From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: What would advisors do with an extra dollar? Most would put it towards growth opportunities, according to the 2015 Scottrade Advisor Services Study. This was the top answer among advisors of all sizes, although those with between $10 million and $100 million in assets were the most likely to spend that dollar on growth
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: In-person meetings will continue to the be the dominant way advisors communicate with their clients in 10 years, according to SEI's 2025 prediction survey, with 58 percent of advisors saying that will remain their top way to work with clients. Video conferencing came in a distant second at 32 percent.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Text messaging. We're all doing it. In a recent Pew Research Center study, researchers found that 97% of smartphone owners send text messages. Not only is text messaging easy to do from a mobile phone, it's a highly effective and efficient way to communicate — and financial services companies can't ignore it.
From Think Advisor
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Summary: How should robo-advisors be regulated? That’s a question the Securities and Exchange Commission must tackle, as assets managed by these firms will surge to $2 trillion in the next five years, argues SEC Commissioner Kara Stein.
From Investment Advisor Magazine
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Summary: ConnectRoot represents another big step in the myriad ways technology is making independent advice increasingly successful — and the future of financial advice
