of Ascentix Partners, he advises wealth management firms, fintech companies, and investors on growth, transformation, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic execution.
Throughout his distinguished career, Larry has served as CEO of Advisor Group (now Osaic) and Cetera Financial Group—two of the largest independent wealth management organizations in the United States. He has led transformational growth initiatives, structured numerous value-creating transactions, and helped shape the evolution of the modern wealth management ecosystem.
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced a new referral arrangement with Galaxy Digital (“Galaxy”) through which eligible clients can lend cryptocurrency to Galaxy and receive shares of exchange‑traded products (“ETPs”) with exposure to spot crypto, including, but not limited to, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), offered by Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
This model is designed for clients that want to lend crypto assets for repayment in traditional investment products in an efficient manner, enabling portfolio integration, including margin and lending capabilities, while reducing onboarding times and costs.
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is providing clients with educational resources about digital assets and facilitating referrals to Galaxy.
NContracts
Financial organizations are navigating a risk landscape that grows more complex by the day. Ncontracts, the leading provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial industry, is moving to meet that moment, today announcing the appointment of Dr. Maureen Schumacher as Chief Marketing Officer.
Schumacher brings more than three decades of marketing leadership across financial services, payments, and enterprise technology. Her career spans Smarsh, Global Payments, Google and GE, building brand and revenue programs across the U.S., Europe, and Asia and establishing a consistent record of translating complex technology into market-moving strategies.
Schumacher joins at a pivotal moment for the company. Ncontracts recently launched Nquiry Ntelligence, an AI-powered compliance intelligence technology built for the financial organizations looking to work more efficiently in an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America for seven consecutive years, and today serves more than 5,000 banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, fintechs, and wealth management firms.
Northern Trust
Northern Trust today announced at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 26, that it is a founding member of the Financial Services Working Group under Open Semantic Interchange (OSI).
OSI is an open source initiative designed to help organizations work from shared, consistent data definitions. While a universal format provides the structural blueprint, the true value lies in contextualizing data to reflect the unique nuances of specific industries – a movement being led by the financial services sector.
In financial services, similar data – such as accounts, transactions, or market information – is often defined in different ways across firms. Convening financial institutions and technology partners, the OSI Financial Services Working Group will focus on harmonizing this fragmented data through an open, industry-neutral semantic model framework.
RFG Advisory
RFG Advisory (“RFG”), an innovator in the wealth management industry dedicated to helping independent financial Advisors build their business without compromise, today announced a strategic partnership with iCapital1, the global fintech company shaping the future of investing. The integration expands RFG’s investment platform with streamlined access to alternatives and structured investment solutions designed to help Advisors serve high-net-worth clients with greater efficiency.
RFG is accelerating growth across new Advisor channels, including breakaway wirehouse Advisors and growth-oriented independent firms seeking more sophisticated investment capabilities, operational flexibility and platform support. As high-net-worth households increasingly seek access to alternatives and structured solutions, iCapital enhances RFG’s ability to support Advisors with complex client needs while helping them scale more efficiently.
RFG Advisors will gain streamlined access to private equity, private credit, hedge funds, and structured investments through a connected experience designed to reduce complexity and operational friction. Embedded within ClickONE, the integration provides single sign-on access and unified visibility across investment solutions, helping Advisors spend less time navigating disconnected systems and more time serving clients. The collaboration also reflects RFG and iCapital’s shared focus on building a more intelligent, frictionless Advisor experience through modern technology infrastructure and AI-enabled innovation.
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA), a national wealth management firm, today announced a significant expansion of its advisor platform, incorporating AI-enabled tools into advisor workflows to help improve efficiency, enhance planning capabilities, and support practice growth. The firm also announced the addition of a senior technology leader to lead the firm’s AI and platform integration initiatives.
These efforts reflect SEIA’s broader strategy to build a more integrated and scalable platform designed to support advisors in delivering personalized advice while growing their practices.
Since joining SEIA in April of last year, Matrisian has focused on strengthening the firm’s platform and advisor experience as part of its broader growth strategy—efforts reflected in these platform enhancements.
SS&C
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that Commerce Trust has gone live on SS&C Advent’s Genesis platform. The wealth and trust services division of Commerce Bank manages and administers over $82 billion in assets.
