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Former Morgan Stanley adviser in data hack case pleads guilty
Free on $200,000 bond, Galen Marsh faces as long as five years in prison when he's sentenced Dec. 7
Five steps to becoming a thought leader on LinkedIn
The social media site's publishing platform offers advisers the opportunity to sharpen their marketing chops, and connect with clients and prospects in a new way.
More advisers are gaining new clients through social media
Those who master Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and post content consistently can gain an advantage in the quest to impress prospects.
So advisers have access to more data – now what?
How to apply personal financial information technology, including client account aggregation, to your practice in real time.
In the wake of BlackRock’s FutureAdvisor deal, which independent robo-adviser will be bought next?
As robo M&A heats up, it's not necessarily about the specifics of the technology offering, but rather the speed to xmarket for the acquirer — and the right price tag.
Is there anything left to automate?
Advisory firms use technology for just about everything, and whether or not to automate what's left could generate debate.
What happens if banks make it harder to obtain client data?
As data aggregation moves into spotlight, not all the players might get along.
Morningstar to acquire automated portfolio rebalancing firm Total Rebalance Expert
Software used by more than 500 advisers will be integrated with Chicago firm's other functions, broadening appeal.
SEC nails advisory firm for cybersecurity failure before data breach
Firm pays $75,000 to settle charges after approximately 100,000 data records compromised as a result of hack.
Microsoft’s new email filter Clutter gets thumbs-down
Having to check the folder regularly becomes inconvenient and potentially dangerous.
Envestnet is the industry’s 800-pound tech gorilla
Envestnet says it wants to be advisers' one-stop shop for investment services and technology. So far, it has been willing to put its money where its mouth is.
Robo-advisers make it easier for human advisers to show their true value
Let algorithms do what they're good at, and focus on helping clients deal with the mess of being human
NextCapital takes on competing retirement robos with 401(k) account aggregation
With such automated functionality, advisers can pull data from various sources to create a comprehensive financial plan.
Michael Kitces’ weekend reading for financial advisers
FutureAdvisor deal ups fee pressure on fellow robos, understanding ETF flash crashes, and the rest of this week's must-reads
If you build your own robo, will clients come?
Advisers can try the do-it-yourself model to compete with automated investment services.
It takes an ecosystem to ward off cyberattacks and protect client information
The vigilance of the network of advisers, broker-dealers, clearing firms, product makers and others is needed to keep criminals at bay.
Betterment to become first major robo-adviser to offer 401(k) plans to employers
Breaking new ground in retirement planning, the automated investment service will begin offering 401(k) plans to employers, competing against giants such as TIAA-CREF, Vanguard, Prudential, Charles Schwab and Fidelity.
Why a big market decline won’t kill the robo
Just as the 2000 tech bubble collapse did not end the expansion of online travel sites, a bear market will not kill the digital-adviser revolution.
Hackers have a backdoor way into your system
Advisers should safeguard their practices as they share sensitive information across multiple third-party platforms and service providers.
Docupace makes move to buy back stake from RCS Capital
Document management technology company is battling to become independent, amidst its majority stakeholder's recent announcement that it is going bankrupt.
