Advisor Tech Talk

We’ve known it was coming for weeks now, but last week’s clearance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for spot...

Well, we could open this week’s Advisor Tech Talk the way we’ve opened most of our columns this year, by declaring...

In today’s wealth technology update, the dis-intermediators are making a splash.  I think most of our readers anticipate—or dread—the day when disintermediating...

By Chris Robbins There were a number of important advisor technology announcements this week ahead of the end-of-year holidays. Carefull announced that it...

Orion announced that a major executive brought on during its 2020 merger with Brinker Capital will step into a new role, AI-infused next-generation technology investor TIFIN reorganized a new division to help wealth management firms grow, and the SEC and NASAA handed down a penalty that could change the course of the development of digital assets in the U.S. for years to come.

Over the past decade, fintech has been shaped to a fair extent by two dueling forces: On the one hand, are those who believe the future is in the hands of DIY investors, empowered by advancements in robo-advice (think Betterment), online self-directed trading (think Robinhood), as well as consumer-facing financial planning tools like Personal Capital or Quicken.

A lot of people took a holiday last week due to the Memorial Day-shortened work schedule. The news did not. There was a...

Garrett Baldwin's Weekly Take on Cybersecurity in Wealth Management

Out of the very extensive list of headlines in this week’s roundup of advisor tech news, one item stands out as...

This week we have another full load of advisor tech headlines, including two from digitally oriented, fast-growing RIAs.  Edelman Financial Engines and...