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Summary: As online investing platforms raise the bar for the type and quality of information clients expect, a survey by SS&C Technologies Holdings found that many asset managers may be falling short.
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Summary: They are young and committed to the technology they've spent years and their own money developing. But unlike some other fintech entrepreneurs, they have no ambition to upend wealth management.
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Summary: It has been over 20 years since we saw the true emergence of the breakaway movement — teams of advisors leaving large firms to go independent. By our accounts, the first wave of breakaways, or the early adopters, emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, leaving wirehouses to start their own businesses. This was a time of relatively fewer dedicated resources for teams breaking away –there were a few specialized lawyers, some consulting firms and, naturally, the custodians.
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Summary: I invite you to review your firm’s website through the eyes of that next client you would like to attract. Ask yourself, “Is the focus on us, or on the person with whom I want to engage?” Too often when I evaluate financial advisors’ websites, the story is all “About Us” right from the first word. You can forget about the S&P 500 charts, market summaries, calculators, and weather forecasts (really?!), too..
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Summary: Certified financial planner professionals report very high satisfaction with their career choice and decision to obtain the CFP certification, according to a new survey by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.