Commerce Trust is leveraging multiple SS&C Advent capabilities on the Genesis platform, including portfolio management, trading, and compliance across equity and fixed income portfolios. By operating these functions on a single, cloud-native data platform, the firm gains a more consistent, connected view of its investment activities and greater efficiency across teams.
At the core of the decision for Commerce Trust was a need to move away from fragmented systems and toward a more unified operating model. The cloud-native platform consolidates data into a single source of truth and orchestrates workflows across the investment operation.
Trust & Will
Trust & Will, the leader in online estate planning, today announced the launch of its Featured Nonprofit Program, a new offering that gives mission-driven organizations a scalable, high-intent channel to reach donors at the exact moment they are planning their legacy. Some of the country’s most trusted nonprofits are among the first cohort to be featured, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, Doctors Without Borders, and Susan G. Komen.
This strategic collaboration is a natural fit. Trust & Will’s estate plan packages include Healthcare Directives, Powers of Attorney, and HIPAA Authorizations; documents that are especially critical for families navigating a recent diagnosis, preparing for an upcoming operation, or facing other health-related life events. Many Trust & Will users are philanthropic by nature, and some may have personally benefited from the support of organizations like these. They understand firsthand the value of having an estate plan in place, and Trust & Will makes it simple to act on both.
The program is live now for all Trust & Will customers, including those referred through the platform’s network of 26,000+ financial advisors and 145+ institutional partners, including AARP, Fifth Third Bank, UBS, USAA, LPL Financial, and Northwestern Mutual, giving the featured nonprofit organizations immediate, high-intent visibility at scale.
VastAdvisor
VastAdvisor, the AI-powered Organic Growth OS for wealth management firms, today announced that Jeremi Karnell has joined the company as Chief Product Officer effective June 1, 2026.
Karnell will lead product strategy, platform architecture, and the ongoing development of VastAdvisor’s AI-native growth infrastructure — including its core intelligence layer, VastAdvisor IQ. He joins as the company accelerates its enterprise expansion across RIAs, broker-dealers, and wealth platforms following its debut at Future Proof Citywide in March.
Jeremi Karnell brings rare depth at the intersection of financial services, decision intelligence, and applied AI. He co-founded and served as CEO of Truelytics, a wealthtech advisor intelligence platform acquired by Envestnet in 2022. Then at Envestnet, he served as Head of Data Solutions, where he built and led the firm’s decision intelligence practice — overseeing the Wealth Data Platform, Insights Engine, Manager Analytics, and RIA Analytics. His team pioneered predictive machine learning models that surfaced actionable advisor opportunities at scale, and launched two enterprise AI products designed to close the gap between data and decision across thousands of advisor workflows: Generative Business Intelligence and Insights AI.
Webull
Webull (NASDAQ: BULL), an online investment platform, today announced the launch of mutual funds for IRA accounts, expanding its suite of long-term investing and retirement solutions for U.S. users.
This new offering gives eligible IRA customers access to professionally managed mutual funds, enabling investors to build more diversified portfolios directly within the Webull platform. The launch represents another step in Webull’s continued expansion of investment products designed to support a broader range of investor needs and long-term financial goals.
Mutual Funds pool investor capital into diversified portfolios of stocks, bonds, and other securities managed by professional portfolio managers. They are commonly used for retirement and long-term investing because they provide diversification, simplified portfolio construction, and access to professionally managed investment strategies.
Zocks
Zocks, the privacy-first AI assistant for financial services, and Conquest Planning, a technology platform modernizing financial planning with personalized advice across the wealth spectrum, today announced a two-way integration that lets advisors automatically create or update financial plans within seconds of capturing client information from meetings and documents.
The integration launches in both Canada and the United States. This currently marks Conquest’s first integration with an AI assistant and further expands Zocks’ footprint in the Canadian wealth management market.
The integration connects Zocks’ structured data and conversation intelligence agents with Conquest’s real-time financial engine, Strategic Advice Manager (SAM), an AI expert system surfacing personalized advice strategies. Advisors can capture client information — like family, income, assets, expenses, insurance, beneficiaries, goals and timelines, and more — from meetings, emails, and documents through Zocks, and sync it directly into Conquest to create new plans or update existing ones. Work that previously required hours of manual data entry can now happen in seconds.
