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AI and APIs: Q&A with In|Vest speaker Craig Iskowitz of tech consulting firm Ezra Group

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Added on July 2019 in Thought Leadership
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This blind spot is putting financial advisors and their clients at risk

From CNBC
Added on July 2019 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as state securities regulators, want to know about your firm’s cybersecurity practices. Not only are you responsible for safeguarding your firm’s networks and devices, but you must perform due diligence on your vendors and establish policies for employees.

Client Education as a Differentiator

From WealthManagement.com
Added on July 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: When we ask financial advisors about their “Differentiators,” we often hear about client service, investment process and financial planning. Essentials for sure, but also bragged-on to a point where they don’t exactly distinguish you from the competition. Everyone, from the newest advisor to the most grizzled veteran, claims to do these things at a high level.

Michael Kitces: The latest in financial adviser fintech — July 2019

From InvestmentNews
Added on July 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Welcome to the July 2019 issue of the Latest News in Financial Advisor #FinTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors and wealth management!

Is There Magic in the Term 'Fiduciary'?

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on July 2019 in Form an RIA
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Summary: During a question and answer session at a Regulation Best Interest seminar held by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association at WilmerHale in Washington, Brett Redfearn, director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, said that while the agency “talked about a uniform standard” for brokers and advisors while crafting its four-pronged advice-standards package, “it became very clear to me in the early stages these are different forms of advice” offered by advisors and brokers. “There was no magic in the term fiduciary,” Redfearn said, adding that it “was not clear that everybody had a clear understanding of what fiduciary meant.”

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