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Why Warren Buffett's not biting on Apple
FINTECH APR 28, 2011
Why Warren Buffett's not biting on Apple

Oracle of Omaha says long-term prospects for company difficult to predict

By John Goff
Morgan Stanley hacked by China politburo?
FINTECH APR 26, 2011
Morgan Stanley hacked by China politburo?

Wirehouse's network said to have been breached by massive attack from servers in PRC government; M&A info may have been target

By John Goff
FINTECH APR 25, 2011
iPad, smart phones have brokerages going 'app crazy'

As consumers manage more of their lives via smart phones and iPads, financial services companies are trying to ensure that they don't get lost in the electronic shuffle

By Bloomberg
TechCheck: A safety net for the social net
FINTECH APR 20, 2011
TechCheck: A safety net for the social net

Social media may be all the rage, but it's also a major headache for compliance managers. New software may help ease the pain.

By Bloomberg
iPad, iPhone have brokerages going 'app crazy'
FINTECH APR 18, 2011
iPad, iPhone have brokerages going 'app crazy'

As consumers manage more of their lives via smartphones and iPads, financial service companies are trying to ensure they don't get lost in the electronic shuffle.

By John Goff
FINTECH APR 18, 2011
Putnam adds wealth of tax info to wealth management website

No hard sell on site, and the price is right

By John Goff
Why the iPad will change the advice business
FINTECH APR 15, 2011
Why the iPad will change the advice business

Brokers, planners, investment managers — everybody's crazy about Apple's ubiquitous portable reader

By Evan Cooper
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2011
A free, rudimentary estate tax calculator for advisers

While the 2010 Tax Act for now locks in the current marginal tax rates for all income levels, advisers thinking about the future need tools at their disposal now to help sort out a client's future options, especially when it comes to the estate tax.

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH APR 11, 2011
TechCheck: Archiving for QuickBooks gets quicker

By Bloomberg
FINTECH APR 10, 2011
Tools to help with ADV Part 2 forms

Registered investment advisers still looking to submit the new ADV Part 2 forms can take solace in the fact that there are some free and low-cost options out there to help complete that arduous task

By Davis Janowski
Note to self: Think before you press 'send'
FINTECH APR 07, 2011
Note to self: Think before you press 'send'

Increasingly, e-mail blunders are coming back to bite financial advisers and the firms they work for

By Bloomberg
Now for your iPad: Contracts on tap
FINTECH APR 07, 2011
Now for your iPad: Contracts on tap

By Anya Khalamayzer
FINTECH APR 06, 2011
What the heck are rare earth elements -- and why should you care?

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH APR 04, 2011
BlackBerry PlayBook is here, but it's three inches too small for advisers

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is a solid device, both in general terms and in the engineering of its hardware

By Davis Janowski
Possible cure for advisers' social-networking anxiety
FINTECH APR 04, 2011
Possible cure for advisers' social-networking anxiety

New offering by Actiance Socialite allows brokerages, advisory firms to Tweet without fear

By Anya Khalamayzer
FINTECH APR 04, 2011
The BlackBerry PlayBook cometh

Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry, last week finally announced an arrival date for its much ballyhooed PlayBook tablet: April 19

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAR 30, 2011
Retirement? There's an app for that

Imagine giving your clients an interactive retirement calculator that is about as simple to operate as an Etch A Sketch but can handle complex hypothetical scenarios — all with no initial manual data input required

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAR 25, 2011
Technology helps advisers tap insight on global scale

Since true out-of-the-box innovation in adviser technology is relatively rare, my antennae are always up, looking for new, interesting angles to share with readers

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAR 25, 2011
How technology can convert do-it-yourselfers

Financial advisers continue to amaze me with their ability to harness technology to do business in new, creative ways

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAR 25, 2011
Free Form ADV Part 2 template available to advisers

By Davis Janowski