February 24, 2020

Highlights from the 2020 T3 Advisor Conference in San Diego

Every year, the T3 Advisor conference officially kicks off fintech announcement season. There are other notable industry events that happen before T3 in January, but it’s […]
September 12, 2019

CFP Board to Grant Continuing Education Credit for Technology

In a major policy shift, the CFP Board plans to grant continuing education (CE) credit for technology programs. The CFP Board has not historically granted CE […]
September 10, 2019

Morningstar Launches Goal Bridge to Help Improve Investor Outcomes

Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research, today launched Goal Bridge, a planning and proposal solution that enables advisors to connect goals-based planning and […]
September 9, 2019

Ten Years of Innovation and Collaboration Celebrated at TD Ameritrade Tech LINC

I recently had the pleasure of attending the 10th annual TD Ameritrade Tech LINC, formerly known as the TD Ameritrade Institutional Technology Summit. TD Ameritrade was […]
August 29, 2019

RightCapital Provides Right Tools for Financial Planning Students

Twenty Universities Using Award-Winning Software to Educate Students, Train for Professional Positions, Give PFP Students a “Leg Up” RightCapital, a next-generation financial planning solution that provides […]
August 28, 2019

Technology Was Center Stage at Recent LPL Focus Conference

From the moment I set foot in the San Diego Convention Center, the site of the recently concluded LPL Focus Conference, the technology focus was evident. […]
August 27, 2019

Black Diamond Wealth Platform Integrates MyRIACompliance Software to Provide Real-Time Updates

RIA in a Box announced that its MyRIACompliance software now integrates with SS&C’s Black Diamond® Wealth Platform. The integration allows joint clients to automate the compliance […]
August 13, 2019

Original ScratchWorks 2018 Investors Add $3.5 Million to Snappy Kraken Seed Round

Snappy Kraken, a MarTech company focused on helping financial professionals automate their marketing and business processes, announced that it has received an additional round of funding […]
August 2, 2019

Advisor Equity Is Inside: A Branding Lesson from Intel

This is a story about one of the most successful branding campaigns in history and a critical lesson financial advisors everywhere should heed. It was the […]
July 16, 2019

Salesforce to Offer New, Low Cost Financial Services Cloud Solution to Financial Advisors

Salesforce, the world’s leading CRM platform provider, announced today the release of a new bundled solution for financial services professionals. Dubbed “Grow Client Relationship Fast Start” […]
July 11, 2019

Platform Wars Heat Up as Orion Acquires Advizr

Orion Advisor Services, LLC (“Orion”), a leading portfolio management solution provider for registered investment advisors, announced today it has acquired Advizr, Inc., a financial planning and […]