Joel Bruckenstein

December 15, 2016

Big PIEtech Coup: MoneyGuidePro and MyMoneyGuide Lab to Power Schwab Intelligent Advisory Service

When Schwab recently announced the launch of Schwab Intelligent Advisory, the firm stated that “Clients will complete a self-guided online planning tool focused on their specific […]
December 15, 2016

Will Schwab Upend the Advisory Business?

Charles Schwab recently announced plans to expand its suite of wealth management and advisory services with the launch of Schwab Intelligent Advisory, a hybrid advisory service […]
November 18, 2016

Thoughts on the WisdomTree Investment in AdvisorEngine (formerly Vanare)

Today’s announcement of WisdomTree’s investment in AdvisorEngine, and the name change from Vanare to AdvisorEngine, are net positives for a number of reasons. Let’s start with […]
November 16, 2016

Digital Assistant Faceoff: The Amazon Echo vs. Google Home

I’ve been playing around with the Amazon Echo for some time now, and I’ve been quite impressed with what it can do, so when Google announced […]
October 21, 2016

Book Review: “Exploring Advice” Contains Insights from 39 Industry Thought Leaders

According to Kevin Knull, CFP®, the President of PIEtech, the developers of MoneyGuidePro financial planning software, the financial industry is undergoing a revolutionary shift driven by […]
October 18, 2016

The Power of the eMoney/Fidelity Combination Begins to Reveal Itself

Fidelity recently announced the initial rollout of their new total advisor platform, beginning a multi-year effort that will continue through at least 2018.  The goal of […]
October 18, 2016

Fidelity to Launch Digital Advice Platform for Advisors

Ever since the launch of Fidelity’s direct-to-consumer digital offering (robo advisor) was announced, I’ve been anxious to see what Fidelity had in store for advisors. The […]
October 12, 2016

eMoney Takes their Summit to the Next Level

eMoney Advisor recently hosted its third annual Advisor Summit at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. Approximately 650 financial services professionals from across the […]
October 3, 2016

The eMoney Hackathon

INNOVATION BY DESIGN In a bold move, eMoney hosted its first eMoney Hackathon in conjunction with the recently concluded eMoney annual users conference. I served as […]
September 19, 2016

Portfolio Management, Reconciliation and Accounting – Some Thoughts on Outsourcing for Financial Advisors

During the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend both the Orion FUSE event and the SS&C/Advent Deliver Conference. The two events could not […]