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EQUITIES MAY 08, 2014
Motif users can play portfolio manager and earn royalties

Startup brokerage planning new online platform for advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH MAY 08, 2014
Financial technology trends advisers can't afford to ignore

The advice game is changing. Capital is flowing to new contenders, and advisers need to pay attention to some critical macrotrends or get left behind.

By jpnicols
FINTECH MAY 07, 2014
Attack of the robo-advisers: Man versus machine

Countless books and movies have been written about the point at which computers shift from being our friend to becoming the enemy. Joe Duran writes that for financial advisers, the battle lines are being drawn right now.

By Joe Duran
FINTECH MAY 07, 2014
'Heartbleed' cybersecurity threat looms over advisers and clients

Steps, including changing passwords, multi-factor verification, can be taken to lessen threat.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH MAY 07, 2014
'User experience' top of mind at TechLeaders conference

Redtail, Albridge and more look to deliver friendly technology to advisers.

By Joyce Hanson
How 'competitive collaboration' is shaping the future of the advice business
FINTECH MAY 05, 2014
How 'competitive collaboration' is shaping the future of the advice business

More than a dozen top advisor technology companies compare notes, share their vision for RIAs at TD Ameritrade Institutional's 5th annual Veo Open AccessTechnology Summit.

By Mark Bruno
This guy makes high-speed trading even speedier
FINTECH MAY 04, 2014
This guy makes high-speed trading even speedier

CEO of Anova Technologies uses high-frequency radio wave technology that travels twice as fast as fiber optic to connect Chicago and New York.

By Lynne Marek
FINTECH MAY 04, 2014
Time to jump on the Yelp bandwagon? Not so fast!

You'll need to calculate the risk before jumping on the Yelp bandwagon. For some firms, building out a Yelp marketing campaign will seem like a no-brainer. But for others, the downside may outweigh the upside. Kristen Luke weighs the pros and cons.

By Kristen Luke
FINTECH MAY 01, 2014
SEC OKs use of third-party social-media endorsements

Both positive and negative reviews must be posted, commission says

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH APR 30, 2014
Riskalyze adds retirement mapping to its risk tolerance tool

Split-second online analysis lets advisers show multiple portfolio scenarios in client meetings.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH APR 29, 2014
Advisers adopting device-agnostic responsive design for website upgrades

New format allows single site to serve both desktop and mobile users.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH APR 29, 2014
Running WordPress securely

Time was when WordPress was a four-letter word in the business world. Those days are gone. Not only has the blogging platform become scaled so that it powers 22% of all websites today; it's also has a maturing ecosystem of developers and tools convenient to business needs.

By Blane Warrene
TD Ameritrade Tech Summit: Identifying the industry's 'game-changers'
FINTECH APR 28, 2014
TD Ameritrade Tech Summit: Identifying the industry's 'game-changers'

At TD Ameritrade's fifth annual forum of top tech thinkers and leaders, innovators and innovations are identified for changing the future of the wealth management business.

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH APR 28, 2014
Tech firms honored as the advice industry's most innovative

At the fifth TD Ameritrade Institutional Technology Summit, which has brought together some of the industry's top technology firms, TDAI introduced its first-ever “Veo Integrated Awards.”

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH APR 28, 2014
Finding originality in financial services in a sea of copycats

It is very hard to stand out in such an overwhelmingly cluttered market place. Here's some of Joe Duran's strategies for success.

By Joe Duran
FINTECH APR 27, 2014
Three reasons why advisers should go mobile

Schwab Advisor Services' Neesha Hathi on how advisers' need for a mobile presence has never been greater thanks to investors' easy access to a wealth of information.

By Neesha Hathi
EQUITIES APR 27, 2014
Sell in May and go away?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Time to sell stocks? Plus: All you need to know about the Fed's policy decision today, lessons from a Texas-size bankruptcy, lingering effects of the polar vortex, a social media darling trips up, and the latest on Rep. Dave Camp's tax reform plan.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH APR 24, 2014
Is David Einhorn right about the coming tech bust?

David Einhorn, who runs a $10 billion hedge fund, seems to think it's time to start shorting some of the &quot;cool kid&quot; companies that are valued more on buzzwords than on revenue or profits. The question is whether he has picked the right moment.

By Matt Ackermann
FINTECH APR 24, 2014
Technology: Bundled, best of breed, or both?

Debate continues about whether it is best to utilize a bundled solution or choose best-of-breed technologies. Proponents of bundled solutions are attracted by the concept of a one-stop shop. Bundled solutions can offer seamless integration and one source for support. There is also the potential for cost savings when buying multiple components from one provider.

By Sheryl Rowling
FINTECH APR 24, 2014
Total Rebalance Expert, Orion integrate offerings

Joint venture integrates re-balancing software with portfolio management platform

By Joyce Hanson